09/04/2017: The Japan Air Self Defense Force trained with the Patriot Advanced Capability three on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to improve their skills in an unfamiliar environment. Marine Cpl. Emily Kirk went to flight line to see how the JASDF will handle a missile threat. IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN 09.01.2017 Video…
09/04/2017: The Australian Government has unveiled the design and turned the first sod for the new surface shipbuilding yard in Osborne, South Australia. This is the latest in a series of significant announcements supporting the delivery of a continuous naval shipbuilding program in Australia. The unveiling of the design for this…
2017-08-29 By Robbin Laird Earlier, I had a chance along with Ed Timperlake to visit HAVOC at the Naval Air Warfare Development Center, and to get the perspective from Fallon on the evolution of EW within the joint force, seen from a US Navy perspective. In that interview, there was…
2017-09-02 According to the UK Ministry of Defence, a new agreement with France is setting in place a key training program moving forward. Over the next few months over 2,500 British troops will train with their French counterparts, participating in exercises spanning Eastern Europe to Kenya. The Defence Secretary will agree…
2017-09-01 On August 23, 2017, the Williams Foundation held a seminar on the future of electronic warfare. The seminar was begun with a very thoughtful overview on the history airborne electronic attack within the RAAF. This perspective was provided by Group Captain Andrew Gilbert, Director of the Air Power Development…
2017-09-01 During our recent visit to NAWDC we had a chance to talk with the N7 Department, otherwise known as TOPGUN. The lead for the discussion was the Department Head, Commander Mariner. According to the US Navy, the role of N7 within NAWDC is as follows: In the early stages…
2017-08-29 By Robbin Laird The title of this piece might seem obvious -- why would not the US do everything possible to put the best equipment into the field? The answer is simply that the foreign investment equation is largely absent in the US political calculus. There would be no…
2017-08-28 By Robbin Laird On August 23, 2017, the Williams Foundation held a seminar on the future of electronic warfare. At the heart of the Seminar and the discussion were the presentations by Group Captain Braz of the RAAF, a key figure in the introduction of the Growler into the…
