2013-04-07 by Richard Weitz The Barack Obama administration’s missile defense policy presents both elements of change and continuity with the plans set out by the previous George W. Bush presidency. The main change is that the administration has deemphasized near-term efforts to develop and apply revolutionary BMD technologies and instead has…
April 3, 2013 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - An F-35B Lightning II completed the first short takeoff and vertical landing during a test mission at night to expand the flight envelope and deliver capability to the warfighter. Marine Corps test pilot Maj. C.R. Clift conducted the flight April 2 to gather…
2013-04-04 by Richard Weitz Under both the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, the United States has employed variety of tools to address evolving missile threats. U.S. officials have engaged in bilateral and multilateral diplomacy in an effort to persuade North Korea and Iran to end their nuclear weapons programs…
2013-04-04 by Ed Timperlake Recent events centered in Washington have perfectly captured the difficulty of politically protecting America. No enemy should ever discount the skill, training and weapons of the American military. U.S. soldiers, sailors airman and marines and their leaders in the field, instinctually grasp exactly what General Patton…
2013-04-02 In a recent report looking at the evolution of Chinese robotic air systems, otherwise known as unmanned aerial vehicles, two analysts associated with the 2049 project provide an overview on developments and projected impacts. According to the assessment of Ian Easton and L.C. Russell Hsiao, the PRC is weaving…
2013-04-02 We continued our discussion with Mark Lewis, former Chief Scientist of the USAF and currently head of the Institute for Defense Analysis's Science and Technology Policy Institute. Dr. Lewis is a leading expert on hypersonics. Earlier, we discussed hypersonics with Dr. Lewis, but in this interview we focused on…
2013-04-02 The third UK F-35B has begun its final check out process from Fort Worth on its way to later delivery at Eglin AFB. According to a Lockheed Martin press release: [caption id="attachment_51920" align="alignnone" width="300"] Lockheed Martin Fort Worth Texas Photo by Randy A Crites of BK-3 first flight takeoff…
2013-04-02 In the first two parts of our series on the build out of the Afghan Air Force, we looked at the importance of the air power transition in Afghanistan and the training of the Afghan Air Force. According to the NATO Air Training Command: the goal of the NATO…
