Ben Ho
The Vulnerability of Air Bases
Published in the July/August 2020 Issue - In 1921, Italian Army General Giulio Douhet published Il Dominio Dell’Aria (or Command of the Air), a...
More Thoughts on Singapore’s F-35B
There have been more developments in Singapore’s F-35B Lightning II acquisition. Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen recently said that the city-state was in...
Air Defence Challenges in the New Decade
Air defence is coming to the fore of Western military planning after being neglected in the 20-plus years of permissive campaigns since the end...
Analysing Singapore’s F-35B Acquisition
In January 2019, the United States approved the sale of up to 12 Lockheed-Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter jets and related equipment and services...
The Value Of Shore Based Air Power For Maritime Strike
November 2019 marked the 75th anniversary of a relatively obscure, yet pivotal, engagement of the Pacific War – the Battle of Ormoc Bay.
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Employing ‘The Barca Method’ using submarines
“Offence is the best form of defence” is an adage that has been applied to many forms of competitive endeavours, including sports and military...
South Korea joins Asia’s Carrier Race
The Republic of Korea (ROK) recently announced that it plans to launch by 2030 a large-deck amphibious-warfare ship that could handle Short Take Off...
Whither China’s recent ASBM test?
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) tested its much-vaulted anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) capability at sea last month, according to news outlets CNBC and NHK,...
Assessing Malaysia’s Light Combat Aircraft Options
Ben Ho - The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is said to be on the market for a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to augment...
The Strategic Utility of Diego Garcia
Ben Ho - Last month’s vote by the United Nations General Assembly to end Britain’s control of the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean...
