By Robbin Laird Maintainability is a key aspect to ensure aircraft availability to support combat operations. The readiness crisis of the past few years has also included the challenge of upgrading maintenance support efforts as well. The strategic shift from counter-insurgency to preparing for force-on-force conflict and a more rapid…
The Ministry of Defence’s hunt for gamers and amateur coders to become cyber Reserves has led to a massive increase in applications, creating an elite force of specialists ready to support operations using their unique cyber skills. According to the UK Ministry of Defence in an article published on June…
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 fly towards the objective during a day battle drill in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 7. [maxgallery id="117893"] WTI is a seven-week training event hosted…
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David H. Berger, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific; Indian Army Brig. Gen. Arun Chaloli Gopinath, commander, Infantry Brigade India; Japan Self Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shinichi Aoki, commanding general, Amphibious Raid Deployment Brigade; Philippine Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Alvin Parreño, commandant, Philippine Marine Corps;…
Australia's just selected a new build BAE Systems frigate to provide a new capability for the Royal Australian Navy. The projected cost is $35 billion to build nine high-tech, anti-submarine frigates. According to ABC Australia: The contract is a key building block in the Federal Government's defence industry plan, which…
The UK is leading a Joint Expeditionary Force or JEF, which draws upon a pool of high readiness forces from nine partner nations across Europe. This Spring, the JEF carried out its final validation exercises in Joint Warrior held between April 20 and May 5 2018. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson…
According to an article published by the Italian Ministry of Defence on June 12, 2018, the role of the Italian Navy recently participated in a recent counter-piracy operation in the Indian Ocean. The first counter-piracy exercise conducted in the Indian Ocean - which saw the participation of Italian Navy Frigate…
On 29 June 2018, BAE Systems Australia were announced as the successful bid to design the Global Combat Ship – Australia Hunter Class frigates, to be built by ASC Shipbuilding at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide, South Australia. SEA 5000 Phase 1 Future Frigate Program will deliver anti-submarine warfare…
