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ISSUES & TRENDS

A400M Refueled by an A330MRTT: Shaping an Air Support Task Force?

Posted on July 16, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
07/16/2014
Recently, the A400M was refueled by the mulit-mission tanker, the A330MRT for the first time.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

RQ-2A UAV for the USN-USMC Team

Posted on July 16, 2014 | by Caroline Teames
07/16/2014
Slideshow:RQ-21 RPA for the USN-USMC Team
Posted in Con Ops, Slideshow, What's New | Tagged Johnnie Hays, Kirk Humes, Marine Corps, RQ-21, RQ-21A Blackjack, Small Tactical Unmanned Air System, USS Mesa Verde

Innovation Inside the Bureaucracy

Posted on July 16, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
07/16/2014
The math is simple: individual with an idea plus a champion equals innovation.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Visiting a USMC Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron: The VMU-2 Discusses the Future

Posted on July 15, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
07/15/2014
The CO of VMU-2 discusses the various dynamics of change affecting the evolution of UAVs within the USMC.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Japan, Dynamic Defense and Reshaping Deterrence in Depth

Posted on July 15, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
07/15/2014
The visit of the Japanese Prime Minister to Australia is an important event.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

USNS Montford Point at RIMPAC 2014

Posted on July 15, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
07/15/2014
The USNS Montford Point shapes its role within a broader concept of support for an amphibious task force.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, What's New

Visiting an Airshow: Missing the Innovation in Combat Operations

Posted on July 14, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
07/14/2014
SLD provides a look at the Farnbourgh Air Show from the perspective of the users of aircraft on display.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

A400M Paratroop Trials

Posted on July 14, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
07/14/2014
Airbus A400M conducts paratrooping trials
Posted in Con Ops, HOME
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