By Pierre Tran Paris - Indonesia entered August 10 the second phase of buying the Rafale, with an 18-strong order entering into force, part of the total acquisition of 42 units, the aircraft builder, Dassault Aviation, said in a statement. The order for 42 Rafale for the Indonesian air force…
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 transfer supplies from a KC-130J Hercules into a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, June 7, 2023. The tail-to-tail transfer of supplies allowed distribution of sustainment…
German Tiger and NH90 helicopters conduct flight operations at Capo Teulada in Sardinia, Italy during NATO's exercise Noble Jump 23. The unit are part of NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force. Exercise Noble Jump 23 will see the Very High Readiness Task Force of the NATO Response Force (NRF)…
oldiers from the Australian Army's 3rd Battalion and 2nd Cavalry Regiment deployed to the Townsville Field Training Area for Exercise Capital OTP. The activity involved mechanised infantry and M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks fighting together to defeat a simulated enemy force. Exercise Capital OTP was one of the final combined…
By Pierre Tran Paris - There is a view that politics is really about personalities. That notion comes to mind after Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury pointed up the frustration of Europe failing to cooperate on arms programs in the light of war in Ukraine - apart from the future…
U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, lands during exercise Global Thunder 23 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, April 12, 2023. Exercises like Global Thunder involve extensive planning and coordination to provide unique training opportunities for assigned units and forces. 04.16.2023 Video by Airman…
By Robbin Laird The continuing gap between acquiring the F-35 and strategically leveraging the F-35 global fleet is significant. Fifth-generation aircraft are part of the shift in warfighting to craft a kill-enabled force. This is what I refer as the importance of moving to F-35 2.0. I discussed this challenge…
U.S. Airmen with the 21st Airlift Squadron provide support for Exercise Golden Phoenix at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 9, 2023. Golden Phoenix is a large-scale readiness exercise hosted by Travis Air Force Base with full spectrum support from partner units to include the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint…
