Lt. General (Retired) Davis Focuses on Distributed Electronic Warfare Capabilities

09/04/2017
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…

Group Captain Braz on the RAAF and the Way Ahead on Electronic Warfare: Shaping a Core Distributed Capability for the Integrated Force

08/31/2017
2017-08-28 By Robbin Laird On August 23, 2017, the Williams Foundation held a seminar on the future of electronic warfare. At the heart of the Seminar and the discussion were the presentations by Group Captain Braz of the RAAF, a key figure in the introduction of the Growler into the…

Reshaping DoD Business Rules: Leverage Allied Investments in Building Out US Capabilities

08/31/2017
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…

Israel Purchases Additional F-35s

08/29/2017
2017-08-29 According to an article written by Yoav Zitun and published on Ynet News on August 27, 2017, Israel has purchased an additional 17 F-35s, bringing the total now to 50 fifth generation fighters for the IDF. According to the contract, the planes' delivery will be completed by December 2024. "This…

BAE Systems Australia to Manage F-35 Asia Pacific Warehouse

08/29/2017
2017-08-29 According to a story published on August 24, 2017 in Air-Force Technology, BAE Systems Australia is being contracted to manage F-35 Asia-Pacific regional warehouse. BAE Systems Australia has secured a A$300m contract to manage the Asia-Pacific regional warehouse of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF) programme. Under the…

The Way Ahead for the RAAF in an Integrated Defense Force: The Perspective of the New Air Commander Australia, Air Vice-Marshal Zed Roberton

08/24/2017
2017-08-21 By Robbin Laird During the current visit to Australia, I had a chance to talk with the newly appointed Air Commander Australia, Air Vice-Marshal Zed Roberton. I have had the chance to talk with him before so this meeting was more in the mode of continuing the conversation and…

33rd Fighter Wing Returns after Red Flag 17-3

08/17/2017
08/17/2017: After the 33rd Fighter Wing participated in Red Flag 17-3, the Nomads returned home to be greeted by friends and family. This Red Flag saw F-35Bs and As flying together as a key element of the exercise. 07.29.2017 Video by Senior Airman David Scott-Gaughan 33rd Fighter Wing/Public Affairs  

NAWDC and Shaping a 21st Century Combat Force: The Perspective of Admiral “Hyfi” Harris

08/15/2017
2017-08-09 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We first visited Fallon Naval Air Station in 2014 and produced a Special Report on the evolution of Naval Aviation anchored in part by that visit. https://sldinfo.com/the-evolving-future-for-naval-aviation/ As the then head of the training center, Admiral Scott Conn, who will soon become head…