Software, Operations, Training and Development: Working the New Combat Cycle for a Kill Web Force

04/26/2020
By Robbin Laird One of the changes facing the emergence of the kill web force is recognizing that it is already here. The current situation reminds one of Molière’s famous line spoken by his main character in his play on social relations in 18th Century France: “My faith! For more…

Denmark Chairs NORDEFCO for 2020

04/24/2020
The NORDEFCO framework encompasses Finland and Sweden who are not members of NATO along with three members of NATO, namely Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Their cooperation is an example of clusterization whereby like-minded states are finding ways to enhance their capabilities to work together in ways that a broader alliance,…

ITAR Compliance: How Software Can Help

04/24/2020
By Kevin Deal Although the regulations have been around for decades, the latest rules from the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce required companies around the world that manufacture, export or re-export ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations)-controlled items to evaluate and amend their current authorizations and restructure compliance activities.…

Laying a Foundation for the Shift from Building Interoperability Platform by Platform to Integratability Via Wave Form Management

04/23/2020
By Robbin Laird In a continuing discussion with the digital interoperability team in USMC Aviation’s Headquarters, we focused on the challenge of building beyond specific platform upgradeability to make these platforms selectively interoperable with similarly configured platforms. What the team highlighted was that with a platform by platform approach, one…

Commercial Aviation in a Post-COVID-19 Future: The Case of Washington DC’s Dulles Airport

04/23/2020
by James Durso Washington Dulles International Airport is for many people in the Washington, D.C. area the “hometown” airport, though it is also a major airport for international business travelers and has welcomed innumerable immigrants who chose to make their life in America. The airport opened in 1962 and showcases…