Someday this tanker competition is going to end. But not today. Taking advantage of the Pentagon’s generous extension to allow the company to put together a bid, EADS threw its KC-45 aircraft, the U.S. military version of the A330 Tanker used by a number of allies, into the KC-X Tanker competition. “Our KC-45 is the […]
From the monthly archives:
April 2010
That was quick. ISAF announced U.S. troops were leaving the Korengal last week as part of a strategic “realignment” to concentrate available front line infantry on Afghanistan’s more densely populated areas. Yesterday, the Taliban moved in and took possession of a pile of sandbags, Hesco barriers and litter in a remote mountain valley, according to […]
That’s what Stephen Trimble over at Flight International is reporting as the cause of the April 8 crash of the special operations Osprey that killed four and injured others; it was not due to mechanical failure. The CV-22 pilots lost situational awareness due to brown-out while landing in a wadi around 1 a.m. His source: […]
Israel has let it be known that it regards Iran’s acquisition of the Russian built S-300 surface-to-air missile system, considered roughly equivalent to the Patriot missile, to be a red line that would likely prompt an Israeli aerial attack. Iran placed an order for the S-300 (NATO designation SA-20) way back in 2005, but Russia […]
A vigorous conversation is underway at The Economist ‘s American politics blog over whether or not much of Europe and East Asia “free ride” on the back of American military power. Touching off the debate was this post by right-leaning AEI’s Michael Auslin, warning that the decline of America’s global presence and strategic influence, brought […]
