2016-11-21 In a recent story published on November 19. 2016 by Lt. J.G. Madeline Sanchez, with a dateline of San Diego, California, the F-35 helmet is highlighted a key part of the F-35 as a combat system. When the DoD launched the acquisition process for the revolutionary multi-service, multi-role, single…
11/21/2016: The Army Warfighting Assessment or AWA is first in a series of soldier lead assessments conducted in a realistic and rigorous operational environment at Fort Bliss Texas training sites. EL PASO, TX, UNITED STATES 10/22/2016 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
2016-11-20 Earlier this month, the UK and France announced a new agreement involving MBDA, the missile company, which provided a venue to expand their cross-channel collaboration. According to Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon: Sir Michael made the announcement, which further deepens the UK-France defence relationship, at the Franco-British Council meeting today…
2016-11-20 A new Special Report highlights perspectives from the operators at RAF Lossiemouth. The Royal Air Force is in transition as the Tornado is retired, the Typhoon is modernized and the P-8 and F-35 are introduced. Infrastructure of key bases is being modernized as well. This transition as seen by officers…
2016-11-19 By Robbin Laird I first visited RAF Lossiemouth in April 2016. In a return visit in June, I was able to get updates on the RAF preparation for P-8s, an update on the Typhoon and operations in the Middle East, a discussion of the ground support system for Typhoon,…
2016-11-14 By Robbin Laird On November 2, 2016, we had a chance to visit the Spanish Air Force at their Albacete Airbase and to talk with a Eurofighter pilot as well as senior maintenance officer. They both had worked with Eurofighter in the latest Baltic Air Patrol earlier this year. Albacete…
11/18/2016: U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kristina Warren, motor transport officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 details the capabilities of a 3D printer during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-17 at Site 50, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2016. Warren used the additive manufacturing (AM) equipment to make objects from 3d model…
2016-11-18 By Murielle Delaporte The fact that crisis serve as a catalyst for needed and awaited reforms is a well-known proposition. The triple effect of an increasing threat environment, of Brexit and now of what is widely perceived in Europe as the unpredictability of a new Trump Administration is having…