Canadian F-35 Training Center?

09/29/2012
9/25/12 by Murray Brewster Defence planners are examining a proposition that would see Canada run an advanced multi-national training course for the F-35 if the contentious stealth fighter program gets the go-ahead from the Harper government, industry sources say. Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, a sprawling, isolated air force facility…

Airpower as a Lynchpin for a 21st Century Pacific Strategy

09/23/2012
2012-09-23 by Lt. General (Retired) Deptula Change is constant in the Air Force, and that change needs to be embraced, because out of change comes adaptability to meet the challenges of the times.  A strategic reality that affects the US military in the Pacific, is something that you all have…

Two Aerospace Eras Cross: The F-35, the Space Shuttle And Software Code

09/23/2012
September 21, 2012. Mounted atop its 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), space shuttle Endeavour launched from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., today, to complete the final leg of its ferry flight to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Lockheed Martin photographers captured this image as it taxied by an…

An Update on the F-35 Integrated Training Center At Eglin AFB

09/16/2012
2012-09-16 By Robbin Laird During my visit to Eglin AFB on August 24, 2012, I had a chance to continue my ongoing conversation with Deputy Commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing, Col. Tomassetti. In previous visits, Tomassetti showed me the plan, then the buildings being constructed, the classrooms being formed,…

Shaping the Wolfpack: Leveraging the 5th Generation Revolution

09/14/2012
2012-09-14 by Secretary Wynne, 21st Secretary of the USAF It is great to hear the excitement in the voices of the testers and the latest operators of the fifth generation fighters.   They reflect the hope for the future of air dominance that the requirements community and the design engineers intended…

The Fifth Generation Experience Updated: “The F-35 is a Situational Awareness Machine”

09/11/2012
2012-09-11 By Robbin Laird When Ed Timperlake and I wrote our piece for Joint Forces Quarterly on the F-35 and the future of power projection, we started with a discussion we had earlier with Lt. Col. Berke during his time at Nellis AFB. Then Lt. Col. Berke was flying the…