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PICTURE: F-35A releases first air-launched weapon Photo: F-35′s first in-flight weapon release (of a huge 2,000 pound GBU-31 JDAM)

Visto che non ho trovato un topic dedicato alla RAF, proporrei di utlizzare questo (magari adeguandone il nome). segnalo un concorso fotografico IN PICTURES: RAF Photographic Competition 2012 Royal Air Force photographic competition 2012 A Tornado GR4 aircraft launching from RAF Marham A Typhoon from RAF Coningsby performs as part of their public display authority obligation.

The Ground Truth from Benghazi

Si cercano rimedi Inside and Upside Down

How the Russian 'Reset' Explains Obama's Foreign Policy

Una nuova frontiera per i droni U.S. Army orders its first batch of suicide drones U.S. Army Awards AeroVironment $4.9 Million Contract for Switchblade Agile Munition Systems and Services When drones decide to kill on their own The Next Wave in U.S. Robotic War: Drones on Their Own Dalla Corea del Sud South Korea developing kamikaze-style drone that dive bombs the enemy at 250mph Dalla Corea del Nord N.Korea 'Developing Kamikaze Drones'

The Reality of Cyber Threats: Congress Must Act Air and Space Power Journal: Warfare in the Cyber Domain

segnalo questo paper Strengthening the Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security: How to Engage African Regional Organizations and Civil Society

Segnalo questo paper che analizza le motiviazioni dell'atteggiamento russo nella crisi siriana When Domestic Factors Prevail Upon Foreign Ambitions: Russia’s Strategic Game in Syria

Iran announces new combat drone capable of carrying missiles for air defense missions

sempre riguardo al ritorno a Subic Bay segnalo questo studio dell'U.S. Army War College SUBIC BAY NAVAL COMPLEX - ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES?. E' un pò datato (risale al 1992), ma analizza le vicende che hanno portato alla chiusura di Subic Bay e le conseguenze (alternative) che ne sono derivate. Ritengo sia utile per capire l'importanza strategica di questo angolo di Filippine. Alcune cartteristiche tecniche

F-35: newest fighter much more than just stealthy plane intervista al "Marine Corps Col. Art Tomassetti, a pilot who has been with the JSF program since 1998" sul lavoro di gruppo

The Rafale omnirole fighter Poi vengono elencate le cartatteristiche dell'aereo

NATO: Nuclear Transparency Begins At Home US tactical nuclear weapons in Europe, 2011 Dal report, per l'Italia: Aviano US F-16 WS3 WSVs n. 18 Weapons n. 50 (Nuclear inspections in 2004, 2007, and 2009.) Ghedi Italian Tornados WS3 WSVs n. 11 Weapons n. 10-20 (Nuclear inspections in 2004, 2007, and 2010; weapons might have been reduced.) Note: The 87 WS3 WSVs each can store up to four bombs for a total maximum of 348 weapons. Normally only one or two weapons are present. Vaults at some other bases that used to store nuclear bombs might still be maintained in a caretaker status for potential dispersal contingencies.

U.S. to Help Create an Elite Libyan Force to Combat Islamic Extremists Libya’s Congress Elects Interim Prime Minister Libya Struggles to Curb Militias, the Only Police

Militant jihadists’ rise in Arab world imperils region’s stability Swiss are blocking $1 billion in ‘dictator’ funds from 4 Arab Spring nations

Political Issues Torpedo EADS-BAE Merger

Sulla via di casa Enterprise Transits the Suez Canal for the Final Time Oct. 12, 2012 - The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) moves through the Suez Canal for the last time. Sept. 27, 2012

F-22 transfer to Tyndall frozen

Prime Minister inspects new carrier construction

U.S. Continues to Send Nonlethal Aid to Syrian Opposition Turkey's Challenge and the Syrian Negotiation

Gripen E-F test aircraft debuts in Switzerland

Segnalo questo paper che analizza l'ultimo decennio di spese militari dell'Asia. La parte del leone tocca, ovviamente, alla Cina Asian Defense Spending, 2000–2011 China leads rise in Asia military spending

New version of Flame virus uncovered: researchers New version of Flame virus uncovered

Io penso di no. Ci sono in gioco molti denari e il mantenimento di competenze: gli USA non esiteranno a favorire il competitor nazionale.