2015-12-07 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The decade ahead is not a repeat of the past 15 years; it is not about a continuation of the land-centric and counter-insurgency slow motion war. It is about global agility, the ability to insert force to achieve discrete and defined objectives, and…
2015-12-12 While the Air Combat Command is holding an exercise with F-22s, Typhoons and Rafales at Langley AFB to shape fifth generation warfare integration, the Marines are bringing fifth generation warfare capabilities to close air support. F-35B Expeditionary from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. During our visit to Denmark to participate in a unique…
2015-12-11 Six Rafales, eight Typhoons, along with two KC-135FR Stratotankers and two KC-30 Voyagers, made the trip across the Atlantic for the exercise that will last from Dec 2nd to the 18th. Second Line of Defense will be visiting Langley during the exercise and have a chance to talk with…
2015-12-04 By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird Recently, a Marine Corps reserve Osprey squadron participated in an exercise held in Latin America. And in so doing, Marine Air Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve conducted longest flight, 6,165 miles, in the history of the MV 22-Osprey, traveling…
2015-12-04 In late October 2015, we had a chance to sit down and talk with key members of the Air Combat Command (ACC) staff about the evolution of the air combat force and the way ahead under the influence of new technologies coming into the force. During that visit, we…
2015-11-16 By Robbin Laird The Wedgetail is part of the Royal Australian’s 21st century air power transformation effort and strategy. It is the core air battle management platform in the RAAF and is often referred to as an AWACs, although it is not. As the RAAF describes the Wedgetail: The…
2015-06-02 By Robbin Laird The Royal Navy (RN) is returning the large deck carrier business after many years absence. This means that the RN while shaping the concepts of operations for it new carrier and the RAF for the new carrier air wing, the two services are not constrained by…
2015-11-28 The Luftwaffe operates the Heron 1 in Afghanistan with support from Airbus Defence and Space. The German Air Force focuses on utilization of the aircraft and Airbus and Defence and Space is responsible for operating the systems and guarantees the operational readiness of Heron 1 in Afghanistan. This services business model…
