01/19/2011 - In mid-October 2010, Second Line of Defense visited Eglin AFB and the Air Armaments Center. During the visit, SLD sat down with Major General Davis who is finishing his tour at AAC and has been nominated for his third star and the command at the Electronic Systems Center…
01/04 /2011 - In a sidebar conversation to the presentation of Lt. General Deptula’s briefing on the PLA Air Force, Second Line of Defense’s Robbin Laird discussed with Lt. General Deptula ways to think about the evolving Chinese challenge. China’s Yilong UAV Credit: www.china-defense-mashup.com R. Laird: Why don’t we…
Building an Unmanned Cargo Vehicle: The Case of the AirMule An Interview With Rafi Yoeli 12/22/2010 - In a recent visit to Urban Aeronautics, a small Israeli company with significant experience in unmanned vehicles, Rafi Yoeli, CEO of the company outlined their basic cargo UAV offerings, built around variants of…
The Role of C4ISR in the USCG: Meeting the Challenges for a 21st Century Force An Interview With Admiral Day 12/09/2010 – Second Line of Defense sat down with Admiral Robert E. Day this fall to have a wide ranging discussion of the challenges of building effective C4ISR for the…
By Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary of the Air Force War and politics in Afghanistan: a tough balancing act credit photo: www.csmonitor.com 11/28/2010 - As our casualties mount and our allies begin to look for the sidelines, we are receiving seriously mixed messages about our so-called war that is "breaking…
The Air Force Tanker Decision: A ‘Fairer’ Way Forward By Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary of the Air Force Credit: KC-135, http://www.aviationexplorer.com 11/17/2010 - The Air Force is confronting a conundrum that in 1998, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) called a mandatory replacement program for the aging tanker fleet. There…
Vice Admiral Joseph W. Dyer, U.S. Navy (Ret.) on the Future of Military Robotics and Awaiting New Concepts of Operations 11/05/2010 - Second Line of Defense recently sat down with Vice Admiral Joe Dyer (U.S. Navy, Ret.), Chief Operating Officer at iRobot Corporation, to discuss the evolution of robotics and…
The Evolution of Chinese Science and Technology Capabilities An Interview with Mark Lewis 10/29 /2010 In September 2010, Second Line of Defense sat down with Mark Lewis, President, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Willis Young Professor and Chair, Department of Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Lewis is the former Chief…
