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Manufacturability

Auf Wiedersehen to New Mexico for the German Air Force

Posted on August 21, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
08/21/2017
With the declining numbers of Tornado, the German Air Force is closing its training facility in New Mexico. <
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, Market Opportunities, What's New

The Rationale Behind the USAF OA-X Experiment

Posted on August 20, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
08/20/2017
Todd Miller looks at the rationale behind the USAF experiment with varius light attack aircraft options.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

The OA-X Experiment: A New Way Ahead for USAF Acquisition?

Posted on August 16, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
08/16/2017
The USAF leaderhip is touting the light attack aircraft competition as the harbinger of change.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Creating a Clean Sheet Light Attack/ISR Aircraft: The Emergence of the Scorpion

Posted on August 11, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
08/11/2017
One of the entrants in the USAF light attack aircraft experiment is from Textron Defense with its clean sheet build Light Combat Jet, multi-mission aircraft, the Scorpion.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Australian Defense Industry Looks to the Future

Posted on July 31, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
07/31/2017
While plenty of obituaries have been written to mark the death of traditional manufacturing in Australia for defence contractors their prospects are much brighter.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

F-35 Fleet Passes 100,000 Flight Hour Mark

Posted on July 31, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
07/31/2017
The F-35 fleet has flown more than 100,000 flight hours.
Posted in HOME, Manufacturability

Speaking of Software Code: The 2015 Ford GT Supercar Has More than an F-35

Posted on July 31, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
07/31/2017
The 2017 Ford GT Supercar contains more code than the F-35.
Posted in HOME, Manufacturability

Software Upgradeability and Combat Dominance: General Ellen Pawlikowski Looks at the Challenge

Posted on July 30, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
07/30/2017
If the shift is to build the kill web rather than buy stovepiped systems, the ability to manage software upgradeability in an agile manner is a crucial capability.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New
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