A look inside Razor Talon 2018 SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, NC, UNITED STATES 05.11.2018 Video by Tech. Sgt. David Carbajal 4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs An article published by Air Force Airman 1st Clas Kenneth Boyton from the 4th Fighter Wing published on April 13, 2017 provided an overview on…
By Robbin Laird I had the chance to visit HMS Queen Elizabeth in Scotland as the carrier was being built. During a visit to Portsmouth in late April 2018, I had a chance to see the carrier again and to talk with senior UK Navy and industrial personnel involved in…
By Stephen Blank For Clausewitz war was a chameleon. And what we now call hybrid war is inherently a protean chameleon-like process encompassing many dimensions of human activity that are or have hitherto not been thought to be connected with war. Venezuela, both of its own accord and as a Russian…
The HMS Queen Elizabeth is designed as a fast jet carrier for strike operations but also able to operate assault operations as well. For the assault mission, Leonardo has developed a new variant of the Merlin helicopter. According to a story published on the UK Ministry of Defence website on…
3-501st Assault Helicopter Battalion and 3-1st Cavalry Regiment launch an air assault mission from Fort Bliss, Texas. EL PASO, TX, UNITED STATES 04.23.2018 Video by Sgt. Kris Bonet 24th Press Camp Headquarters
By Robbin Laird The Royal Norwegian Air Force is transitioning from an F-16 to an all F-35 air combat force as part of both Air Force modernization and overall defense transformation for the Norwegian forces. The coming of the F-35 and the interaction between the standup of the F-35 and…
“A world-class missile system that will protect the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers has officially entered service, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced on May 24, 2018.” According to a story published on the UK Ministry of Defence website on May 24, 2018: Sea Ceptor provides a powerful shield against…
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) 306 Squadron at Leeuwarden Air Base received a desk-top simulator for UAV training. The simulator is part of the Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) Training Technology Demonstrator (TTD) project managed by the European Defence Agency (EDA) and is part…
