2018-01-09 By Gulshan Luthra New Delhi. The Indian Navy is considering the latest technologies for its future aircraft carriers, and has sought “a go-ahead” from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for a design feasibility study to look at “the latest advances in this field.” Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil…
1/8/2018: Marines and Sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force close out the 2017 year, which saw the deployments of the 11th and 15th Marine Expeditionary Units and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command; Exercise Dawn Blitz; Seattle Seafair, LA Fleet Week, and San Francisco Fleet Week; as well…
2017-12-30 By Robbin Laird My wife is French and I have spent a good deal of my professional life dealing with European security and defense issues. I have lived through several phases almost ages of European-American relations and have travelled widely in Europe, and the Soviet Union over the past…
2017-12-28 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The shift from engaging in the land wars and the con-ops associated with those land wars to preparing for higher tempo and higher intensity operations are key to the transformation of U.S. and allied forces. The challenge facing the liberal democracies was well put…
2018-01-06 The Spanish Air Force has received its second A400M as well as having recently refueled six Spanish Air Force F-18 fighters in a single mission as part of certification flight. According to a Spanish Air Force article published on December 29, 2017, the Spanish Air Force has taken delivery…
2018-01-06 According to an article published by the French Air Force on January 4, 2018, a FAF AWACS was deployed from December 9-15 2017 in support of operations in French Guiana, which is located on the northeast coast of South America. The mission was in support of providing a protective…
2018-01-06 On December 22, 2017, the Japanese government published their new defense budget on the MoD website. Japanese Defense Budget, 2018 With an enhanced threat from North Korea and China and the continuing challenges posed by Russia, the Japanese have been strengthening their perimeter defense and are looking to more…
Footage of F-15s from RAF Lakenheath and French Rafaels taxi and takeoff from RAF Lakenheath to participate in the large force exercise, Point Blank. UNITED KINGDOM 11.27.2018 Video by Staff Sgt. Taylor West 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
