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Second F-35A Posts 500 Flight Hours

Posted on January 24, 2013 | by SysAdmin
01/24/2013
2013-01-23 According to a Lockheed Martin press release: AF-1, joined the 500 flight hour club recently during its 272nd flight. It joins AF-2 which passed the milestone June 26, 2012. The conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) fighter begin flight operations when it made its inaugural flight Nov. 14, 2009. The…
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force

Mass and Supremacy: The Case for the F-35

Posted on January 24, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
01/24/2013
A recent AEI report focuses on the F-35 and its impact.
Posted in Con Ops, HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force

India, the A330MRTT and Expanded Defense of India

Posted on January 24, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
01/24/2013
Dependent upon how the Indians address the use of the platform, the A330MRTT could become a key element in its airpower modernization.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New

Vietnamese Take Delivery of C-212: Ending 40 Years of Production in Spain

Posted on January 24, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
01/24/2013
Last C-212 to be built in Spain comes off of the final assembly line in Seville.
Posted in HOME, Manufacturability

Shaping the Way Ahead for Airpower: General Hostage Focuses on the Future

Posted on January 24, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
01/24/2013
The ability to shape a combat cloud is a foundational element for shaping air dominance and to achieve joint force objectives.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Shaping Operational Flexibility: An Interview with Major General Owens

Posted on January 20, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
01/20/2013
The CO of 1st MAW explains the evolving capabilities and strategy of the USMC and USN team in the Pacific.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New | Tagged USMC

The National Computer Quality Supervising Center (NCTC): A Core Chinese Global Capability (Part 4)

Posted on January 19, 2013 | by Robbin Laird
01/19/2013
The fourth part of our series on the NCTC.  
Posted in Manufacturability, Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New

The F-35 2012 Program in Review

Posted on January 19, 2013 | by SysAdmin
01/19/2013
Recently, Steve O'Bryan briefed the annual results of the F-35 Program in 2012.
Posted in HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force
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