Shaping a Way Ahead to Prepare for 21st Century Conflicts: Payload-Utility Capabilities and the Kill Web

09/14/2017
2017-09-03  by Ed Timperlake This article argues that payload utility can be a driver for understanding the future development of combat systems. To understand Pu with full honor to John Boyd, it can be noted that Observe/Orient (OO) is essentially target acquisition, and Decide/Act (DA) is target engagement. Thus there…

F-35Cs Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

09/13/2017
2017-09-13  USS Abraham Lincoln, the first US Navy aircraft carrier capable of accommodating the F-35C Lightning II, welcomed the fifth-generation jet fighter on board earlier this month. The “Grim Reapers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA 101), the training squadron for the F-35C, joined the USS Abraham Lincoln while underway…

MD530 Instructor Pilot Working With Afghans

09/10/2017
9/11/2017: The Afghan Air Force in Mazar-e-Sharif, Northern Afghanistan, has grown increasingly independent, launching on and completing missions on a daily basis using MD530 Helicopters and A29 Super Tucano jets. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced on September 5 that it has issued a $1.38 billion contract to MD Helicopters…

USS America Flight Ops at Sea

09/10/2017
09/10/2017: The newest LHA is currently at sea. In this video we see the Harriers launching from the ship. The ship is designed to carry F-35Bs, Ospreys and CH-53Ks, the 21st century USN-USMC amphibious assault force. 09.07.2017 Navy Media Content Services We have focused on the importance of the new class of…

F-35s Work with Bombers and F-15s in South Korean Defense

09/10/2017
09/10/2017: Aerial footage of U.S. Marine F-35s, U.S. Air Force B-1B Bombers, and ROKAF (Republic of Korea Air Force) F-15Ks releasing weapons. SOUTH KOREA 08.31.2017 Video by Staff Sgt. Alex Echols and Staff Sgt. Michael Kantack 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

Plan Jericho in Action: RAAF C-130J Hercules Sat Trials

09/10/2017
09/10/2017: From June to December 2017, Air Force is trialling the use of a Ka-Band Satellite Communication (SATCOM) antenna and suite on board a C-130J Hercules transport aircraft. This SATCOM system provides greater bandwidth than previous systems fitted to the RAAF’s Hercules fleet, and allows live-streaming and transfer of large files…