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US Army certifies soldiers ready to defend battlespace with JLENS
Combatant commanders moved one step closer to being able to detect, track and engage threats such as swarming boats and incoming cruise missiles, around the clock, from hundreds of miles away. In June 2012, the first class of U.S. Army soldiers completed mission operator training on the Raytheon JLENS elevated, persistent over-the-horizon sensor system. “Now [...]
Global Strike commander: Nuclear deterrence fundamental to national security
The commander of Air Force Global Strike Command visited here recently to discuss the command’s mission and its significance to Air Force operations. Lt. Gen. Jim Kowalski spoke to students from the Air War College, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, and Air Command and Staff College. AFGSC’s role in maintaining strategic stability, deterring [...]
Sweden Proposes Common Nordic Air Space
Defending a common Nordic air space may be the solution to keeping military costs down in Sweden. The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, Sverker Göranson, suggested this measure when the annual Society and Defence conference got underway in Sälen Sunday. A common Nordic air space would mean that Finland and Norway would be [...]
Preserving U.S. National Security Interests Through a Liberal World Construct
The emergence of peer competitors, not terrorism, presents the greatest long-term threat to our national security. Over the past decade, while the United States concentrated its geopolitical focus on fighting two land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, China has quietly begun implementing a strategy to emerge as the dominant imperial power within Southeast Asia and [...]
Defense Strategy: Sustaining US Global Leadership – Priorities for 21st Century Defense
The United States has played a leading role in transforming the international system over the past sixty-five years. Working with like-minded nations, the United States has created a safer, more stable, and more prosperous world for the American people, our allies, and our partners around the globe than existed prior to World War II. Over [...]
Sustainment Skills Key in Iraq, Afghanistan
As the United States wraps up operations in Iraq and looks to scaling back its force in Afghanistan, a senior defense official emphasized the importance of ensuring that Iraq’s and Afghanistan’s national security forces have the maintenance and logistics capabilities they’ll need. The U.S. goal is to leave Iraqi and Afghan national security forces able [...]
Key US senators warn China on military parts
Two key US senators angrily pressed China on Monday to crack down on firms blamed for counterfeit electronics that end up in US military hardware, warning such components could harm US national security. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, a Democrat, accused Beijing of tolerating “a brazenly open market” in the city of Shenzhen [...]
UK’s National Security Policy ‘Mismatched’ with New Threats
Defence and security experts believe Britain’s national security policy is mismatched with the new threats being faced. The survey by the Royal United Services Institute of 1,543 people, found 59% judged that it was not “appropriate to the geopolitical challenges the country faces”. It also suggested a large majority (68%) believed the decision to axe [...]
PM Announces UK Troop Withdrawals from Afghanistan
The UK will be able to reduce its force levels in Afghanistan from 9,500 to 9,000 by the end of 2012, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today, Wednesday 6 July 2011. This follows the withdrawal of 426 UK military personnel by February 2012 that has already been announced. And it follows President Obama’s announcement last [...]
