{"id":24651,"date":"2016-02-16T12:32:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T01:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=24651"},"modified":"2016-02-16T12:32:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T01:32:36","slug":"sea-air-and-land-updates-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/sea-air-and-land-updates-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea, air and land updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BLIMP\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sea State<\/b><\/p>\n

Boeing has <\/span>told <\/span>Reuters<\/span><\/i><\/a> on February 12 that the company has implemented a number of new measures aimed at combating a rise in health issues reported by F\/A-18 and EA-18G fighter jet pilots. The statement follows last week\u2019s <\/span>revelations from Michael Turner<\/span><\/a>, Chairman of the House of Representative Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, of a decline in the well-being of pilots, with common problems including insufficient oxygen and depressurisation during flight. Specific measures are underway to address those issues, including incorporating changes to the filter material in the aircrafts\u2019 on-board generation systems and improving maintenance practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia <\/span>continues to invest<\/span><\/a> in its naval fleet, with President Vladimir Putin <\/span>expressing his desire<\/span><\/a> to modernise Russia\u2019s submarine fleet by purchasing additional boats, and potentially by developing and acquiring new models. Check out this <\/span>fascinating infographic<\/span><\/a> from designer Anton Egorov for a look at Russia\u2019s current submarines and their maximum depth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Real Clear Defense\u2019s<\/span><\/i> interview series, <\/span>Defense Talks<\/span><\/a>, last week featured US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson, who discussed the US Navy\u2019s budget restraints, how it can maintain its fighting edge, and the threat of peer competitors Russia and China.<\/span><\/p>\n

Flight Path<\/b><\/p>\n

This week, US Air Force (USAF) officials <\/span>announced force structure changes<\/span><\/a> resulting from the 2017 defense budget. <\/span>This official US DoD infographic<\/span><\/a> shows the various proposed force structure changes set out by the 2017 budget for the next five years. <\/span>Breaking Defense <\/span><\/i>has published an informative <\/span>article<\/span><\/a> outlining some of the key changes to USAF structure, which also includes a spreadsheet detailing the most significant program investments, such as finance for the Long-Range Strike-Bomber increasing from $736.2 million to $1.36 billion in fiscal year 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

You might recall the infamous \u2018<\/span>blimpgate<\/span><\/a>\u2019 incident we reported on late last year. For those of you up late at night pondering the fate of the wayward airship, rest assured, it <\/span>will fly again<\/span><\/a>. Recent investigations into the incident found that the blimp\u2019s escape was due to a combination a design, human error and procedural issues. Despite this, and <\/span>funding cuts of US$30 million<\/span><\/a> to its program announced the month after the incident, the blimp will grace the skies once again.<\/span><\/p>\n

And in F-35 news (because it wouldn\u2019t be Flight Path without an update), the US general in charge of the program, Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan, has outlined the biggest risks yet to be faced by the development program in a fascinating <\/span>Defense News<\/span><\/i> overview<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rapid Fire<\/b><\/p>\n

The <\/span>DPRK\u2019s purge of its top military officials continues<\/span><\/a> in the lead up to the <\/span>Congress of the Workers Party in May<\/span><\/a> with <\/span>reports emerging last week<\/span><\/a> that North Korean Army chief Ri Yong-gil had been executed either on 2 or 3 February. A member of the Korean Workers\u2019 Party Central Committee and a deputy delegate to the Supreme People\u2019s Assembly, he <\/span>became the Chief of the Korean People\u2019s Army (KPA) General Staff in 2013<\/span><\/a>. However, this was short lived: following in <\/span>the grim footsteps of other senior staff<\/span><\/a> since Kim Jong-un came to power, he was apparently executed due to <\/span>corruption and participating in a factional conspiracy<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fun fact: 14 February marked a century since as many as 15,000 Australian Army soldiers led a \u2018strike\u2019 through the centre of Sydney in what has become known as the <\/span>\u2018The Battle of Central Station\u2019 or \u2018The Liverpool Riot of 1916\u2019<\/span><\/a>. Soldiers looted pubs, raided food carts, smashed shop windows and harassed civilians in response to deteriorating living conditions at Casula Camp and disputes about training expectations. It resulted in the <\/span>court-martialling<\/span><\/a> of <\/span>as many as 1,000 soldiers<\/span><\/a> and the death of a volunteer recruit, Ernest William Keefe, who was shot dead in a melee by troops and police officers called to quell the situation. <\/span>A bullet hole can still be found<\/span><\/a> at the entrance to Central Station\u2019s Platform 1, and <\/span>The Daily Telegraph<\/span><\/i> has illustrated a commemorative outline of the event <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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