2013-11-09 By Baris Kirdemir Recently, Turkish authorities decided to start talks with China Precision Machinery Export Import Corporation (CPMIEC) to procure FD-2000 air defense missile systems. On September 26, Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) announced that the “Defense Industry Executive Committee” decided to start negotiations with CPMIEC to sign a…
2013-11-08 By Robbin Laird Upon returning to the United States from Europe, I had a chance to reflect back on my visit to Italy and the discussions, which I had with senior officials about their approach to the F-35. I was able to do so with Rear Admiral Covella, the…
11/08/2013: The B-52 is truly one of the most amazing aircraft ever built. Besides being one of the meanest looking planes to look at, and to suffer under its percussion bombs whether in Iraq or Vietnam, the venerable plane has evolved with technology into a close support aircraft, or with…
11/08/2013: The MEADS missile defense system developed by the United States, Italy and Germany intercepted and destroyed two targets simultaneously in a final test. The system provides unique 360 degree capabilities for protection of mobile forces as well as fixed sites. Credit: White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs:11/6/13 Lockheed, which…
In honor of Veterans Day, we have a tribute to the USMC presented by Go.Daddy.com and they have established fund to help warriors in need as well. Now on to the video: Some of us at Second Line of Defense can legitimately say: Semper Fi! For the rest of us,…
2013-11-08 by Brittney Warrick According to documents leaked by now former American defense contractor Edward Snowden, the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) has for some time, engaged in large-scale efforts to target the communications of countries, embassies, political leaders, and diplomats worldwide. Over the course of a few months,…
2013-11-07 By Robbin Laird Having visited the Italian Air Ministry building and after this summer working through the history of military aviation in the 1930s, it was natural for me to explore the history of this striking building. The modernist building was constructed in the early 1930s and was used by…
11/07/2013: Many people flew in to the National Museum of the USAF with these historic planes to pay tribute to the Doolittle Raiders Credit:88th Air Base Wing:11/6/13 For a special section of the Washington Times commemorating the event: http://www.washingtontimes.com/specials/doolittles-tokyo-raid/
