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On September 30th, 2015, a change of command ceremony took place in Norfolk, Virginia, during which NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presided over the official …

NATO – Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) began their participation in the German-led Exercise NORTHERN COASTS …

Cyber espionnage : le cas du J31 chinois Alors que le président Obama a appellé de ses vœux une coopération en matière de cybersécurité avec son …

C’est sous l’égide de US AFRICOM que se tient en ce moment , et pour la cinquième année, un symposium réunissant les chefs d’etat major …

(www.army.mil – By 1st Lt. Stefan Gazda) US, French Foreign Legion paratroopers conduct combined training in Corsica CALVI, France (Sept. 21, 2015) — Paratroopers, assigned …

REPORTAGE / Providing an MCM capability on a very short notice : A Tour of the HMS Pembroke with Lieutenant Commander Paston Lieutenant Commander Paston is …

http://www.militaryaerospace.com  – By John Keller – Gremlin drone swarms to overwhelm enemy defenses with reconnaissance and electronic warfare UAVs U.S. military researchers want to develop the …

(source: www.nato.int)-  NATO Chiefs of Defence discuss the way ahead with the Readiness Action Plan and NATO’s future posture During the 2015 NATO Military Committee …

La remise de médailles militaires aux Etats-Unis repose sur un système établi voici un siècle, qu’une double conjonction remet en cause de façon croissante depuis …

By Robbin Laird (ww.sldforum.com) – During a visit to Australia in August 2015, there was a chance to get updates on the KC-30A and its role within the RAAF from a number of senior leaders of the RAAF. Their perspectives on actual operational deployment validated the expectations of the USAF leadership when they selected the tanker in 2008.

Retrouvez ci-dessous l’interview de notre rédactrice en chef Murielle Delaporte, dans le cadre du Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace de Paris-Le Bourget 2015. Elle porte …

Lockheed Martin recently received a contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) in support of urgent operational requirements.

Interview with Rear Admiral Juan A. Cornago, Spanish Navy, MARCOM DCOS Support Rear Admiral Juan Cornago joined the Spanish Navy College in 1979 and served …

Militaries of the future will soon have access to a single radar capable of protecting troops’ backs from threats such as ballistic and cruise missiles, and drones.

A report made by french Ministry of Defence.

The U.S. Navy has approved the use of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Voyage Management System (VMS), version 9.3, onboard SSN and SSGN nuclear powered submarines.

(Abstracts – CSIS.org) Budgets and Bullets: Taking Stock of the Afghan Security Forces, John F. Sopko (Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)) ‘s Speech to the Center …

 Déclaration de Fernando Alonso, directeur général de l’activité Military Aircraft d’Airbus Defence and Space: Fernando Alonso demande aux medias de patienter un peu, le temps …

(BBC.com) – Russian spacecraft ‘to fall back to Earth on Friday’ A Russian spacecraft that has been out of control since launching last week will …

Afghan security forces have suffered record casualties this year as they combat Taliban rebels…

The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company an undefinitized contract action for a fiscal year 2015 contract valued at $559,206,957 million for Standard Missile-3 Block IBs, which are guided missiles used by the U.S. Navy to provide regional defense against short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats.

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of $1.5 billion in maintenance services, spare parts and logistics for Australia’s fleet of Boeing Co F/A-18E/F and EA-18G fighter jets, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

(From navytimes.com) – By Meghann Myers – Navy ships escorting U.S.-flagged merchants in strait
Navy ships in the Persian Gulf are accompanying U.S.-flagged merchant vessels through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s recent seizure of one cargo ship and its harassment of another in international waters.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Raytheon Company a $20,489,714 million contract modification for the Tactical Boost Glide program.

By John Keller- Air Force researchers ready major cyber security project to safeguard avionics from computer hackers U.S. Air Force researchers are advising industry to …

(Defense News) – By Aaron Mehta – Carter To Unveil New Pentagon Cyber Strategy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will unveil the Pentagon’s new cyber strategy …

Switzerland is to relaunch its efforts to procure a new fighter type following the recent announcement by the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) that it is prematurely retiring a third of the ageing c fleet due to cracking.

(From OPS) By Murielle Delaporte – Djibouti is uniquely located « near a tectonic triple junction, where three tectonic plates meet: African, Arabian and Somali », …

(From the Web) – By Douglas Barrie, IISS Senior Fellow For Military Aerospace –Iran’s ‘indigenous’ cruise-missile design underscores Kh-55 heritage Some 14 years after illegally …

 (Source: Breaking Defense) By Murielle Delaporte –  Coalition operations are becoming a norm for democracies. Effective coalition operations are built on solid military planning, exercises, …