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ISSUES & TRENDS

Fifth Generation Air C2 and ISR

Posted on January 20, 2018 | by Robbin Laird
01/20/2018
RAAF and RNLAF will have to look critically at how we operate, and apply new concepts.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

21st Century Military Power: Changing the Hard and Soft Power Calculus

Posted on January 19, 2018 | by Robbin Laird
01/19/2018
To be blunt, the distinction which Joe Nye suggested between hard and soft power is being changed by the military revolution.
Posted in Con Ops, Strategy, What's New

The USS Wasp Comes to Japan: “Amphibiosity” Gets a Makeover

Posted on January 19, 2018 | by Robbin Laird
01/19/2018
The USS Wasp and its crew along with any embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit is a key part of the next cycle of American combat innovation.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

SAREX 2017: Royal Canadian Air Force

Posted on January 19, 2018 | by SysAdmin
01/19/2018
SAREX 2017 with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Posted in Security, Video, What's New

Visiting Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach Facility: The Role of the Ground Test Vehicle in the Coming of the CH-53K

Posted on January 17, 2018 | by Robbin Laird
01/17/2018
Because the K is a software upgradeable aircraft, the GTV has been a key part of evolving the software onboard the maturing aircraft.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

The F-35 Enabled USS Wasp Arrives in Japan

Posted on January 17, 2018 | by SysAdmin
01/17/2018
Video:The F-35 Enabled USS Wasp Arrives in Japan
Posted in HOME, In Briefs, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video

Trump’s Security Strategy Balances Counterproliferation, Nuclear Modernization, and Missile Defenses

Posted on January 15, 2018 | by Robbin Laird
01/15/2018
Trump’s NSS does not reduce the role of nuclear weapons in the short term or envisage a nuclear-free world in the long run.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

The Sally B in 2017: An Update

Posted on January 15, 2018 | by Robbin Laird
01/15/2018
Elly Sallingboe provides an update on the Sally B in 2017.
Posted in Market Opportunities, What's New
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