2017-08-31 It is difficult to miss the ramping up of tensions caused by North Korean missile launches and nuclear progress. We have argued for some time that the command structure for US forces in Korea should be given to the USAF for it is an ADA, USAF, and USN capability team…
2017-08-31 By Robbin Laird During my recent stay in Australia to attend and write the report for the Williams Foundation seminar on the future of electronic warfare, I had the chance to continue my discussions with Air Marshal Leo Davies, the Chief of Staff of the RAAF. The RAAF is…
2017-08-31 By Murielle Delaporte Former Transall (C160) pilot and “Touraine” Transport Squadron, Captain Cyril is currently in charge of operations within the 61st Wing at Orléans Air Base. This wing was specifically created for the arrival of the A400M. This interview was done onboard the MSN 31 last Spring while…
2017-08-31 By Robbin Laird On August 23, 2017, the Williams Foundation held a seminar on the future of electronic warfare. With the introduction of the Growler, this has provided a natural hook into the broader discussion of the evolving payloads, which need to be part of an integrated 21st century combat…
2017-08-29 By Robbin Laird Earlier, I had a chance along with Ed Timperlake to visit HAVOC at the Naval Air Warfare Development Center, and to get the perspective from Fallon on the evolution of EW within the joint force, seen from a US Navy perspective. In that interview, there was…
2017-09-01 On August 23, 2017, the Williams Foundation held a seminar on the future of electronic warfare. The seminar was begun with a very thoughtful overview on the history airborne electronic attack within the RAAF. This perspective was provided by Group Captain Andrew Gilbert, Director of the Air Power Development…
2017-08-30 By Murielle Delaporte Onboard the MSN 31 (April 2017) It is just a matter of fact, but not such a well-known one, that the A400M has been used for months as a regular weekly multi-stop shuttle on all the theaters where French armed forces are present. “Ever since it…
2017-08-29 By Robbin Laird The title of this piece might seem obvious -- why would not the US do everything possible to put the best equipment into the field? The answer is simply that the foreign investment equation is largely absent in the US political calculus. There would be no…
