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Progress in the F-35 Global Enterprise: Italian Built F-35 Jets go to their Operational Airbase at Amendola Airbase in Italy

Posted on January 8, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
01/08/2017
The colocation of F-35s with Predators can shape a way ahead in working robotic vehicles with manned ones in operations.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

UK A400M Support Contract: For Fleet of 22 Atlas Aircraft

Posted on January 7, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
01/07/2017
The contract with Airbus will pay for maintenance, upgrade and repair of the UK’s entire fleet of Atlas transport planes into the next decade.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, What's New

UK MoD Declares 2017 as the “Year of the Navy”

Posted on January 7, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
01/07/2017
2017 is set to be the year of the Royal Navy as it prepares to welcome new ships to the fleet, following one of their busiest years since the end of the Cold War.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New

Building A Laser Weapons Capability: UK MoD Awards MBDA Led Consortium

Posted on January 7, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
01/07/2017
If the project is successful, the first laser weapons would come into service in the mid-2020s.
Posted in Manufacturability, Market Opportunities, What's New

Taiwan in Pacific Defense: Turning a New Page

Posted on January 6, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
01/06/2017
What role might Taiwan's self defense play in the broader context of deterrence in depth?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Moscow, Washington and Shaping a Way Ahead

Posted on January 5, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
01/05/2017
The challenge of working with Moscow and shaping a way ahead.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

The Way Ahead for USMC Con-ops: The Perspective of Col. Wellons, CO of MAWTS-1

Posted on December 30, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
12/30/2016
The CO of MAWTS-1 provides an overview on the F-35 and its integration into USMC operations.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Working the MV-22 With F-35 Integration: Shaping Future TRAP Missions in a Dangerous World

Posted on December 30, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
12/30/2016
With the F-35 replacing the Harrier and flying with the Osprey, the range of operational conditions into which the TRAP mission can now be flown is expanding significantly.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New
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