2013-10-29 In a Northrop Grumman news release, the role of a key plant in producing the center fuselage's for the F-35 is discussed. Northrop Grumman Corporation's F-35 Integrated Assembly Line (IAL) was named "Assembly Plant of the Year" by Assembly Magazine in recognition for the facility's world-class processes to reduce…
2013-10-29 By Guy Martin DefenceWeb The US military’s Africa Command (Africom) has cautioned that a military approach by itself will not solve Africa’s challenges as economic, social and political development is also needed. “The solution to terrorism in the region is a long-term, broad, whole-of-government approach by all our partners…
10/28/2013: Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) perform a replenishment at sea alongside USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7). Produced by MC3 Joshua Haiar. Credit: Defense Media Activity: 9/9/13
10/27/2013: On a visit to interview the Chief of Staff of Italian Air Force, Lt. General Pasquale Preziosa, the General provided a tour of the Air Ministry. The building was built at the beginning of the 1930s and was a project of pride for the new Italian government of Mussolini.…
2013-10-26 Kazakhstan is the first member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to buy the Airbus Military C-295s. CIS fleets are stocked with Ukrainian and Russian airlifters, so this is unusual. Recently, Kazakhstan announced that they would buy additional C-295s, which was already envisioned in the original agreement signed…
2013-10-26 by Richard Weitz Any genuine reconciliation between Iran and the United States would be welcome, but the recent focus on the nuclear issue obscures other sources of tension between the two governments, including the South Caucasus. Iran and the United States have been competing for influence in the region with…
10/25/2013: Sailors launch aircraft from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Credit:Defense Imagery Management Operations Center:8/30/13
10/25/2013: In Brilliant Mariner 13, some 5,000 representatives from 14 nations trained together. The video features rare aerial shots of a fleet of 23 NATO warships and Harrier jets taking off from the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour. We have broken the video up into five segments highlighting various aspects…
