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Contents MT 4/2015 · 1 Colombian Armed Forces Technology for Unconventional War ... 35 Santiago Rivas Lift Off: Drone Usage in Latin America Takes Flight ....................... 36 W. Alejandro Sanchez Naval Programmes in Latin America ................................................. 58 Massimo Annati Further Naval Programmes in Central and South America ............ 60 Santiago Rivas Features Space The Final Frontier: MilSpace Race Relaunched - Preparing for New Threats in Space ................................................. 39 Rick Adams Precision Airdrop .................................................................................. 45 Pieter Bastiaans Global Reach and Strategies for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) ................................................................ 48 Marty Kauchak Training for Maintenance and Repair ................................................ 50 Ian W. Strachan Luftwaffe Exclusive Advanced Training Technology in the Third Dimension - Goodyear Makes Use of New Flight Training Procedures within the German Air Force ............................................................... 52 Andreas Haslinger, Andreas Hofmann Company Snapshot Flexibility and Vision are Key ......................................... 53 Interview with Lutra Associates Limited Chief Executive Tim Otter C4I Forum Multi-Intelligence Architecture, Data Fusion or a Rose by Any Other Name?.................................... 54 Tim Mahon Cyber Forum Quo Vadis Cyber? ................................................................................. 56 Tim Mahon News....................................................................................................... 64 Index of Advertisers ............................................................................. 69 Epilogue ................................................................................................ 72 COVER Early February 2015, Embraer’s new KC-390 military transport and aerial refueling aircraft successfully performed its first flight. On 20 May 2014, Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) signed the serial production contract for the delivery of 28 KC-390 aircraft and initial logistic support. Besides the order from the FAB, there are current purchase intentions from other countries, for a total of 32 additional aircraft. Inserts depict a Raytheon Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle travelling through space on its way to collide with an intercontinental ballistic missile threat in this artist’s rendering (Photo: Raytheon); a US Marine taking a knee in a field of poppy during a halt in a security patrol in Musa Qal’eh, Helmand province, Afghanistan (Photo: USMC/Chistopher M. Paulton); and the Chilean Navy ALMIRANTE RIVEROS (FF-18, ex-HNLMS TJERK HIDDES) (Photo via Santiago Rivas). Are Putin’s Days Numbered? ................................................................ 3 Dennis-P. Merklinghaus Opinion Preparing for Future Operational Environments, Whatever and Wherever They May Be ................................................ 4 Andrew White EU Economic Policy is a Serious Threat to Europe’s Security ........ 4 Peter Donaldson Russia and China Engage in Base Thoughts ..................................... 5 Gavin Don Iran and the Arab Shia ........................................................................... 6 Gen. (Ret) Salim Abou Ismail Industrial Focus ...................................................................................... 7 Topic Drug Interdiction................................................................................... 13 Andrew White Narco-Submarines: Drug Cartels’ Innovative Strategies................ 14 Byron Ramirez and Robert J. Bunker Spotlight on Brazil Brazil’s Ambitious Armed Forces Modernisation ............................ 18 Dennis-P. Merklinghaus Brazil’s Naval Ambitions at a Glance................................................. 22 Massimo Annati Brazilian Air-Arm Key Programme Updates - “The Idea is to Have Single-Type Fleets ...” ................. 25 Interviews with Brig.Gen. Jose Crepaldi, Head of the Brazilian Air Force’s Programmes Office and Cpt. Fabricio F.N. Duarte, Upgrade-Manager for Brazilian Naval Aviation ................. 26 The Brazilian Navy Seeks to Consolidate Itself as a Modern, Equilibrated, and Balanced Force .................................. 28 Interview with RAdm. Flavio Rocha, Brazilian Navy Head of Strategy and Planning Spotlight on South America South American Defence Procurement - The Drive to Internationalise while Supporting National Industry ....................... 29 Argentina Has the Right Tools and Human Resources to Face Future Challenges .................................................................. 30 Interviews with Vol.XXXIX· Issue 4· 2015 ISSN 0722-3226 €16,00 US $ 27,00 SPACE - THE FINAL FRONTIER ARMED FORCES IN DRUG INTERDICTION NAVAL PROGRAMMES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA SPOTLIGHT ON BRAZIL SPOTLIGHT ON BRAZIL Brig.Gen. Mario Callejo, Chief of Staff of the Argentine Air Force (FAA) Lt.Gen. César Milani, Argentine Army (EA) Commander in Chief Argentine Minister of Defence Ing. Agustin Rossi,
