12/16/2014: Chinese Harbin Z-9E helicopter practices landing aboard the U.S. Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104). Sterett and ships from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Navy) PLA(N) commenced a bilateral counter-piracy exercise, U.S.-China Counter-Piracy Exercise 15, in the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa. Aiming to promote…
2014-12-16 By Robbin Laird As the US shapes its next phase of 21st century military and security policy, it is crucial to assess the capability of the national security system to set goals and objectives appropriate the tools available. In a world of high demand, and scarce resources, this means…
12/15/2014: Sailors replace an 11.75-foot, 4-blade reversible pitch propeller on the starboard side of Landing Craft Air Cushion 31 in the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during a maintenance evolution. San Diego, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is on her…
2014-12-05 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake There is little question that the ISIL induced crisis is a major one. And it is one with cascading regional implications. With several years of dynamic change in the region, and the failure to create a stable Iraq during the period after the…
2014-12-14 The Baltic Air Policing mission has been a regular one for NATO. The latest Air Policing mission was set in motion in early September 2014. According to Gaerth Jennings of Jane's in a September 8th 2014 story: The Netherlands has contributed fighter aircraft to the current Baltic Air Policing…
2014-12-12 Eurofighter is continuing to progress with its weapons modernization program. Recent test firings of Storm Shadow by the Typhoon are a crucial step in the subsuming of some of the missions of the soon to be retired Tornado aircraft. According to a Eurofighter press release dated early December 2014:…
2014-12-14 The Russian Air Force is a busy global force of asserting Russian interests. In the video below, a near collision between a Norwegian F-16 and a Russian MiG can be seen. Russian MiG nearly collides with Norwegian F-16... by itnnews According to a Daily Mail story published on December…
2014-12-12 By Richard Weitz Kazakhstan has played a prominent role in the global efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism. For example, Kazakhstan has played a leading role in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, hosting important meetings and supporting other projects. In April 2008, Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis (lower house of parliament)…
