2017-10-13 By Robbin Laird Earlier this year, I visited Norway and conducted a series of interviews with various Norwegian military leaders and specialists. These interviews led to the publication of a Special Report entitled: Shaping a Way Ahead for Norwegian Defense. http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/shaping-a-way-ahead-for-norwegian-defense/ During that visit I had a chance to…
10/17/2017: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, the Secretary for National Defense Delfin Lorenzana and a delegation of senior government and military officials visited HMAS Adelaide today as Australia continues to work closely with the Government of the Philippines to counter the threat of terrorism in the region. Australia has a long history…
2017-10-09 By Todd Miller “It’s go time!” The crew announcement snaps me from my sleep. It’s near zero hundred and we fly in dark skies over western Missouri. The anticipation amps up on FORCE 26, a 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) KC-10 from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ (JBMDL). I hurriedly…
10/16/2017: The E-11 BACN provides extended communication lines between soldiers in the field, ground commanders, aircraft, and airbases of eastern Afghanistan. BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN 09.13.2017 Video by Senior Airman Joshua Crawley 455th Air Expeditionary Wing
10/16/2017: Building partnerships between allies and partner nations is key to the strength of the European Theater. Petty Officer Third Class Cody Hendrix takes us to Sweden to show us how the U.S. is training with the Swedish military. SWEDEN 09.22.2017 Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Hendrix American Forces Network…
2017-10-13 In October 2017, the Danish government released its proposed new five-year defense guidance and defense spending guidelines. The government was very clear about what the threats facing Denmark are, the importance of allies modernizing and working effective interdependence in the defense of the North Atlantic and beyond, and need…
2017-10-15 The F-35 manufacturing and supply chain approach has been to drive innovation from design to production to sustainment and to do so throughout the global enterprise. A case in point is the Danish firm Terma. According to an article published on October 13, 210 on Evertiq: Danish manufacturer Terma…
2017-10-15 By Guy Martin The Denel Dynamics Marlin missile is at an advanced stage of development, with test flights of the 100 km range radar-guided weapon having already been carried out. Marlin is a radar-guided beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile technology demonstrator and the intention is to also use…
