🇾🇪 Incredible developments in Najran, southern #Saudi (occupied #Yemen) as a major Houthi operation that began earlier this week has reportedly led to the collapse of at least 3 Saudi military brigades & the capture of 2,000+ Saudi troops & foreign mercenaries. Many more killed.

My September piece for Wavell Room. Stealth Bombers and the Indo-Pacific: Addressing Challenges, Expanding Capabilities wavellroom.com/2019/09/05/ste…

A Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Combat Control Team member prepares to rendezvous with his team after a parachute insertion into the Mosquito Flats Drop Zone at the Bradshaw Field Training Area during Exercise Diamond Storm 2019. #POTD #AusAirForce 📸: CPL Colin Dadd

Special Operations are inherently joint. During our recent graduation ceremony we proudly presented berets to newly qualified members of 4 Sqn Royal Australian Air Force who will become #SOF Combat Controllers. BRIG Craig Shortt, Commander Special Forces Group led the ceremony. #Cuttingedge

Air University Press announces the upcoming launch of Wild Blue Yonder, a digital journal focusing on air, space, and cyber power and linking theory with operational experiences. Official launch date: 6 January 2020. Stay tuned for more information.

#YearInReview || Exercise Cope North 2019 continued in March as Royal Australian Air Force Number 4 Squadron Combat Control Team practiced two types of airfield insertions into Baker Airfield at Tinian Island. #AusAirForce

Sponsored by KSA?

Australia’s depleted international broadcasting is impairing the projection of Australia’s soft power at a time when government is seeking to increase its regional influence, particularly in the Pacific. | Report by Annmaree O'Keeffe and Chris Greene bit.ly/2Px7M4n

Russia's use of hostile measures isn't new. In fact, patterns in Russian behavior in the "gray zone" between peace and war make it possible to forecast what the Kremlin might do in the future. This new report explains: bit.ly/2N7YBHf

#Renfe begins its activity in the US with a $6,000 M contract to develop the first #highspeed project in the country. It will link Houston and Dallas (Texas) and means largest deal of a Spanish company abroad, along with that of the #AVE to Mecca bit.ly/39amHKt

Times like these drive home why we should pay to preserve quality journalism. So much malicious disinformation and ignorant opinions are receiving a platform to everyone’s detriment

When DZSO monotony turns into a cheeky BOT control

Bring Back the Seaplane Interesting idea by David Alman. Ideal in many ways for the Pacific basin and conflict with China. Next questions...Do their vulnerabilities outweigh the value-added? What programs would you forego? What service makes most sense? warontherocks.com/2020/07/bring-…

It's actually astonishing how much the military invests in education for its officers and *doesn't* for its NCOs. Huge missed opportunity. Education makes better leaders. What if you needed an associate's degree to make E7? A bachelor's to make E8?

“First time I saw a jet, I shot it down. I was 1st in my group to shoot down an Me-262. He was on final” RIP Chuck, what a life

Removing🇨🇭from Western weapons supply chains isn't enough. Western weapons shouldn't be sold to🇨🇭either. Either you're on Team Good Guys, or you're on Team Fascist. The age of freeriding is over. The Swiss wave their neutrality as if it's virtuous. It isn't, it's despicable.

On the bright side, we now have an answer to the Fermi Paradox

Former Chief of MI6, Sir Alex Younger speaking on Newsnight about Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how we as Europeans should respond And all I can think about is why MI6 didn't protect us from Russian influence in the 2016 Brexit referendum