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…
2017-02-03 With all the global discussion about Trump and allies, a key development seems to have been missed -- the reinforcement of the US-Japanese relationship and the arrival of new capabilities for the extended defense of Japan and of U.S. Pacific allies. First, the F-35Bs arrived at Iwakuni earlier this…
2017-01-28 Red Flag 2017-1 is providing an opportunity to shape concepts of operations for integrated 4th-5th generation combat capabilities to prevail in a contested airspace. Significant ISR and cyber tools are being engaged in the exercise along with new USAF fifth generation capabilities -- both F-35 and F-22 -- along…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…