AF-100 Lands at Luke AFB
09/29/2016
The 100th F-35A Lightning II lands in late August 2016 at its new home at Luke AFB, with the 62nd fighter squadron. Video by Airman 1st Class Joshua Altice 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 08/26/2016
F-35 At Luke AFB
09/29/2016
2016-09-29 Various video shots from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB. F-35 at Luke AFB from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. Video by Senior Airman Jenna Bigham 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 09/28/2016
Aussie and American Instructor F-35 Pilots Operate at Mountain Home AFB
09/29/2016
2016-09-29 Recently, the new Chief of Staff of the USAF, General David Goldfein, referred to the "moral imperative of high end training." "I came to believe that high end training against the most difficult threat in the most difficult environment is nothing short of a moral obligation, and we had…
Boeing and Denmark: Here There They Go Again
09/25/2016
2016-09-25 By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird Last May we published an article entitled: Boeing in Denmark: The New Alabama? Amazingly, having lost the fighter competition in Denmark, Boeing is back taking on a sovereign state and treating Denmark as if it were the state of Alabama in the tanker…
The What If of President Trump: “Be Prepared”
09/25/2016
2016-09-24 By Kenneth Maxwell Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the founder of the "Boys Scouts" movement, was a British army officer who had served in India and was a veteran of the second Boar War, one of the less glorious, though ultimately successful, imperial interventions by the British in South Africa. The young Winston Churchill enhanced his reputation as a result of…
The Next American Administration and Canadian Defense: Australia Has Set the Bar
09/25/2016
2016-09-24 By Danny Lam Whether it is Hillary Clinton or Donald J. Trump who is the next President, Canada's current defense capabilities will come into the cross hairs. Post-election, an incoming President or Prime Minister will “settle in” as campaign rhetoric and realities collide on inauguration. Abrupt shifts in policy,…
Rollout of the First Japanese F-35
09/24/2016
2016-09-24 Senior Japanese and U.S. government officials joined Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to celebrate the roll out of the first Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II, marking a major milestone in Japan’s enhanced national defense and strengthening the future of the U.S-Japan security alliance. The ceremony was…
The F-35 and the Japanese Self Defense Force: The Context of the Rollout of the First Japanese F-35
09/24/2016
2016-09-24 With traditional Japanese taiko drums providing a dramatic aural backdrop, Kenji Wakamiya, State Minister of Defence, Japanese Government, came to the stage to discuss the significance of the rollout of the first F-35 for Japan. The State Minister of Defense Japan on the Roll Out of the First Japanese F-35…