5/30/12: By Robbin Laird I am returning from the two-day event held each year at Airbus Military called the Trade Media Briefing. This one is of course TMB-12. This year, the trade press started in Madrid and then went to Toulouse to hear presentations on the state of play of…
5/28/12: by Robbin Laird During my recent visits in Spain and France as part of the Trade Media event held by Airbus Military, I had a chance to reflect on two key elements shaping the future of military aviation. The first is that no platform fights alone. Whether it is…
The F-35 represents a new approach to the development, production, system and sustainment of a fleet of combat aircraft. Additionally, the F-35 takes an innovative approach to collaborative upgrades over the airframe and global fleet’s life cycle. Too often an understanding of the basic aircraft rolling out of production right…
The F-35 represents a new approach to the development, production, system and sustainment of a fleet of combat aircraft. Additionally, the F-35 takes an innovative approach to collaborative upgrades over the airframe and global fleet’s life cycle. Too often an understanding of the basic aircraft rolling out of production right…
by Richard McCormack Manufacturing News http://www.manufacturingnews.com/ March 16, 2012 The United States has no strategy for revitalizing U.S. manufacturing, but representatives from 18 organizations have put forth a set of proposals that could be the foundation of such a policy. Organized by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the…
by Robbin Laird Inside the Beltway is sometimes like an ancient tribal festival. The high priests come out chanting a phrase of wisdom and knowledge, which connects the Volk with the ancestors in a rite of bonding. Such a phrase is “concurrency.” To show that you are an insider, you…
[caption id="attachment_32648" align="alignleft" width="300"] Frank Dougherty During the SLD Interview (Credit: SLD)[/caption] 01/30/2012 - During Second Line of Defense’s annual visit to the F-35 manufacturing facility, Frank Dougherty, Vice President, F-35 Production Operations provided an update on F-35 manufacturability. Dougherty has extensive experience with both the F-22 and the F-16,…
The USCG C-130 and Ocean Sentry fleet provide significant and crucial coverage for the maritime air arm for the USCG. As we have argued: The maritime patrol aircraft, the C-130s and the helos form together the surveillance, lift and action team, which provide significant capabilities to extend the reach of…
