2016-05-20 By Todd Miller Relentless criticism and real-time reporting of any negative development often overshadows the steady progress of the F-35 program and the unprecedented capability of the F-35 platform itself. Many critics simply “don’t know what they don’t know” and attempt to cast the aircraft within the context of…
2016-05-17 Recently, Denmark selected the F-35 as their next combat aircraft in an open competition with Eurofighter and Super Hornet. Not only did they select the F-35, they have released public information with regard to that selection process and how they reached their decision. In the Question and Answer session held…
2016-05-15 By Robbin Laird In April 2015, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation of Australia cohosted a symposium on Integrating Innovative Airpower with the Centre for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen. The symposium was being held as the Danes were being threatened by the Russians in rather dramatic terms…
2016-05-12 By Robbin Laird During my visit to the United Kingdom in May 2016, I had a chance to meet with Air Commodore Harvey Smyth and members of the RAF Lightning Force team. Air Commodore Smyth was the Tornado Force commander and has been involved with the F-35 program throughout…
2016-05-14 Recently, the European Air Group held a working group which continued their work on 4th and 5th generation integration which is viewed as crucial with 5th generation aircraft here now. The 2016 two-day 4th 5th Generation Integration Information Forum was held at the home of the EAG, RAF High…
2016-05-08 We have published a book on the F-35 and 21st Century Defence: Shaping a Way Ahead. The book is appearing initially on Amazon and will be available worldwide on Amazon stores in their digital format for reading on Kindle. UK site Australian Site The book is about the arrival of…
2016-05-06 By Robbin Laird When Lt. General Davis, the Deputy Commandant of Aviation spoke at the Williams Foundation seminar on new approaches to air-land integration, he described a key aspect of the evolving Marine Corps approach with their air assets as “multi-mission everything". Technology is important to this effort, and…
2016-05-06 According to the UK MoD: "Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Pilots are training to fly the new state-of-the-art stealth jet the F-35B Lightning II alongside their US counterparts at Marine Air Corps Station Beaufort, South Carolina. The highly advanced 5th generation jet will come into UK service from…
