Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition
Spectators ducked instinctively, though unnecessarily, as a lone F-16C Fighting Falcon of the United States Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds aerobatics team streaked overhead at low altitude. The sudden appearance of the jet left ears ringing before half a dozen F-16s of the Thunderbirds proceeded to perform a variety of precise aerial moves that wowed and enthralled the assembled crowd.
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Trucking On
When the Wehrmacht swept across Europe in 1939-40 much was made of the new mechanised warfare that the German army embodied. The emphasis was on the army's tanks, armoured vehicles, and air support. However, what is less often talked about was the long logistics tail that supported the armoured spearheads and the fact that much of that logistics tail was not mechanised at all and continued to rely on horse drawn supply carts.
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Surprise Reshuffle Three Service Chiefs of Staff
Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recently surprised most defence analysts with a quick reshuffle of the three service chiefs of staff. He installed new army, navy, and air force chiefs of staff at the presidential palace on 9 November.
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