STARRS Chairman of the Board LTG Rod Bishop, USAF ret, is a member of the National Independent Panel on Military Service and Readiness panel that just issued its new report. Read below or read the PDF.–
Data collected by the panel indicates a growing politicization of the military, where politicization is defined as the imposition of policies, programs, and messaging designed for political, not military, reasons.
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Politicization of the U.S.
Carafano & Arha, NatInterest
Active diplomacy, encouraging foreign direct investment, security cooperation on key strategic projects, and building stronger bridges can do more than raw…
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Jeff Schogol, T&P
If Russian President Vladimir Putin expected that divisions within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would cause the alliance to shatter once his forces…
Sebastien Roblin, 1945
Ukraine’s armed forces have so far blended their Soviet-military tradition with an influx of Western methods and technologies.
Axel de Vernou, RealClearDefense
North Korea is preparing to send 500,000 of its armed forces on combat missions to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a war correspondent for Russian state television has claimed.
In his YouTube video, Aleksander Sladkov, an experienced Russian journalist specializing in military affairs, claimed that North Korea is firmly aligned with Russia in the ongoing conflict.
He added that Pyongyang is willing to contribute to the effort by sending its troops to participate in the special military operation, a term usually used by Moscow instead of referring to the conflict as a war with Ukraine.
China’s 4th generation J-10 fighter flies with a huge arsenal mounted in more than 11 fixed emplacements under the fuselage and wings. They have various air-to-air and ground-to-ground weapons, including laser-guided missiles and satellite-guided and glide bombs.
Meet the J-10 fighter.
The aircraft has been in service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force since 2005 and serves as a crucial base (PLAAF). It has a range of 1,400 miles, can take off with an additional load of fuel tanks, and can carry as much as 42,000 pounds of weaponry.
The Sukhoi Su-33, that multirole fighter designed to take to the skies and protect the aircraft carriers of the Soviet Union, never managed to unfurl its claws. After the collapse of the USSR, the Su-33 became the weakest bird of prey in Russian aviation, beset by numerous problems over the years.
Despite continuing in service, the Kremlin should seriously consider removing this fierce but flawed hunter from the skies.
Birth of a flawed hunter
In the 1970s, the Soviet Union was forced to look for a new fighter for its Project 1143 aircraft carriers.
Airbus
An Airbus A310 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) testbed aircraft has demonstrated its ability to guide and control drones while in flight without direct human interaction, according to the company. The test has laid the early groundwork for Airbus’ future plans to provide its MRTTs with the ability to autonomously refuel uncrewed aircraft, a concept that many air forces around the globe will have to adopt as airpower rapidly evolves towards uncrewed operations.
