2014-11-04By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We started our visit to The Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center at Fallon Naval Air Station with the outgoing and incoming commanding officers of Plans, Programs and Tactics, or STRIKE (N5) in the Center. Plans, Programs and Tactics, or STRIKE (N5) is involved…
2014-10-28 By Robbin Laird In a recent interview, Lou Kratz, underscored the core strategic point concerning what the F-35 deployed as a fleet can contribute: When the program that we recognize today as the F-35 was first conceived, there was a national and international recognition of the need for rapid…
2014-11-04 With a F-35 C pilot making an "OK-3 wire" landing on the Nimitz, it is time to consider the way ahead. When we interviewed the then head of N-98, Admiral Moran, he focused on why the F-35C was significant to the Navy and notably with regard to the coming…
2014-11-02 Naval aviation is in transition whether one visits MAWTS, Fallon, Eglin or Beaufort. According to a USN story published October 28, 2014: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- The "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 returned to Naval Air Station Oceana Oct. 28, bringing with them the future…
2014-10-30 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake When we started the website one of the first interviews we did was with the recently retired Air Combat Command Commander, John Corley. Corley provided us with a comprehensive overview on the core foundations of an air combat force, and the challenges facing…
2014-10-27 We have travelled to Eglin, MAWTS, Fallon and elsewhere to learn from the operators and maintainers how they are working the introduction of the F-35 into combat operations. The commander designate of the Beaufort F-35 squadron made a clear statement of the approach being taken during our visit to…
2014-10-17 By Robbin Laird It has been a year since I first sat down with Lt. General Preziosa at his office in Rome to discuss the evolution of Italian and coalition airpower. I had a chance to both discuss with the COS of the Italian Air Force at a meeting…
2014-10-18 By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird In considering the future of airpower, the inevitable return of air to air combat faces US and allied pilots. The uncontested skies of Afghanistan are not the definer of the future, but dealing with the dangers and threats from enemy defenses whether launched…
