F-35 at Red Flag: Renorming of Airpower in Process

02/15/2017
2017-02-11 We have focused on the impact of fifth generation aircraft for many years. Our focus has been upon their impact on the renorming or rebasing of airpower or the transformation of combat approaches and the shaping of new concepts of operations. https://sldinfo.com/flipbooks/Renorming%20Air%20Power/RenormingAirPower/ http://online.flipbuilder.com/lrty/wdem/ https://sldinfo.com/the-f-35-and-21st-century-defence-shaping-a-way-ahead/ For the Marines, we focused early…

F-35 B Course Pilots Prepare for Combat

02/15/2017
02/17/2016: Luke's first B-course students conducted their first training sortie in the F-35 getting ready for their combat deployment assignment.. LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. --  The Air Force’s first F-35 Lightning II basic flight course class took to the skies for the first time as they entered the live flying portion…

An Overview on Red Flag 17-1: USAF, RAF and RAAF Perspectives on the Evolution of Airpower

02/12/2017
2017-02-03 Red Flag 17-1 Commanders discuss changes to this exercise with participation from the F-35A. A number of key perspectives are provided throughout, ranging from the key role of the reserves, to the important role of the Wedgetail, to the F-22 squadron having already learned from the Marines with regard to…

The Transformation of Norwegian Defense: Germany, Norway and Submarine Acquisition

02/12/2017
2017-02-12 By Robbin Laird Last week, I attended an airpower conference sponsored by the Norwegian Air Force and held in Trondheim, Norway. The title of the conference was about the shaping of a fifth generation air force, but in reality the conference focused on multi-domain integration and defense transformation in the…