Australia to expand its navy

CBC has an article about Australia's plans to spend 10 billion dollars upgrading its navy.

Canadians in the Congo

Canada.com has an article on Canadian soldiers serving with the UN peacekeeping mission MONUC in the Congo.

In August, we had a civil war in the city. In November, we had another one which burned the supreme court building, and in March we had another civil war in the city, a confrontation between government forces and the security forces of a former vice-president.

A 10 Warthog

Aviation Week has an article on the venerable A-10 Warthog ground attack aircraft.

The Warthog has proved far more useful for modern fights than even the contemporary F-117 stealth fighter: the stealth jet is bowing out of service beginning this year; the Warthog, on the other hand, is slated for another 20 years of service.

Exercise Western Sentry

The Lookout has an article about a Canadian Naval Reserve exercise on the west coast.

Like high readiness work-ups on a warship to prepare crew and ship to deploy at a moment’s notice, Western Sentry is the method of certifying a Port Security Unit (PSU) is ready for duty. There are four PSU, two on each coast. This year, PSU 2 is being prepared as the national manning pool to draw from should a domestic emergency operation or port security need arise in Canada.