The wave of the future is here: Welcome to the US Army’s Connected Training Initiative. Col. John Norris of the USAEUR Joint Multinational Readiness Center provides a quick overview of NATOs post ISAF training environment which focuses on sustaining the interoperability developed over the last decade through networked training.
Satellite imagery acquired by Digital Globe shows new runway construction activity at Qatar’s Al-Udeid Airbase. According to diplomatic cables released by wikileaks, the USAF has long wanted a second runway at the site, and in 2008, the Qataris agreed to build and pay for it. That agreement, it appears, has slowed down the progress on the runway […]
Craig Caffrey from IHS Jane’s talks about China’s March announcement of 2014’s Defense Budget which came in at USD 132 billion. This new sum represents a 12% increase over the last year. Jane’s assesses that China’s real defense expenditure is closer to USD 176 billion, a 35% increase over official figures.
Back in October 2011, Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post reported that the Arba Minch drone apron was operational with Reapers supporting counter terrorism missions. Although not much has surfaced in the press, many suspect that Reapers flown from this location are used to patrol the border and target Al Shabab in neighboring Somalia. A review of […]
An unknown UAV, possibly Iran’s Shahed-129 or variant, appears to be operational over the skies of Damascus according to several videos uploaded by FSA sources. Footage of the UAV was posted to Youtube by FSA affiliated sources on 10APR14 was reported to be undertaking surveillance operations over the skies of East Gouta, Damascus. A freeze […]
Located at the Naval dockyard in Mumbai, the former INS Vikrant has sat by as a part-time museum ship since decommissioning over 17 years ago. As an important player in the naval blockade of East Pakistan during the 1971 war, India has tried to preserve her legacy despite the shoe string budget. Now it appears […]
