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A New Special Report: The F-35 Arrives into the Combat Fleet

Posted on April 6, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
04/06/2016
The F-35 is not a future program; it is here now.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Drone Attacked and Destroyed by Eagle: The Dutch Bring Eagles to the Fight

Posted on April 2, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
04/02/2016
An Eagle takes out a Raven, and we mean the bird takes out the UAV.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Mastering the Reshaping of the Joint Force Capability Puzzle: A Discussion with Air Marshal Davies of the Royal Australian Air Force

Posted on April 1, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
04/01/2016
The Chief of the RAAF discusses the way ahead with evolving force structure design and integration in the 21st century.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Air Vice-Marshal McDonald Views the Way Ahead for the RAAF in the Joint Operations Space

Posted on March 30, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
03/30/2016
The Deputy Chief of Staff discussed how the RAAF was working with Army and Navy to shape cross-cutting transformation.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Russian Special Forces in Syria: Playing a Key Role

Posted on March 28, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
03/28/2016
A look at the evolving role of Russian special forces in Putin's global strategy.
Posted in Con Ops, Strategy, What's New

Eurofighter Continues Progress in Expanding Its Weapons Portfolio

Posted on March 25, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
03/25/2016
Eurofighter is expanding its weapons portfolio, in part to subsume key strike functions of the Tornado as it gets retired.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New

Shaping Amphibious Capability for the Australian Defence Force: The New and the Old

Posted on March 25, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
03/25/2016
The Aussies are adding a new amphibious mix to their defense capabilities.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Jericho Dawn: The Aussies Shape 21st Century Ground Maneuver Forces

Posted on March 21, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
03/21/2016
Jericho Dawn is an exercise in the shaping of 21st century ground maneuver forces.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New
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