2012-12-09 The Marines have stood up their first squadron of F-35 Bs at MCAS Yuma. But the Marine Corps approach to the aircraft is built on recognition that in addition to its role as a strike aircraft, it has C2 and Information Warfare capabilities, which will make it a central…
2012-12-06 MBDA released a press release today which announced the successful launch of the new MBDA meteor air superiority weapon from a Eurofighter. The Meteor missile thereby takes one more step closer to deployment. According to the Press Release: The Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile has been successfully launched…
2012-12-05 Second Line of Defense has provided significant coverage of the Osprey and the F-35B and their impact on the evolution of the USMC and of the role of air systems in the evolution of combat operations. Surprisingly, or perhaps not so, there was little national press presence at the…
2012-11-30 by Robbin Laird Ed Timperlake has pioneered work on how to understand the entire approach to re-thinking what the new generation of combat air is really all about. To capture the difference between his generation of aircraft and the F-35, Timperlake has focused on what he calls the Z-axis and…
2012-11-30 by Robbin Laird The 1982 Lebanese War was a significant event on many levels. But one of those levels was the testing of military equipment and operational approaches. The Israelis used new unmanned aerial vehicles, new weapons against tanks, and new approaches to air-ground operations to defeat its enemies in…
2012-11-29 Second Line of Defense visited MAWTS during the second week of November 2012. We did so knowing that the Marine Corps is focusing on the concurrent development of tactics and training with operations. In part, that is why the F-35 Bravo is being stood up at MCAS Yuma, the home…
The Marines have stood up their first squadron of F-35 Bs at MCAS Yuma. But the Marine Corps approach to the aircraft is built on recognition that it is a C2 and Information Warfare aircraft, which will be a central piece to the ACE or Aviation Combat Element of the…
2012-11-25 Second Line of Defense visited MAWTS a week prior to the official ceremony welcoming planes for the new F-35 squadron at the Marine Air Station at Yuma Arizona. We visited MAWTS last year to discuss the evolution of training and tactics associated with the V-22 as well as the…
