A European Army? |
The European Army.
"but the EU is 27 different nations that are all responsible for their own defence!'
True.
And NATO exists as a framework for mutual defence.
But there has existed for ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:39:00 GMT |
The Saga of Algerian MiGs continues |
Algeria, like many smaller nations, has been struggling for years to maintain a credible military force. Its fleets of soviet era equipment are becoming increasingly difficult and expensive to ...
Posted by on Mon, 26 May 2008 09:04:00 GMT |
Japanese Stealth Fighter? |
Air Forces Monthly has recently run a story about an indigenous Japanese Stealth Fighter.They have unveiled a full scale mock up with the design said to be undergoing wind tunnel testing in Fran...
Posted by on Sun, 25 May 2008 18:55:00 GMT |
Snake Charmers at RAF Waddington |
In an effort improve relations with India, then Prime Minister Tony Blair signed a cooperative agreement in 2004.
The first tangible result of this are the Indradhanush exercises.
The first of ...
Posted by on Thu, 15 May 2008 20:07:00 GMT |
Cherished myths of history pt1 |
This first series will address misconceptions around the collapse of Poland in 1939,many of which went to fuel the myth of Nazi invincibility.
So where to begin?
How about&.Poland, the v...
Posted by on Sun, 04 May 2008 17:31:00 GMT |
Ukraine admits to illegal weapons sale |
Recently, the Ukrainian Prosecuter-Generals office revealed that they were bringing charges against a former official who forged documents and set up dummy companies to sell prohibited weapons.
The un...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:36:00 GMT |
After many delays, Tanker deal causes uproar |
In a saga that has dragged on for years, the USAF has reached a decision on replacing its aging Tanker fleet.
Many options were presented to the DoD, such as converting commercial aircaft in...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:45:00 GMT |
Chinese Naval Aviation Expands |
Rosoboronexport, Russia's Arms export Agency, is reported to be negotiating a $2.5 Billion dollar deal with the Chinese Government for 50-60 New-build Sukhoi Su-33 Naval Fighters.These are to ou...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:25:00 GMT |
the Baltic Air Police |
the recent expansion of NATO into former Soviet republics is changing the face of Eastern Europe.Large fleets of old soviet equipment is being sold off, scrapped, or in a couple of interesting example...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:08:00 GMT |
the death and rebirth of Polish aerospace |
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, many eastern European aerospace markets saw their markets dry up overnite.
Particularly Hard hit were Poland and the Czech Republic, both with proud aerospace tr...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:07:00 GMT |
