2013-05-30 By Ed Timperlake It is now time to focus on evolving U.S. military force structure and technology in response to what Professor Paul Braken has identified in a seminal work as: “the challenge of deterrence in the second nuclear age.” We had a chance to interview Professor Braken and we…
2013-06-11 By Murielle Delaporte The revolution in logistics seen in air and maritime support for ground forces can reshape how these forces operate. The French experience in Mali provides a case in point. The French forces were requested by the Mali government to intervene to defend the capital and the southern…
2013-06-11 In some ways, the Trade Media Brief event hosted by Airbus Military (AM), this year in Seville Spain, is a pre-Paris Air Show event. This year, the A400M is a key feature for AM given its first delivery to the French Air Force with a delivery later this year…
2013-06-09 The A330MRTT built by Airbus Military is an unusual product. It can combine tanking a diversity of air platforms with the fuel carried in its wings, with significant cargo or passenger capacity as well. This multi-mission character of the plane – many things at once rather than having to…
2013-06-07 (Updated) Coordinating an amphibious task force is complex and challenging. When the amphibious task force expands to become an expeditionary strike group supported by USAF and USN fires, coupled with C5ISR, it becomes even more complex. The Bold Alligator 2013 exercise was synthetic based and is the latest effort…
2013-06-06 Airbus Military is the 21st Century version of CASA. As such, it combines the CASA heritage, and the C-212, and CN-235 with new products, notably the new A330MRTT tanker and the strategic-tactical blend of an airlifter, the A400M. At the Trade Media Brief held at the end of May…
2013-06-06 As the USMC expects IOC of the F-35 in 2015, and the USAF in 2016, and the Navy in 2018 or 2019, the fleet is expanding to prepare for this process. IOC Report (For the USMC approach to a con-ops driven insertion of the F-35B see the following: https://sldinfo.com/the-ace-of-the-future-yuma-and-beyond-2/). A…
2013-06-05 By Robbin Laird The trade media journalists who attended the Airbus Trade Media Brief in late May 2013 were given a chance to fly the A400M. The event was identified on the program as “undisclosed” event but was disclosed by the CEO of Airbus Military on May 30th at a…
