Multi Domain Drives NATO Industry To Craft New Air Power Interoperability

Multi Domain Drives NATO Industry To Craft New Air Power Interoperability
Multi Domain Drives NATO Industry To Craft New Air Power Interoperability

The industry study is designed to help NATO “better prepare and operate within a multi-domain environment.”

Air Force Finally Commits To Buy Up To 6 Light Attack Aircraft

Air Force Finally Commits To Buy Up To 6 Light Attack Aircraft
Air Force Finally Commits To Buy Up To 6 Light Attack Aircraft

Contracts are expected by the end of the year for the A-29 and in early 2020 for the AT-6. The Air Force plans to buy “two or three of both,” an Air Force spokeswoman said.

Massive NATO Wargame Seeks To Shore Up Fraying Alliance

Massive NATO Wargame Seeks To Shore Up Fraying Alliance
Massive NATO Wargame Seeks To Shore Up Fraying Alliance

More collective defense cooperation will be on display at the massive AUSA 2019 conference, attended by 92 different nations, including the chief generals of 13 armies.

Allies Must Press US To Keep New Start: US Experts

Allies Must Press US To Keep New Start: US Experts
Allies Must Press US To Keep New Start: US Experts

“New START matters to our security, to the security of the alliance, to the cohesion of the (NATO) alliance,” said Tom Countryman, former assistant secretary of State for international security and nonproliferation,

Trump Extols ‘My Friend,’ Gen. Milley; CJCS Promises ‘Candid’ Advice

Trump Extols ‘My Friend,’ Gen. Milley; CJCS Promises ‘Candid’ Advice
Trump Extols ‘My Friend,’ Gen. Milley; CJCS Promises ‘Candid’ Advice

Subtle, significant differences in what the two men said about foreign allies reveal one of the potential fault lines between Trump and Milley.

Esper Exhorts Allies To Ban Chinese 5G: Britain’s Huawei Dilemma

Esper Exhorts Allies To Ban Chinese 5G: Britain’s Huawei Dilemma
Esper Exhorts Allies To Ban Chinese 5G: Britain’s Huawei Dilemma

London is on the verge of a much-delayed and debated decision about allowing Huawei to build “non-core” components of its 5G network.

Transparent & Apolitical: SecDef Esper’s Pledge

Transparent & Apolitical: SecDef Esper’s Pledge
Transparent & Apolitical: SecDef Esper’s Pledge

In a media-wary administration, the big news from Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s formal press briefing was that he actually held one, and pledged to keep doing so.

Adm. Davidson: China Assaults International Order

Adm. Davidson: China Assaults International Order
Adm. Davidson: China Assaults International Order

The most profound change resulting from China’s military modernization has been in its space capabilities. Back in 2000 China only had 10 satellites in orbit, and this year it will launch more satellites than any other nation on the planet.

Lockheed Teams With Airbus, ELTA, Rafael For Israeli Contracts & US Cash

Lockheed Teams With Airbus, ELTA, Rafael For Israeli Contracts & US Cash
Lockheed Teams With Airbus, ELTA, Rafael For Israeli Contracts & US Cash

New restrictions on US aid to Israel is driving companies to seek American partners.

AIA’s Fanning On Trump’s Trade Wars, Allies & Arms Exports

AIA’s Fanning On Trump’s Trade Wars, Allies & Arms Exports
AIA’s Fanning On Trump’s Trade Wars, Allies & Arms Exports

“Some of the things the president is doing very forcefully to support American industry are good for American aerospace and defense. Other things could aggregate up second and third order effects in ways that create  problems,” said Eric Fanning, head of the Aerospace Industries Association.

Iran: Israeli F-35s Rehearse Strikes As US Sends Troops — But Will Europe Flinch?

Iran: Israeli F-35s Rehearse Strikes As US Sends Troops — But Will Europe Flinch?
Iran: Israeli F-35s Rehearse Strikes As US Sends Troops — But Will Europe Flinch?

Israeli experts fear that the Iranian attacks aim to drive a wedge between the US and Europe.

Iranian Missile Misfires As Other Attacks Hit Home

Iranian Missile Misfires As Other Attacks Hit Home
Iranian Missile Misfires As Other Attacks Hit Home

Israeli sources expressed alarm that neither Israel, the US, nor allied Arab nations picked up any advance warning of what appear to have been well-planned, well-executed, and increasingly destructive attacks by Iranian and proxy forces.

EU Steps Up Its Defense Spending, But Washington Says Not So Fast

EU Steps Up Its Defense Spending, But Washington Says Not So Fast
EU Steps Up Its Defense Spending, But Washington Says Not So Fast

Is the European Defence Fund a long-overdue move by US allies to take more responsibility for their own security? Or a bid to exclude US companies from European arms markets?

Poland Deal Lays Groundwork For Division-Strength Deployment

Poland Deal Lays Groundwork For Division-Strength Deployment
Poland Deal Lays Groundwork For Division-Strength Deployment

A division-scale exercise next year in Europe, Defender 2020, will be the largest in a quarter-century.