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Red Flag 16-1: Training to Total Force Integration

Posted on February 18, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
02/18/2016
New air combat capabilities are changing the face of the air battle, and the participating Air Forces in Red Flag are adapting their tactics to utilize their assets more effectively.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Updates on the C-295 in Global Air Forces: Mali and the Philippines

Posted on February 16, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
02/16/2016
The C-295 is an important capability for a number of global air forces, given its performance and ruggedness.
Posted in Market Opportunities, What's New

An Update on Eurofighter: Longer Range Missile Integration, An Historic Trans-Atlantic Flight and Going to Red Flag 2016

Posted on February 15, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
02/15/2016
The Eurofighter is being effectively modernized with a new radar, missiles and aerodynamic upgrades.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

An Update on Red Flag 16-1: Air Combat Integration and the Role of the F-22, the Typhoon and Wedgetail.

Posted on February 15, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
02/15/2016
Red Flag is evolving as the services and partners focus on the need and capability to operate in the extended battlespace.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Re-birth of the Afghan Air Force: Options for the Way Ahead

Posted on February 14, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
02/14/2016
We are running out of options to engage in a limited manner in Afghanistan and to assist a viable government.
Posted in Strategy, What's New | Tagged A-29, Afghan A-29 Super Tucano, Afghan air force, Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, C-130, C-208, Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, MD-530F, Mi-17, PC-12, President Ghani

The Future is Right There Staring You in the Face: Reconsidering the North Korean Threat

Posted on February 14, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
02/14/2016
The biggest danger of focusing on the urgent is that it misses the bigger picture.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Ship Survivability: A Key Fleet Consideration for the Evolving Amphibious Task Force

Posted on February 12, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
02/12/2016
It is crucial to build ships that reduce the the unacceptable risk of cheap kills––missions, ships and people.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

An Italian First: The F-35 Crosses the Atlantic and Lands at Pax River, February 5, 2016

Posted on February 12, 2016 | by SysAdmin
02/12/2016
In stark contrast to the F-16 experience, the first F-35A to cross the Atlantic was flown by Italy not the USAF.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New
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