10/25/2013: Located on an Italian Air Force base used for logistics, the Italian government under the management of Alenia Aermacchi (AAeM) has built a 22 building facility to support the F-35 program. The support comes in three parts. First, there is a Final Check Out and Assembly facility, for assembling Italy’s…
The Scan Eagle has been used by U.S. and allied forces aboard ships as well as in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is a very flexible asset, and requires a small crew to operate and can focus on a targeted area of interest. Its recovery system makes it ideal…
2013-10-18 In an earlier discussion with Col. Orr, we focused on the process of the maturation of the Osprey which can be seen in the video excerpt above. In this interview, we had a chance to talk with Commander of VMX-22 about the Osprey exercise, which focused on executing a TRAP…
2013-10-17 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The P-8 is a new maritime surveillance platform built around an open architecture. It is also going into service in the Indian and American navies at roughly the same time. This makes it a unique event for the two navies where a shared 21st…
2013-10-16 by Robbin Laird In 2008, Russia invaded Georgia. This put EU and NATO expansion on hold, to say the least. And our late colleague Ron Asmus focused on the impact of war coming back to the heart of Europe. As Asmus commented during our interview before his untimely death:…
2013-10-15 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The USN is introducing new platforms and systems in the decade ahead. These platforms and systems will introduce change in the concepts of operations and re-shape the role which legacy platforms and systems can play in the future. At the heart of the…
2013-10-13 We have focused for several months on the story of the B-17 in World War II and its significance. http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-b-17-and-its-continuing-legacy/ We have focused particularly upon the celebration in Noirmoutier, France of the crash of a B-17 on July 4, 1943 and the efforts to honor the brave crew as…
10/12/2013: In September 2013, VMX-22 and the MARSOC participated in testing the capabilities of the Osprey and its upgraded software to perform long range and high altitude rescue missions. According to the CO of the squadron, Col. Michael Orr: As part of our operational test on a new Osprey software,…
