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“The Influence of Sea Power” – Distributed Maritime Operations: Sensors, Networks & Effects

“The Influence of Sea Power” – Distributed Maritime Operations: Sensors, Networks & Effects
“The Influence of Sea Power” – Distributed Maritime Operations: Sensors, Networks & Effects

Part 3 of a narrative series illustrating how Elbit America’s USA-manufactured products enable customers to successfully accomplish their most demanding missions.

India Getting P-8s In New Deal That Includes Local Investment

India Getting P-8s In New Deal That Includes Local Investment
India Getting P-8s In New Deal That Includes Local Investment

“We are committed to delivering offset programs that are in line with India’s Defence Acquisition Procedure and meet the Indian government’s stated goals, including strengthening India’s aerospace capabilities,” a Boeing statement says.

Norway, US Bolster Russian Sub Watching With New Bases

Norway, US Bolster Russian Sub Watching With New Bases
Norway, US Bolster Russian Sub Watching With New Bases

The US government will pay for all facilities it builds on Norwegian soil, and will not permanently base any troops there, officials in Oslo were quick to point out.

No ‘New Cold War’ As US Bombers Move Into Norwegian Base

No ‘New Cold War’ As US Bombers Move Into Norwegian Base
No ‘New Cold War’ As US Bombers Move Into Norwegian Base

“I guess if someone were to take a message [from the basing agreement]  it’s that we’re not restricted to one particular location,” said Gen. Steven Basham, deputy commander of Air Forces in Europe/Africa.

Two US Destroyers Enter Black Sea; Russia Responds

Two US Destroyers Enter Black Sea; Russia Responds
Two US Destroyers Enter Black Sea; Russia Responds

The deployment of the two US Navy ships, along with a refueling ship, is the largest American presence in the waterway in three years.

Small RIMPAC Ends With Big Allied Missile Barrage

Small RIMPAC Ends With Big Allied Missile Barrage
Small RIMPAC Ends With Big Allied Missile Barrage

A video released by the Navy shows Harpoon ship-killing missiles launched by the Canadian frigate HMCS Regina and US destroyer USS Lake Erie tearing into the ship, along with a French-made Exocet missile fired by an offshore patrol vessel from Brunei.

B-1B Flies Dark Close To Russia, Over Kurils; China Announces Defense Budget

B-1B Flies Dark Close To Russia, Over Kurils; China Announces Defense Budget
B-1B Flies Dark Close To Russia, Over Kurils; China Announces Defense Budget

“This B-1 left from home base, got a great training mission, and showed its capability for a 29-hour round-trip into the super-busy airspace around Japan where Chinese and Russian fighters routinely buzz the borders.”

More Than Joint: The Aussies Forge A Way Ahead

More Than Joint: The Aussies Forge A Way Ahead
More Than Joint: The Aussies Forge A Way Ahead

Australian Air Marshal Leo Davies highlighted the “institutional interoperability which the Royal Australian Air Force was shaping with its closest allies, and notably with the US Air Force and the US Navy during his recent visit to the US. The Aussies are not simply camp followers – they are shaping a way ahead an integrated…

F-35 Drives Closer Integration With Allies: Aussie Air Chief

F-35 Drives Closer Integration With Allies: Aussie Air Chief
F-35 Drives Closer Integration With Allies: Aussie Air Chief

WASHINGTON: The F-35 Joint Strike fighter will  drive deeper and more useful military connections between Australia, the United States and regional partners such as Japan and Malaysia, the head of Australia’s air force said today. “This aircraft has redefined joint” for Australia, Air Marshal Leo Davies said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies this morning, accelerating policy…

Allies Can Help US Lower Weapons Costs, Build New Force

Allies Can Help US Lower Weapons Costs, Build New Force
Allies Can Help US Lower Weapons Costs, Build New Force

Shifting from a primary focus on counterinsurgency land wars to building a high intensity combat force able to prevail against peer competitors is a significant challenge for the United States and its closest allies after 15 years of COIN. A key dynamic within this effort is the crucial opportunity the US and its closest allies have to…

Norway: A Model for NATO’s Northern Tier

Norway: A Model for NATO’s Northern Tier
Norway: A Model for NATO’s Northern Tier

Norway faces the challenge of crafting a national defense strategy for the 21st strategy in the face of Vlad Putin’s more aggressive Russia.  Because Putin thinks through his use of military power and designs limited objectives to achieve what he considers in the best interest of Russia, Norway faces a double challenge: how to defend…

Dollar Hedges Help UK MoD Keep Calm In Age Of Trump & Brexit

Dollar Hedges Help UK MoD Keep Calm In Age Of Trump & Brexit
Dollar Hedges Help UK MoD Keep Calm In Age Of Trump & Brexit

WASHINGTON: Despite a turbulent Trump administration and a plummeting pound, the Anglo-American defense relationship remains strong, said the senior civil servant in the Ministry of Defence. “Under any circumstances, we’re going to continue to work very, very closely with the States,” Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary of the UK Ministry of Defence, told reporters this morning.…

UK Needs P-8s ASAP Vs. Russian Subs: MOD Fallon

UK Needs P-8s ASAP Vs. Russian Subs: MOD Fallon
UK Needs P-8s ASAP Vs. Russian Subs: MOD Fallon

WASHINGTON: With Russian subs and bombers nosing around the British Isles while the Islamic State massacres Parisians just two hours by train from London, the British Defense Ministry is besieged from both sides. The new Strategic Defense Review aims not only to rebuild the UK military after 2010’s cuts but to make it capable of confronting…

Britain To Buy P-8s, Reaffirms Full F-35 Buy; Doubling Special Forces Spending

Britain To Buy P-8s, Reaffirms Full F-35 Buy; Doubling Special Forces Spending
Britain To Buy P-8s, Reaffirms Full F-35 Buy; Doubling Special Forces Spending

WASHINGTON: The British have released their Strategic Defense Review, declaring they will plug the gaping hole in their anti-submarine warfare capabilities by buying nine P-8s from Boeing and showing considerable confidence in Lockheed Martin’s F-35 as they pledge to buy more earlier. The “National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review” also restated its commitment to…