By Robbin Laird The Norwegians are reworking their defense systems to shape a 21stcentury capability which can enhance their own capabilities but importantly work those capabilities into allied ready combat forces. It is about shaping an effective 21stcentury combat force which when combined with allies provides a very credible deterrent…
By Robbin Laird Recently, I had a chance to visit Portsmouth, UK and talk with senior Royal Navy officers about the coming of the carrier and did so after talking with the team of senior RAF and Royal Navy officers standing up F-35 at RAF Marham. Those interviews will be…
The Norwegians are hosting Trident Juncture 2018 which is a major NATO exercise and at the same time training for the Norwegians to support the total defense concept which they are reinvigorating in the “new normal” European security situation. A recent article on the Norwegian Ministry of Defence website highlighted…
According to a story published April 12, 2108 on the UK Royal Navy website, the training of the Voyager tankers with UK F-35s was highlighted. Thousands of feet above the Eastern Seaboard of the USA four British jets of tomorrow take on fuel from an RAF tanker – preparation for…
These two videos show the F-35A taking off and landing at Nellis AFB with Los Vegas in the background. The videos were shot by the 99th Air Base Wing. 02.16.2017 Video by Senior Airman Timothy Kirchner Air Force Content Management F-35 at Nellis AFB from SldInfo.com on Vimeo.
By Robbin Laird During my May 2018 visit to MCAS Yuma, I had a chance to sit down with the Commanding Officer of the Air Station who has significant electronic warfare experience and was part of the standup of the SPMAGTF-CR-AF. The naming convention was changed multiple times. The original…
by Robbin Laird Recently, I had the chance to visit RAF Marham and to interview Air Commodore Bradshaw who was appointed as Lighting Force Commander, Royal Air Force Marham in April 2017. In looking through his background, I found that we had something in common. We both had been onboard the…
An overview of the significant role which BAE Systems plays in the F-35 program is provided by the company on their website. https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/product/f-35# The following graphic above provides a representation of this role with regard to the air system. And the graphic below provides a representation of the key role…
