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ISSUES & TRENDS

Central Asian Terrorists in Operation

Posted on July 14, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/14/2012
Richard Weisz takes a look at recent Central Asian terrorist activity.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Military Intervention in Syria? A French Perspective

Posted on July 14, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/14/2012
What would a military intervention in Syria look like?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged syria

100th F-35 Lightning II Sortie

Posted on July 14, 2012 | by SysAdmin
07/14/2012
Slideshow: The 100th F-35 Sortie at Eglin AFB
Posted in HOME, In Briefs, Slideshow, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force | Tagged 33rd Fighter Wing, F-35, Lightning II Sortie, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, Marine Lt. Col. David Berke

Iraq Oil Problems and Possibilities

Posted on July 14, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/14/2012
While the GCC considers significantly reducing the price of oil as a pressure on Iran and Russia, what are the Iraqis up to? French, Russian, and especially Chinese companies seem prepared to tolerate high risks in order to gain access to some of Iraq’s most lucrative oil contracts. Chinese firms…
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Iraq, Oil Industry, PRC, Russia

F-35 Pilots Comment on Flying the Aircraft

Posted on July 12, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/12/2012
Video: Alan Norman, Chief Test Pilot for the F-35, Discusses 5th Generation Aircraft
Posted in HOME, In Briefs, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force | Tagged Alan Norman, F-35, Lockheed Martin

F-35 Fighter Attracts Foreign Interest

Posted on July 12, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/12/2012
More than 25 countries have expressed interest in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force

An Interview with the First “Regular” Pilot of the F-35

Posted on July 12, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/12/2012
Video: An interview with the first non-test pilot for the F-35 training process.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, Video of the month

An “Act of War”? The Law of Naval Mining

Posted on July 12, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/12/2012
Dr. Scott Truver looks at whether naval mining is an act of war.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Law of Naval Mining, Mining, USMC, USN
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