70th Anniversary of V-E Day Flyover in Washington, D.C.
05/15/2015
05/15/2015: World War II planes make their appearance over Washington DC to honor V-E Day. Credit:Defense Media Activity:5/8/15
A400M Crashes in Seville
05/13/2015
2015-05-13 The tragic crash of an A400M (MSN 23), a plane for the Turkish Air Force, at Seville on May 9th, 2015 near the final assembly plant, reminds us of how risky the introduction of new systems can be. The plane was due to be delivered to the Turkish Air…
The B-3 is Not a Replacement Bomber: It is Part of the Revolution in Air Combat Affairs
05/12/2015
2015-05-12 By Robbin Laird The bomber has a long and distinguished history in first the Army Air Corps and then the US Air Force. When the B-17 was born, it was a controversial aircraft, which proved its worth when Nazi Germany controlled a continent and only the B-17 fleet could…
Plan Jericho: John Blackburn Explains the RAAF Approach at the Copenhagen Airpower Symposium
05/11/2015
2015-04-29 John Blackburn retired as an Air Vice-Marshal in the Royal Australian Air Force in 2008 and has been involved in a number of strategic issues since then in Australia. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Sir Richard Williams Foundation, an Australian think tank focused on Air Power.…
Australian Minister of Defence Embraces Fifth Generation Warfare Concept
05/11/2015
2015-05-11 The Royal Australian Air Force has launched a transformation approach called Plan Jericho. The Chief of Staff has underscored that for this to work, the entire defense approach needs to embrace change under the influence of fifth generation warfare capabilities. Apparently, the Minister of Defence agrees with this approach.…
Integrating Innovative Airpower: A Report from the Copenhagen Airpower Symposium
05/11/2015
On April 17, 2015, two of our partners, the Williams Foundation (Australia) and the Centre for Military Studies (University of Copenhagen) hosted a seminar in Copenhagen on airpower innovation. In this Special Report, an overview to the Symposium as well as the speaker’s presentations are highlighted and summarized. Related material…
C-17 Night Flight
05/10/2015
05/10/2015: A C-17 night flight as seen from inside the flight deck. Credit: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs:2/14/15
Intelligence Failures Revisited
05/09/2015
2015-05-07 By Stephen Blank It is long since time to reopen the vexed question of continuing large-scale US intelligence failure. The scope of our continuing failures in this area is too large to ignore and too dangerous to brush aside. Intelligence failures – and there have been many large-scale intelligence…