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The F-35 and Pacific Strategy: Shaping a Core Lynchpin

Posted on November 8, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
11/08/2012
The United States needs to shape a lynchpin strategy for the Pacific.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New | Tagged F-35, Pacific

The Challenge of Transforming US Forces in South Korea

Posted on November 7, 2012 | by SysAdmin
11/07/2012
Can the United States and the ROK build the kind of mobile and effective forces necessary for defense in the peninsula?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New | Tagged South Korea

Ship Design and Innovation: Captain Mercer Discusses the USS America

Posted on November 6, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
11/06/2012
LHA 6, enabled with the F-35B JSF and MV-22B Osprey, significantly increases the USN-USM ability to conduct over-the-horizon (OTH) ship-to-objective maneuver operations
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New | Tagged F-35, MV-22. USS America

Ukrainian Security: Drifting Alone

Posted on November 6, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
11/06/2012
The main security threat to Ukraine since independence has been that Russia will seek to incorporate all or some parts of its territory.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Ukraine

The Korean Nuclear Dynamic: Progress Not in Sight

Posted on November 6, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
11/06/2012
It seems obvious that North Korea has no intention of giving up its nuclear weapons.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The Austal Perspective on Joint High Speed Vessel and the Littoral Combat Ship

Posted on November 5, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
11/05/2012
The JHSV is like an F-140 pick-up truck and the LCS is like a sports car.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New

Uzbekistan’s Military Reform and Partner Potential

Posted on November 5, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
11/05/2012
Access to re-supply routes has been a key element in shaping Western policy toward Uzbekistan.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Uzbekistan

An Update on the A330 Tanker From Down Under

Posted on November 4, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
11/04/2012
A key user of the Airbus Military tanker discusses the platform.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged A330MRTT, Aussie Tanker
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