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Con Ops

High Speed, High Value: The X 3 Visits America

Posted on July 16, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/16/2012
A look at the Eurocopter high speed hybrid helicopter.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New | Tagged Eurocopter, X Cubed, X3

Britain Demonstrates the Flexibility Inherent in the F-35 Program

Posted on July 16, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/16/2012
The F-35 program always for flexibility from Bs to As and As to Bs.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New | Tagged F-35B, UK

The Air Tanker Contribution to Gulf Security

Posted on July 3, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/03/2012
The potential role of the UAE and Saudi tankers as part of their operational envelope.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Shaping Redundant Response U.S. Military Space Capabilities

Posted on July 1, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/01/2012
The entire C5ISR enterprise built into a honeycomb is the correct response and approach to shaping the attack and defense global reach enterprise.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New | Tagged Chinese Space, Chinese space threat, F-35, Space News, The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

The USMC Looks to the Future

Posted on June 6, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
06/06/2012
The USMC is at the heart of building the agile forces central to the restructuring of U.S. forces overall.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged General Amos, USMC

How to Understand a 21st Century Platform: The Case of M1400 and Blue Devil 2

Posted on June 3, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
06/03/2012
A way to think about 21st century air platforms.
Posted in Con Ops, Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Airship, airships, Blue Devil 2, M1400

The Threat of Airships

Posted on June 1, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
06/01/2012
Why are airships so threatening to the USAF?
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged airships, Blue Devil 2, JLENS, M1400, USAF

The Editor of Asian Defence Journal Talks About the A400M in Asia

Posted on May 30, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
05/30/2012
Gaining perspective on the A400M in Asia.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New
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