2016-08-11 RAAF BASE DARWIN, Australia For the first time, U.S. Air Force F-16C aircraft have deployed to Exercise PITCH BLACK 16 (PB16) in partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport. On July 19, a RAAF KC-30A flew non-stop with six F-16Cs from Kadena Air Base, Japan…
2016-07-29 By Robbin Laird An insertion force is characterized by strike, defense, lift, tanking and air battle management that can be effectively integrated to get to an objective area, and then to operate over and within until mission success. Sustainable reach is a fundamental operational objective. This means that lift…
2016-07-14 By Robbin Laird The P-8, which is a Maritime Domain Awareness Strike capability, is coming to RAF Lossiemouth. This is part of the transition for the base becoming a 21st century air base positioned in the North of the United Kingdom and positioned in a key area for the…
2016-07-07 By Robbin Laird When I visited Williamtown Air Base in Australia last March, I was given a tour to the bed down of the F-35 at the airbase and the shaping really of a fifth generation infrastructure for the evolution of the Royal Australian Air Force. The challenge put…
2016-07-04 By Robbin Laird During the second day of the Airbus Defence and Space Trade Media Event, 2016, the Hforce weapons suite was highlighted as a new approach by Airbus Helicopters to the military market place. Prior to the briefing, journalists toured the modified H145 to see the Hforce configured…
2016-07-01 By Robbin Laird At the recently held Trade Media Brief 2016 in Munich, Stephan Miegel, head of Military Aircraft Services for Airbus Defence and Space provided an overview on the company’s approach to services and support to military combat systems. At the same time, an article appeared in National…
2016-06-26 Second Line of Defense attended the Airbus Defence and Space Trade Media Brief held in Munich Germany on June 20 and 21st 2016. We will be reporting on a number of the presentations and the launch discussion of the new H Force weapons system by Airbus Helicopters. In this first…
2016-06-13 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The P-8 is a new plane unlike the P-3. That brings clear advantages compared to the P-3 at the end of its service life. In one of our discussions at Jax Navy, one of P-3 operators made the point that they were spending…
