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ISSUES & TRENDS

Remembering 9/11: Anticipating Risks

Posted on September 10, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/10/2017
The evolution of a force will be shaped as much by “exogenous” risks as by any internally crafted force design.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

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

Posted on September 10, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
09/10/2017
The RAAF conducts C-130J Hercules Sat trials as part of Plan Jericho.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged Air Force, Airbus Group, Australia Pacific, C-130J Hercules, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Honeywell, Inmarsat, Ka-Band Satellite Communication antenna, L-3 Communications, RAAF, SATCOM

USS America Flight Ops at Sea

Posted on September 10, 2017 | by SysAdmin
09/10/2017
The first wave will no longer limited to the beach or uncontested space, it can effectively reach locations 450 miles from the shipborne base – even in contested airspace.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, What's New | Tagged CH-53K, F-35B, Flight Ops at Sea, Harriers, LHA, USS America

An Update on the Scorpion: Weapons Separation Testing Progress

Posted on September 9, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/09/2017
The Scorpion has been progressing well this summer.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

While the USAF Conducts an Experiment: The US Government Leverages Super Tucano

Posted on September 8, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/08/2017
The USAF is conducting an experiment about a capability it already has – namely a light attack aircraft.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Air Commodore Chipman on Electronic Warfare Within the Evolving Integrated Force

Posted on September 7, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/07/2017
Air Commodore Chipman looks at the challenge of designing the fore with EW capabilities built in.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Shaping a Way Ahead with Electronic Warfare Capabilities: Key Presentations at the Williams Foundation Seminar on EW

Posted on September 7, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/07/2017
Building in EW is about reshaping the payloads, which can be delivered by the integrated force across the spectrum of warfare.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The Way Ahead for the RAAF in the Integrated Defense Force: The Perspective of Air Marshal Leo Davies

Posted on September 6, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/06/2017
Air Marshal Davies focuses on the role of the RAAF within Australian policy.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New
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