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Operation Resolute

11/16/2018
The Australian Defence Force provides surveillance and response assets as part of the Australian Government's ongoing efforts to protect its borders and offshore maritime interests. Operation Resolute is the Australian Defence Force contribution to the whole of Government effort to protect Australia's borders and maritime interests, known as Operation Sovereign…

SIMBEX-18

11/15/2018
By India Strategic Visakhapatnam, November 10, 2018 There are only a few militaries that can boast of continuity and cooperation in the field of maritime combat drills like the navies of India and Singapore and that too sustained for 25 years. When the frontline ships of the Eastern Fleet of…

Nigerian JF-17 Acquisition

11/15/2018
by defenceWeb Pakistan has provided an $184 million government guarantee to cover production of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets for the Nigerian Air Force as the Nigerian government continues to fund the type. Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) approved the $184.3 million sovereign guarantee for the production of three Pakistan Aeronautical…

China, South Africa and Military Logistics

11/15/2018
By Kabelo Tsogang A delegation from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Central Military Commission Logistics Support division, steered by its Deputy Chief of Administrative Office, Senior Colonel Huang Dongping, have visited the South African Department of Defence Logistics Division in Pretoria and Cape Town to finalise hosting the first military…

Rethinking Networks from a 5th Gen Perspective

11/15/2018
By Ian McDonald AM, MSc, DipEng & AVM John Blackburn (Retd) AO, MA, MDefStud The phrase “5th Generation” (Gen) is often dismissed as just another fad, whilst totally missing the paradigm shift in both technology and operations that is implied or intended by it. It is envisaged that mature 5th…

MQ-9 in Flight

11/14/2018
An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft from the 163d Attack Wing performs a touch and go April 5, 2017, at March Air Reserve Base, California. CA, UNITED STATES 04.05.2017 Video by Tech. Sgt. Neil Ballecer  163d Attack Wing

Sunsuper Riverfire 2018

11/12/2018
The Royal Australian Air Force supported the Brisbane Festival’s Sunsuper Riverfire on 29 September 2018 with a fly past of multiple aircraft. [maxgallery id="120528"] Airforce fast jets - EA-18G Growlers, and a C-17A Globemaster aircraft took part alongside an aerobatic display by the Roulettes.  The Navy Band entertained crowds at…

An Update on Trident Juncture 2018: The Strategic Context

11/09/2018
Trident Juncture 2018 is a major NATO exercise which is focused on Northern Tier defense. It also is an exercise for the Norwegians in mobilizing their society to deal with crises in the region in which NATO forces would be called upon to operate from Norwegian soil. A key part…