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Con Ops

An Update on the Indian Air Force: The Coming of Rafale

Posted on August 20, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/20/2014
The Indian Air Force Chief of Staff provides an overview on the modernization of the IAF.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Australia to Plus Up Tanker and Lift Fleet?

Posted on August 20, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/20/2014
The Australian MOD is interested in adding two more C-17s and two more KC-30As.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The Complex Synchronized Ballet At Sea: The Strike Carrier in the Arabian Sea

Posted on August 15, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/15/2014
> For those ISIS terrorists who asked the President not to send Drones to kill them, the USN is providing an initial response to this request. The carrier battle group provides a synchronized ballet of mechanical violence from a highly trained crew on board the carrier, operating an array of…
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

2014 is NOT 2003: Information War Informed Combat Capability

Posted on August 11, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/11/2014
Information war is a neglected dimension by the US in Iraq; but not by ISIS.
Posted in Con Ops, Policy Dynamics, What's New

Working the Tactics and Training of F-35Bs with VMFA-121: The Perspective of Maj Roger “HASMAT” Greenwood

Posted on August 10, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/10/2014
Major Greenwood discusses MAWTS-1 and the F-35.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

What do the Eurofighter and F-35 have in Common? The Meteor Missile

Posted on August 8, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/08/2014
The Eurofighter and F-35 may not be the same generation aircraft, but they can share in the benefits of a next generation missile like the Meteor.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

MAWTS-1 and Shaping the Future of USMC Aviation Within the Marine Corps

Posted on August 8, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/08/2014
In an interview with the Operations Officer for MAWTS-1, the basic role of the squadron in USMC innovation was discussed.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The USS America and a Cluster of Innovation

Posted on August 8, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/08/2014
The USS America is an enabler of 21st century amphibious assault operations. It is not simply an upgrade from the past..
Posted in Con Ops, What's New
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