2013-09-23 By Ed Timperlake John Boyd in his lecture (which I sat through twice) had a sine qua non building block for his work: the F-86 versus Mig-15 exchange rate kills by his beloved F-86 in "MIG Ally. " The exchange rate was approximately 10 to 1. Lessons learned at…
2013-09-22 Brazil is the 6th largest economy in the world. It is also a leader of a significant group of developing nations which is called the BRIC nations. This term refers to the developing countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The NSA spy scandal has clearly hurt U.S. national security interests.…
2013-09-21 In our discussion in the ready room of VMFAT501with Lt. Col. Steve Gillette and Major Michael Rountree, Major Rountree discussed how the Harrier has been used the flexibility which the jet brings to MAGTF operations. SLD: The V of STOVL is really the important point. The flexibility of the…
09/21/2013: A RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during a missile firing exercise. Boxer is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). RAM is the fruit of a very successful US-German arms collaboration…
2013-09-21 With the changing strategic situation in Asia, the government of the Philippines is reworking its relationship with the U.S. military. According to sources in Manila, a key consideration is the mobility, which the evolving USMC brings to the stage. As this source noted: “The Marines can move rapidly with the…
[caption id="attachment_57414" align="alignnone" width="300"] The EU-Singapore deal is the first with a country from south-east Asia (Photo: European Commission)[/caption] 2013-09-21 Singapore is a key country in South East Asia, economically, and strategically. We have written about the growing role for European defense industry in working with Asian countries, and Singapore is…
09/20/2013: U.S. Marines from Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 (VMM-166), assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of their six-month deployment to the western Pacific, demonstrate the MV-22B Osprey's capabilities to Civilians and Marines aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Hanger 105, Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay on…
2013-09-20 By Guy Martin DefenceWeb Over the last year Boeing Defence has been increasing its focus on Africa and sees the continent as a new market, particularly for rotorcraft, while Algeria may order C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifters from the company. Up until last year, Boeing Defence, Space and Security…
