U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One assemble an advanced aviation forward area refueling system for UH-1Y Venom helicopters in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-24, at Landing Zone Bull, California, Oct. 13, 2023. WTI is an advanced, graduate-level course for selected pilots…
During my recent visit to Australia in support of the 27 September Sir Richard Williams Foundation, I had a chance to meet again with Wing Commander Keirin Joyce and to discuss the impact of the Triton on the ISR-T enterprise in Australia. Wing Commander Keirin Joyce has dealt with uncrewed…
The Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, a highly autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle successfully completed its first test flight October 3, 2023, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The Marine Corps partnered with the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), the Naval Air Systems Command…
By Robbin Laird If one simply read this year’s Defence Strategic Review, the position of the current Australian government towards China would seem very clear: “A large-scale conventional and non-conventional military build-up without strategic reassurance is contributing to the most challenging circumstances in our region for decades. "Combined with rising…
Thirteen Allies are participating in NATO’s annual nuclear deterrence exercise Steadfast Noon, a long-planned, routine training activity that is hosted by a different NATO Ally each year. This year, training flights are taking place over Italy, Croatia and the Mediterranean Sea. Sixty aircraft of various types including advanced fighter jets…
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 perform preflight checks as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-24 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 12, 2023. The WTI course is an advanced, graduate-level, seven-week course hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS)…
Currently, MAWTS-1 is conducting its latest WTI course. These photos show flight line maintenance during the course. The current course includes the new King Stallion it is training regime. The King Stallion is the third major new air systesm introduced into the USMC since 2007, the first being the Osprey…
By Robert Czulda Last Sunday, millions of Poles voted for a new parliament for a four-year term. These elections had record-breaking turnout (74.38%) and attracted the attention of global media like no other recent election. Although Western liberal media immediately declared a great victory for the opposition in Poland, the…
