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ISSUES & TRENDS

The F-35 Final Assembly Line Ramps Up: Digital Thread Manufacturing and Design-Manufacturing-Sustainment Learning Curve

Posted on November 14, 2017 | by SysAdmin
11/14/2017
Don Kinard provides an update on progress on the final assembly line at Fort Worth, a unique digital thread manufacturing facility.
Posted in Manufacturability, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The Coming of the CH-53K: A Test Pilot’s Perspective

Posted on November 13, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
11/13/2017
The shift from the E to the K is not simply a shift in the last letter. <
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New

Windy Debut for Norwegian F-35s at Ørland Air Station

Posted on November 13, 2017 | by SysAdmin
11/13/2017
Norway's first three F-35s were formally welcomed home on Friday 10 November.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

First Cameri Produced F-35B Takes Initial Flight

Posted on November 12, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
11/12/2017
The first flight for a foreign built F-35B has been completed in Italy.
Posted in Manufacturability, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Shaping a More Effective Deterrent Capability: NATO Modernizes Its Command Structure:

Posted on November 11, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
11/11/2017
NATO is modernizing its command structure to enhance deterrence in Europe.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Evolving the Capabilities of the MAGTF: The Case Study of the F-35 and HIMARS

Posted on November 10, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
11/10/2017
The Marine Corps is being shaped for the transition from a slow motion ground war to higher intensity warfare.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Putin Sets the Stage at the Valdai Conference: Driving Demand for Enhanced Missile Defense

Posted on November 10, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
11/10/2017
President Vladimir Putin made one of his most anti-American presentations at the Valdai Conference.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

The Catalan Crisis and Its European Context

Posted on November 10, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
11/10/2017
The repercussions of events in Barcelona are already rippling through the EU.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New
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