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A Marine Corps Update on Operational Testing: Next Steps in IOC

Posted on June 6, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/06/2015
The Marine Corps F-35B operational test (OT-1) successfully concluded aboard a U.S. Navy amphibious ship, USS Wasp (LHD-1), on May 29, 2015.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

A Tale of Three Carriers

Posted on June 6, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/06/2015
The USN, the USMC, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy are all pursuing new carrier programs.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

An Indian Assessment of the Chinese Defense White Paper

Posted on June 6, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/06/2015
The new strategy places a more proactive protection of its interests in open waters, thereby enlarging its strategic depth.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

The Italian Defense, The White Paper, and the Italian Parliament

Posted on June 6, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/06/2015
Recently, the Italian Minister of Defence discussed the new White Paper with the Italian parliamentary committees.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

Multinational Naval Exercise in the Seas Around Jeju Island

Posted on June 6, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/06/2015
Jeju island is on the southern tip of South Korea and 300 miles from the Chinese mainland.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

“Its in the hands of professionals:” Aboard the USS WASP for the F-35 Operational Tests

Posted on June 4, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/04/2015
The Operational Trials Aboard the USS WASP was the next phase in preparing the F-35B for combat.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The Next Phase for the V-22: Multi-Missionization

Posted on June 2, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/02/2015
The Boeing team explained the range of possibilities for the Osprey adding multi-mission roll-on-roll off capabilities.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New

Sustaining the Next Phase of the Osprey Nation: Getting the Global Supply Chain Right

Posted on June 2, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/02/2015
Getting the sustainment system right is crucial not only to sell the plane globally, but support the increasingly global use of the aircraft.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, Manufacturability, What's New
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