By Stephen Blank Most scholars writing about the Arctic’s place in world politics have contended that despite the mounting tensions with Russia on balance Russia and the West are primarily interested in preserving the Arctic as a zone of peace. After all, Arctic sea ice cover is declining, temperatures are…
13th March 2018 marked the return of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to the Middle East to continue its service as part of Operation OKRA. Operation OKRA is the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the international effort to combat the Daesh (also known as ISIL) terrorist…
CMF #5 "Air and Missile Defense" panel discussion at the 2018 Association of the United States Army Global Force Symposium. Leading the panel are Senior Mentor Lt. Gen. Dickinson and CFT Lead Brig. Gen. Mcintire. We have excerpted the presentations by Lt. General Dickinson and BG Mcintire. HUNTSVILLE, AL, UNITED…
By Robbin Laird What is the Nature of the Military Transition to Deal with Peer Competitors in a period of Significant Strategic Change? In effect, the Williams Foundation just held a seminar which addressed this question. The Williams Foundation has focused for the past few years on the modernization of…
The F-35A Heritage Flight Team at Luke Air Force Base teams up with Air Force Heritage flight exhibiting the professional qualities the Air Force develops in the people who fly, maintain and support these aircraft. Here is the 2018 airshow schedule for the US Air Force F-35 Lightning II Heritage…
The Australian Defense Minister followed the opening address at the RAAF Airpower Conference 2018 given by Air Marshal Davies with an overview of how she saw the evolving global situation and its impact on the ADF. Senator the Honorable Marise Payne, the Minister of Defence, noted at the outset that…
The RAAF Airpower Conference 2018 provided a good look at the perceived dynamics of change in the broader global environment and within the ongoing technological revolution reshaping the demand side of both the use and development of modern airpower and the ADF more generally. The conference was opened by Air…
Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) and Seawolf-class fast attack submarine, USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Surface Together in the Arctic Circle. ICEX 2018. 03.28.2018 Video by Robert Gensic All Hands Magazine ICEX 2018 from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. In an article by Commander Submarine Forces, Public Affairs published on…