Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Landing Dock HMAS Canberra (L02) received two CH-53E aircraft to transport members of the Australian Army, Malaysian Army and Sri Lanka for the assault phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. The embarkation of foreign militaries, ability to land U.S. aircraft and deploy together for…
By Robbin Laird Ever since 2018, MAWTS-1 has focused on the high-end fight component of the full spectrum of warfare. Force distribution is a key part of the survivability against a competitor who has significant firepower and can concentrate fires on relatively fixed positions. The Marines have worked mobile basing…
Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique…
By Murielle Delaporte Introduction The return of high intensity conflict in Europe is having a major impact on the way NATO countries are reconsidering their military stockpiles policies. In its first 2023 iDeaS conference entitled ‘’Military stockpiles within NATO: What challenges ahead for the defence industry?’’ held on March 21s…
In preparation for the coming of the CH-53K King Stallion entering into USMC operations, HMH-461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing has been putting it through its paces. In this slideshow, the Marines of HMH-461 are seen in transit to the West Coast for a training exercise. In…
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conduct an air assault during exercise Steel Knight 23, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 05, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW…
The featured photo shows a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), participating in a night tactics exercise, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 31, 2023. The other photos show…
In a 6 April 2023 piece, Murielle Delaporte focused on the French Military Program Law for 2024-2030. The piece was published on the website of Eurosatory which highlights key developments shaping the 2024 Eurosatory exposition in Paris. In this excerpt from the article, the French Defence Minister’s focus on nuclear…