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Colombian Armed Forces Technology for Unconventional War ... 35Santiago Rivas
Lift Off: Drone Usage in Latin America Takes Flight....................... 36W. Alejandro Sanchez
Naval Programmes in Latin America................................................. 58Massimo Annati
Further Naval Programmes in Central and South America............ 60Santiago Rivas
FeaturesSpace The Final Frontier: MilSpace Race Relaunched - Preparing for New Threats in Space ................................................. 39Rick Adams
Precision Airdrop.................................................................................. 45Pieter Bastiaans
Global Reach and Strategies for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) ................................................................ 48Marty Kauchak
Training for Maintenance and Repair ................................................ 50Ian W. Strachan
Luftwaffe ExclusiveAdvanced Training Technology in the Third Dimension - Goodyear Makes Use of New Flight Training Procedures within the German Air Force............................................................... 52Andreas Haslinger, Andreas Hofmann
Company SnapshotFlexibility and Vision are Key ......................................... 53Interview with Lutra Associates Limited Chief Executive Tim Otter
C4I ForumMulti-Intelligence Architecture, Data Fusion or a Rose by Any Other Name?.................................... 54Tim Mahon
Cyber ForumQuo Vadis Cyber?................................................................................. 56Tim Mahon
News....................................................................................................... 64Index of Advertisers ............................................................................. 69Epilogue ................................................................................................ 72
COVEREarly February 2015, Embraer’s newKC-390 military transport and aerialrefueling aircraft successfully performed its first flight. On 20 May2014, Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) signed the serial production contract for the delivery of 28 KC-390 aircraft and initial logistic support. Besides the orderfrom the FAB, there are current purchase intentions from other countries, for a total of 32 additionalaircraft. Inserts depict a RaytheonExoatmospheric Kill Vehicle travellingthrough space on its way to collide with an intercontinental ballistic missile threat in this artist’s rendering (Photo: Raytheon); a US Marine taking a knee in a field of poppy during a halt in a security patrol in Musa Qal’eh, Helmand province, Afghanistan(Photo: USMC/Chistopher M. Paulton); and the Chilean Navy ALMIRANTE RIVEROS (FF-18, ex-HNLMS TJERK HIDDES) (Photo via Santiago Rivas).
Are Putin’s Days Numbered? ................................................................ 3Dennis-P. Merklinghaus
OpinionPreparing for Future Operational Environments,Whatever and Wherever They May Be ................................................ 4Andrew WhiteEU Economic Policy is a Serious Threat to Europe’s Security........ 4Peter Donaldson Russia and China Engage in Base Thoughts ..................................... 5Gavin DonIran and the Arab Shia ........................................................................... 6Gen. (Ret) Salim Abou Ismail
Industrial Focus ...................................................................................... 7
TopicDrug Interdiction................................................................................... 13Andrew WhiteNarco-Submarines: Drug Cartels’ Innovative Strategies................ 14Byron Ramirez and Robert J. Bunker
Spotlight on BrazilBrazil’s Ambitious Armed Forces Modernisation ............................ 18Dennis-P. MerklinghausBrazil’s Naval Ambitions at a Glance................................................. 22Massimo Annati
Brazilian Air-Arm Key Programme Updates - “The Idea is to Have Single-Type Fleets ...” ................. 25Interviews with Brig.Gen. Jose Crepaldi, Head of the Brazilian Air Force’s Programmes Office andCpt. Fabricio F.N. Duarte, Upgrade-Manager for Brazilian Naval Aviation ................. 26
The Brazilian Navy Seeks to Consolidate Itself as a Modern, Equilibrated, and Balanced Force.................................. 28Interview with RAdm. Flavio Rocha, Brazilian Navy Head of Strategy and Planning
Spotlight on South AmericaSouth American Defence Procurement - The Drive to Internationalise while Supporting National Industry ....................... 29Argentina Has the Right Tools and Human Resources to Face Future Challenges .................................................................. 30Interviews with
Vol.XXXIX · Issue 4 · 2015 ISSN 0722-3226
€ 16,00 US $ 27,00
SPACE - THE FINAL FRONTIER
ARMED FORCES IN DRUG INTERDICTION
NAVAL PROGRAMMES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
SPOTLIGHT ON BRAZILSPOTLIGHT ON BRAZIL
Brig.Gen. Mario Callejo, Chief of Staff of the Argentine Air Force (FAA)
Lt.Gen. César Milani, Argentine Army (EA)Commander in Chief
Argentine Minister of Defence Ing. Agustin Rossi,
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