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ISSUES & TRENDS

South Africa and Brazil Strengthen Defense Relationships: An Impact of the Gripen Acqusition?

Posted on March 28, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/28/2014
The visit by the Brazilian defense minister to South Africa is the first since Brazil selected the Gripen, a plane flown by the South African Air Force.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

An Interview with the CEO of Quickstep: An Australian F-35 Global Supplier

Posted on March 27, 2014 | by SysAdmin
03/27/2014
We see the program as the military equivalent of a civilian aerospace program such as the A320 or the Boeing 737. It is a program with a long production run and global reach and allows us to engage in a global production engagement.
Posted in Manufacturability, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The MV-22 and the MEDEVAC Mission: Thinking Through the Capability in Afghanistan

Posted on March 26, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/26/2014
The Osprey has clear advantages over rotorcraft for many Medevac missions.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The Indian P-8 Participates in the Search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370

Posted on March 25, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/25/2014
The Indians have enhanced the reach of the navy to operate into the Pacific more effectively.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The Rise of Pacific Warriors: Training for 21st Century Joint and Coalition Operations

Posted on March 25, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/25/2014
Convergent modernization works only if there is in the words of Admiral Nimitz: Training, training and more training.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The Business Model of Thales Australia: Transfer Technology, Grow Indigenously and Export Globally

Posted on March 25, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/25/2014
The Thales Australia CEO focused throughout the interview on the importance of the sustainment of a product.
Posted in Manufacturability, Market Opportunities, What's New

The Challenge of Energy Security in the 21st Century: The Australian Case

Posted on March 25, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/25/2014
John Blackburn discusses the challenges in providing for Australian energy security.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New

An RAAF F-22 Pilot Explains the Dramatic Shift to Fifth Generation

Posted on March 23, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/23/2014
Fifth generation is not a step grade; it is a leap into a whole new way of doing air combat and combat operations.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New
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