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The Chinese Navy Visits Lisbon

Posted on April 22, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
04/22/2013
Professor Maxwell discusses the recent visit of Chinese warships to Lisbon.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Crisis in the Atlantic Zone: Its Impact on Portugal and Brazil

Posted on April 22, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
04/22/2013
Professor Maxwell takes a look at the state of the North Atlantic zone.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The B-17 and the Logistics Challenge: Or Why PBLs Matter

Posted on April 21, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
04/21/2013
You would not fly a B-17 in combat today and you should not want to maintain it the same way.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, What's New

The Foreign Editor of The Australian Weighs in on the F-35

Posted on April 21, 2013 | by SysAdmin
04/21/2013
The essential argument can be simply put: You can be part of 21st century airpower or choose to drop out.
Posted in HOME, Manufacturability, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force

A Coming Improvement of Handling of Ship Cargoes: The SSARS System

Posted on April 20, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
04/20/2013
Sometimes great innovations come in small packages.
Posted in HOME, Logs & Sustainment

Dedicating the Airbus Plant in Mobile Alabama: Shaping the Future

Posted on April 19, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
04/19/2013
Airbus has started the process of building a final assembly plant in Mobile for the A320.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

The F-35, Allies and Global Investments in 21st Century Airpower

Posted on April 18, 2013 | by SysAdmin
04/18/2013
Global investments are facilitated by the approach to weaponization and to global sustainment for the F-35.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, Manufacturability, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Remembering the B-17 Era: Are We Lindbergh or Andrews?

Posted on April 18, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
04/18/2013
In this second piece in honoring the B-17, a look at the dynamics between intelligence and policy in the 1930s is remembered.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New
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