2017-09-13 By Robbin Laird The UK has announced its new shipbuilding strategy, one which seeks to leverage the modularity approach introduced by building the new Queen Elizabeth class carriers. Now the First Sea Lord has addressed the question of the role of the maritime sector in generating broader defense transformation.…
2017-09-22 The USS America is the new kid on the block in terms of amphibious warfare. It has been joined in the Alligator Dagger by another new kid on the block as well, the aviation modified support ship, the USNS Puller. USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3), (formerly USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3)), (formerly T-MLP-3/T-AFSB-1) is the…
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 on…
2017-09-12 The Aussies last year launched their new shipbuilding strategy. Now Australia has been joined by the UK officially launched its new strategy. And this one is informed by a very successful national mobilization effort to deliver modules to a central assembly point and to then put together the largest…
2017-09-06 The US and allied militaries are working a significant military transformation. This transformation is being driven in part by the shift from engaging in slo mo war to preparing for high intensity and high tempo operations. In many ways, the two key regions where this transformation is being ramped…
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…
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…
2017-09-12 The second Queen Elizabeth Carrier is progressing on its way to sea. In a story published by the UK Ministry of Defence website on September 8, 2017, the second of the Royal Navy’s two future flagships being built by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, was officially named HMS Prince of Wales.…
