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Con Ops

US and Canadian Arctic Search and Rescue Exercise

Posted on November 2, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
11/02/2013
A recent US and Canadian exercise in the Arctic area focused on the challenge of search and rescue (video).
Posted in Con Ops, Video, What's New

The Zumwalt Leaves its Dry Dock

Posted on October 31, 2013 | by Caroline Teames
10/31/2013
The new DDG-1000 will provide significant littoral capacities, including in an ASW role.
Posted in Con Ops, Slideshow, What's New | Tagged and Coast Guard, Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard, Marine Corps, navy, Zumwalt

The Impact of Advanced Fusion in 5th Generation Fighters on Combat Capability

Posted on October 30, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
10/30/2013
The fusion engine in the F-35 and in the fleet is a key element of the next phase of airpower.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Using C-295s in Kazakhstan

Posted on October 26, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
10/26/2013
Additional C-295s are coming to Kazakhstan.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Re-Thinking the Role of the Smaller Deck Carrier: The Case of Cavour

Posted on October 25, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
10/25/2013
A ship like the Cavour, operating F-35Bs, can form a centerpiece of a maritime operational force.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The Scan Eagle as a Combat Asset: Shaping a New Business Model

Posted on October 19, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
10/19/2013
The Scan Eagle is a very flexible combat asset, used on land and at sea.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, Market Opportunities, What's New

Another Step in the Maturation of the Osprey: Long-Range and High Altitude Ops

Posted on October 18, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
10/18/2013
The Commander of VMX-22 discusses an Osprey exercise, which focused on executing a TRAP mission going from North Carolina into Colorado..
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Indian and American Naval Cooperation: The Potential Role of the P-8

Posted on October 17, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
10/17/2013
This article looks at how the P-8 might contribute to Indian and American naval cooperation.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New
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