2016-09-19 By Robbin Laird On the Friday after the Williams seminar on air-sea integration, I had the chance to tour the headquarters of the Australian Navy’s Fleet Base East on Garden Island, Sydney. Garden Island is the largest historic naval area on Sydney Harbour, with use going back to the founding…
2016-09-18 By Gulshan Luthra and Nilova Roy Chaudhury New Delhi. It was in 2004 that India and the United States had announced The Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) with an eye on future cooperation, and a year later, in 2005, Washington formally announced that it recognized India as a regional…
2016-09-12 By Robbin Laird The period ahead could be a very deadly one for the liberal democracies. Ill-liberal powers whether they be states (Russia, China or Iran) or irredentist movements spouting 12th century values are clearly working to change the global order to their advantage. Many factors of power are…
2016-09-17 Madama is a border settlement on the northeast frontier of Niger. Little more than an army post, the settlement serves as a frontier station controlling travel between Niger and Libya. It is also the site of a former French colonial fort, built in 1931. The army of Niger…
09/17/2016: HMAS Adelaide's embarked Light Landing Craft (LLC), participated in a trial alongside Australian Army's 1 BDE, to test and evaluate the recently built Multi User Barge Ramp facility in Darwin. The purpose of the trial is to capture data regarding sea lanes, tidal streams, ramp capacity and environmental constraints. Credit:Australian…
2016-09-17 According to the Italian Ministry of Defence, Italy is looking to expand European defense efforts in the context of the Brexit dynamic. Minister Pinotti, during a joint interview with Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni to French magazine "Le Monde", expressed her hope that "a multinational European force based…
09/16/2016: Australian Army CH-47F Chinook first of class flight trials are being held on HMAS Adelaide to ensure the safe operation of the helicopters onboard Canberra class amphibious ships. Cold weather aspects of the first of class flight trials have been conducted of the east coast of Tasmania, while hot aspects…
09/15/2016: Exercise Koolendong is designed to increase the independence and security of our key partners in the Pacific Region. Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D), worked side by side with Australian and French New Caldonian Forces to improve interoperability. Video by Cpl. Paul Williams III:American Forces Network Pacific:09.08.2016
