Red Flag 2017-1: The USAF, RAAF and the RAF Shape Capabilities for the Contested Battlespace

02/03/2017
2017-01-28 The fifth generation evolution of the USAF is being highlighted as F-35s from Hill and F-22s from Langley are key integrated elements for Red Flag 2017-1. Both are key parts of shaping new capabilities in the contested battlespace and are working with the RAF and the RAAF in incorporating cyber and…

USS America Prepares for Deployment

01/30/2017
2017-01-30 The USMC is the only tiltrotar-enabled assault force in the world. The USS America has been built to facilitate this capability and will be augmented as the F-35B is added to the Ospreys, and helicopters already operating from the ship and as unmanned vehicles become a regular operational element…

F-35B Overview Video

01/30/2017
01/230/2017: In this video provided by All Hands Magazine and published on January 26, 2017, some aspects of the F-35B are highlighted. F-35B from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. As Ed Timperlake put it in an article published in 2012 entitled “strategic deterrence with tactical flexibility:” Every fighter pilot has had or…

The PRC Acquires an Advanced Russian Fighter: Meeting the Challenge of Reinforcing Allied Capabilities

01/28/2017
2017-01-24 By Richard Weitz The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has begun acquiring the Sukhoi Su-35 (NATO designation Flanker-E), the best fighter plane now serving in the Russian Air Force. With the deployment of this capability, allies need to strengthen their own capabilities, notably to provide for their…

Welcoming the Green Knights at Iwakuni and the Opening of a New Phase in Deterrence in Depth in the Pacific

01/25/2017
2017-01-20 By Robbin Laird We published our Pacific strategy book in 2013 and argued the need for a significant change in strategy. “At the heart of an effective response will be shaping innovative relationships between the United States and its allies and coming to terms with ways to deflect Chinese…

Marine Corps Video Overview on the Arrival of the Green Knights in Japan

01/22/2017
2017-01-22 The Marine Corps is replacing the Harrier and F/A-18 aircraft worldwide with F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and they are coming to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. Marine Sgt. Cheyenne Newman reports. Marine Corps Video Overview on the Arrival of the Green Knights in Japan from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. This story…

RAF Air Commodore Duguid Looks at the Future of the RAF: Shaping a Key Role for Typhoon

01/21/2017
2017-01-18 In the December 2016 issue of Eurofighter World, an interview with Air Commodore Ian Duguid at RAF Coningsby focused on the evolving role of the RAF's Typhoons within the evolving capability mix going forward. The RAF is evolving, changing to meet new demands. Tornado — for decades a lynchpin of…