Building the Prince of Wales Aircraft Carrier: The UK Shapes a Second Large Deck Carrier for the UK Defense Forces
03/06/2015
Recently, the first of its two engines was installed on the Prince of Wales at its dry dock.
HMS Queen Elizabeth Will Begin Her Sea Trials in 2016
03/03/2015
The HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest warship ever built by the UK, is being completed and will begin its sea trials next year.
Managing Defense Supply Chains: Shaping A 21st Century Way Ahead
03/01/2015
We are revisiting the question of how technologies like RFID work to help DoD to have more effective systems to manage the logistics system.
Visiting the F-35 Final Assembly Line, Fort Worth
03/01/2015
The Final Assembly Line in Fort Worth is maturing and the FACO in Italy will deliver its first jet this year with the Japanese to open their facility next year.
“The Plane is a Broker of Information”: A Conversation with Mike Skaff
02/25/2015
In a discussion with the chief engineer for designing the F-35 pilot interface, Dr. Skaff provides a sense of the way ahead based on dialogue with F-35 pilots and users.
The Coming of the Joint Strike Fighter and Defense Transformation
02/25/2015
The initial operating capability of the F-35 is not simply about the introduction of a replacement aircraft but the next phase in a revolution of airpower.
Shaping an S-Cubed Combat Revolution: Preparing for the Coming Hypersonic Cruise Missile Threat
02/24/2015
S-cubed=sensors-stealth-speed of weapons can provide a new paradigm for shaping a combat force.
The F-35’s Distributed Aperture System: An Update from Rolling Meadow and Sydney’s North Shore
02/24/2015
The distributed aperture system or DAS is a key set of sensors on the F-35 which provides data for the fused cockpit system and the helmet display.