Pegasus Bridge
The French phrase coup de main literally means “a strike of the hand.” In military jargon, it means “an offensive …
International Militaries
Hobart and His Funnies: Gen. Omar Bradley and the D-Day Controversy
In March 1943 Britain’s leading armor warfare expert, Maj. Gen. Sir Percy C. S. Hobart, finally got his due. He …
Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo’s Indian Ocean Raid
In the spring of 1942, the Japanese naval juggernaut appeared unstoppable. The U.S. Navy was on the strategic defensive …
Boeing Completes Saudi E-3A AWACS Upgrades
Boeing has completed an extensive series of radar system upgrades for Royal Saudi Air Force E-3A Airborne Warning and …
The Year in Special Operations 2017-2018 (Digital Edition)
This year’s edition of The Year in Special Operations commemorates two important anniversaries in the world …
F-35A Lightning II Exercises in Europe
F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings out of Hill Air Force Base, Utah, …
Bird’s-Eye View: The Development of Aerial Reconnaissance
Less than a dozen years after the first manned balloon flights, the first aerial observation of a battlefield contributed to …
Littoral Challenges Addressed at OPTECH South 2017
Naval experts from around the world are meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, for the Operations and Technology (OPTECH) South 2017 conference. …
Norway Orders Five P-8A Poseidons
In the same week that Boeing was awarded a $2.2 billion contract for up to 17 P-8As for three different …
Boeing Awarded $2.2 Billion for 17 More P-8A Poseidons
Boeing was awarded a $2.2 billion contract March 30 for at least 17 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, according to …