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The KC-30A and Wedgetail: The RAAF Shapes a Way Ahead

Posted on October 31, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
10/31/2015
KC-30A and Wedgetail are two pieces of kit in the Plan Jericho integrated force re-set for the Royal Australian Air Force.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The Next Step in the USMC F-35 Modernization Path: The First F-35B Student Pilot

Posted on October 31, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
10/31/2015
The Warlords at Beaufort Air Station have their first tour pilot coming to fly the F-35B.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

KC-30A to the Rescue

Posted on October 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
10/30/2015
The KC-30A with the crew’s battlefield awareness and operational agility has come to the aid of a UMSC F-18 over the skies of Northern Iraq.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

A Look at NATO’s Trident Juncture 2015: Shaping Way Ahead for NATO’s Force Capabilities

Posted on October 28, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
10/28/2015
The mere existence of a “Trident Juncture 2015” and the increasing number of national military exercises involved are a deterrent on their own.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

Northrop Grumman to Build B-3: The Next Building Block in 5th Generation Warfare

Posted on October 28, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
10/28/2015
Northrop Grumman has put the capability together build the new bomber so for some time.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Plan Jericho: Shaping a Transformed Training System

Posted on October 28, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
10/28/2015
The Aussies are shifting from a platform replacement mentality and that needs to be joined by a shift in training and education to shape the joint combat effect.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Eurofighter Modernization: Lars Joergensen Explains the Approach

Posted on October 27, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
10/27/2015
The “intelligence” of the weapon system can be described as the sum of the capabilities of the platform, the pod, the weapons and of course the other datalink participants.
Posted in Con Ops, Market Opportunities, What's New

The Russian Intervention In Syria: Amatzia Baram Discusses Strategic Shifts in the Middle East

Posted on October 26, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
10/26/2015
The Russian intervention in Syria is a strategic turning point in the Middle East.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Strategy, What's New
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