2016-11-22 By Richard Weitz The Russian speakers at Valdai differed on the impact of the Western sanctions applied against Russia’s energy, defense and banking sectors in response to Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and its support for the separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine. Since 2014, the United States…
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,…
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…