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The B-3 is Not a Replacement Bomber: It is Part of the Revolution in Air Combat Affairs

Posted on May 12, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
05/12/2015
The B-3 will enter a fleet in the midst of a revolution in air combat affairs.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Plan Jericho: John Blackburn Explains the RAAF Approach at the Copenhagen Airpower Symposium

Posted on May 11, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
05/11/2015
The ecosystem which synergistically interacts with the coming and evolution of the F-35 global fleet is what Plan Jericho is all about.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Australian Minister of Defence Embraces Fifth Generation Warfare Concept

Posted on May 11, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
05/11/2015
The Australian Minister of Defence embraces a fifth generation warfare approach for the Australian forces.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Visiting HMS Queen Elizabeth

Posted on May 9, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
05/09/2015
Slideshow:Visiting HMS Queen Elizabeth
Posted in Con Ops, HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force | Tagged F-35B, HMS Queen Elizabeth, RAF, RN, Robbin Laird, Scotland, Second Line of Defense

The F-35 and the Fifth Generation Warfare Ecosystem

Posted on May 1, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
05/01/2015
The warfighting centers (MAWTS-1, Nellis and Fallon) were interactively working together and with allies to shape the way ahead.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Airpower in Transition: Meeting 21st Century Strategic Challenges

Posted on April 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/30/2015
Reworking what political leadership and accountability with the emergence of fifth-generation enabled warfare is a key challenge facing the democracies.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Visiting the First A400M Squadron at Bricy: Shaping a Way Ahead

Posted on April 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/30/2015
The impact of the A400M fleet will be strategic for France, whereby interventions can occur directly from France without having to preposition forces in the area of interest. Lt. Col. Paillard clearly felt that the interoperability provided by a common aircraft was something to be reinforced by training and operations…
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

General Mercier Visits the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Posted on April 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/30/2015
General Mercier comes to Allied Command Transformation at an interesting time.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New
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