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Manufacturability

Textron Scorpion Collaborates with U.S. AFRL on AgilePod Program

Posted on January 10, 2018 | by Robbin Laird
01/10/2018
Todd Miller discusses the Mini-AgilePod and its importance to USAF innovation.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Sea Ceptor Test Firings Completed: A 21st Century Air Defense Capability at Sea

Posted on January 9, 2018 | by Robbin Laird
01/09/2018
The Sea Ceptor brings a new capability to the Royal Navy.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New

The Commissioning of the HMS Queen Elizabeth

Posted on December 16, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
12/16/2017
The new British carriers are coming into the force as the US and the allies are shaping new approaches to operating in the integrated battlespace.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Australian CEA Radar for the British Surface Fleet?

Posted on November 21, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
11/21/2017
With the British and Australians launching frigate build outs and the US contemplating one, why not combine efforts?
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

The F-35 Final Assembly Line Ramps Up: Digital Thread Manufacturing and Design-Manufacturing-Sustainment Learning Curve

Posted on November 14, 2017 | by SysAdmin
11/14/2017
Don Kinard provides an update on progress on the final assembly line at Fort Worth, a unique digital thread manufacturing facility.
Posted in Manufacturability, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The Coming of the CH-53K: A Test Pilot’s Perspective

Posted on November 13, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
11/13/2017
The shift from the E to the K is not simply a shift in the last letter. <
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New

First Cameri Produced F-35B Takes Initial Flight

Posted on November 12, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
11/12/2017
The first flight for a foreign built F-35B has been completed in Italy.
Posted in Manufacturability, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

IB 21 and Transitioning to 21st Century Business Rules: The Case of the USAF Huey Replacement Helicopter

Posted on October 31, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
10/31/2017
The Huey replacement effort something that should already be done.
Posted in Manufacturability, Market Opportunities, What's New
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