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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

Australian Strategic Policy Institute Report: The F-35 is Part of a Region Replete With Modernization

Posted on March 23, 2014 | by SysAdmin
03/23/2014
The Australian government will soon announce the numbers of its initial F-35 buy.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The Allies, Air-Sea Battle and the Way Ahead in Pacific Defense

Posted on March 22, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/22/2014
In this interview, the USN liaison officer to PACAF discusses the evolution of air sea battle.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Fifth Generation Perspectives: The RAAF Weighs in on F-35

Posted on March 22, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/22/2014
Moving from Super Hornet to the future.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The USMC Approach to Innovation: Lt. Col. Spaid Reflects on the Osprey Experience and the Way Ahead

Posted on March 21, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/21/2014
The pattern of innovation seen with the Osprey should almost certainly be repeated with both the F-35B and the CH-53K.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Preparing for the F-35: An Aussie Perspective

Posted on March 21, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/21/2014
A senior MOD official talks about fifth generation aircraft and their impact on Aussie defense.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The Coming Impact of the F-35 on RAAF Modernization: Transformation by a Battle Hardened Force

Posted on March 21, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/21/2014
Vice Air Marshal (Retired) John Blackburn discusses the way ahead for the RAAF.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The Centrality of Exercises and HA/DR operations in Re-Shaping the Pacific Approach: A Discussion with PACAF Staff

Posted on March 21, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
03/21/2014
The US role as a facilitator is growing in broadening the engagement opportunities for allies to work together.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New
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