2016-02-21 By Kenneth Maxwell Lord Thomas Cochrane after founding the Chilean navy, and guaranteeing the independence of Chile by audacious naval action along the Pacific coast, was invited in 1823 by D. Pedro, the son of the Portuguese monarch, who had declared the independence of Brazil from Portugal, to command the new Brazilian navy with the rank…
02/23/2016: Capt. Michael Marron explains digital interoperability and the impact this communications technology will have on the battlefield, Dec. 15, 2015. Featured in this video is Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 and Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2. Credit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point:12/15/15…
2016-02-18 We have discussed the evolution of Italian Airpower with senior Italian Air Force leaders. And the Italian reshaping of their airpower capabilities with the modernization of the Eurofighter and the building, deploying and integration of the F-35, both the the As and the Bs, is a key part of…
2016-02-12 By Robbin Laird There is a long history and strategic culture associated with nuclear deterrence. The only question is whether the history and the culture are more of hindrance than a help into thinking about second nuclear age deterrence and warfighting? Paul Bracken in his book, The Second Nuclear…
2016-02-08 On Feb. 5, the Italian Air Force’s first F-35, AL-1 with code “32-01” and markings of the 32 Stormo Wing landed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, at the end of the JSF’s first ever transatlantic flight. The aircraft was piloted by “Ninja,”an Italian Air Force test pilot, belonging to the Reparto…
2016-02-14 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The F-35 working with robotic elements and with new weapons can empower a distributed operations approach. This approach is being tested out at various centers of innovation within the U.S. military and will be synergistic with allied partners. Traditional assets, such as the…
2016-02-18 By Robbin Laird, Ed Timperlake and Murielle Delaporte Logistics is the oft forgotten dimension of combat power. For the sea services, this means that the key role of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) can never be overlooked or forgotten. It is just a notable fact that the MSC can…
2016-02-18 By Todd Miller Three weeks of intensive Red Flag aerial warfighting culminated 2-12-16. This first of four Red Flag exercises to be held in 2016 featured 39 units, 120 aircraft and 2400 personnel from three countries, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Group Captain Philip Gordon, Air Expeditionary…
