Skip to content
Second Line of Defense
  • What's New
  • In Briefs
  • Issues & Trends
    • The Integrated Distributed Combat Force
    • Con Ops & Operations
    • Policy Dynamics
    • Manufacturability
    • Logs & Sustainment
    • Strategy
    • Video
    • Slideshow
  • About us
    • Who we are
    • Global Partners
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Send us feedback
  • SLD Bookshop
  • Home
  • What’s New
  • In Briefs
  • ISSUES & TRENDS
    • Con Ops
    • Manufacturability
    • Logs & Sustainment
    • Strategy
    • Cybersecurity
    • Slideshow
  • About us
    • Who we are
    • Privacy Policy
    • Global Partners
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Send us feedback
  • SLD Bookshop
Newsletter Signup

In an effort to be in compliance with GDPR we are providing you with the latest documentation about how we collect, use, share and secure your information, we want to make you aware of our updated privacy policy here

Enter your name and email address below to receive our newsletter.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Con Ops

The Sea Services Prepare to Prevail in the Extended Battlespace: An Interview with Rear Admiral Manazir

Posted on December 15, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
12/15/2015
Rear Admiral Manazir discusses the way ahead for the sea services to operate and prevail in the extended battlespace.
Posted in Con Ops, Strategy, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Fifth Generation Warfare Capabilities Arrive For a USMC Combined Arms Exercise

Posted on December 12, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
12/12/2015
The Marines are bringing fifth generation warfare capabilities to close air support.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Update on Trilateral Exercise: Evolving Joint Tactics for the F-22, the Tyhpoon and the Rafale

Posted on December 11, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
12/11/2015
You train like you fight; you fight like you train.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

From California to Brazil: The Osprey Nation Takes Another Step into the Future

Posted on December 9, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
12/09/2015
Recently, a Marine Corps reserve Osprey squadron conducted the longest flight, 6,165 miles, in the history of the MV 22-Osprey.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

F-22s, Typhoons and Rafales Fly Together at Air Combat Command Exercise

Posted on December 4, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
12/04/2015
Fifth generation warfighting is being exercised at Langley AFB.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The New UK Aircraft Carrier: Reshaping the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force (Updated with New Video)

Posted on November 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/30/2015
In this interview with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, the coming of HMS Queen Elizabeth and its impact is analyzed.
Posted in Con Ops, Strategy, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

From “Troubled” to Trailblazing Program: The Wedgetail and 21st Century Combat Innovation

Posted on November 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/30/2015
The Wedgetail program went from “troubled” to trailblazing by starting with a significant and decisive decision.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

RPAs in Afghanistan: Heron 1 Reaches 25,000 Flight Hours Via Operator Support Business Model

Posted on November 28, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/28/2015
The Luftwaffe operates the Heron 1 in Afghanistan with support from Airbus Defence and Space.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New
Page 128 of 245« First‹ Previous124125126127128129130131132Next ›Last »
  • Video of the month
  • SLD Bookshop
  • The Integrated Distributed Combat Force
SLD BOOKSHOP
View All »

The Second Line of Defense team provides high quality publications with regard to key global strategic developments. You can purchase these on a number of booksellers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo.

Video of the Month
View All »

Always Ready, Persistently Under-Resourced: The U.S. Coast Guard in the 21st Century

04/12/2026 “Always Ready, Persistently Under‑Resourced” examines how the modern U.S. Coast Guard has been transformed since 9/11 into a globally engaged, multi‑mission security force, while remaining chronically misaligned between assigned missions… Read more »
Our Partners
  • Home
  • Contact
  • Feedback
  • Privacy Policy
  • SLD Forum
  • Defense.info
  • Operationnels.com
"If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn’t thinking."
— General George Patton Jr.
© 2026 SLDinfo.com All rights reserved. Terms & Conditions.