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ISSUES & TRENDS

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

The East China Sea Dynamic

Posted on July 11, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/11/2012
With inland resources depleting at a brisk clip, a surging number of countries have turned to the ocean.
Posted in HOME, In Briefs, Policy Dynamics, Security

Turkey, Syria and the Future of NATO

Posted on July 11, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/11/2012
What role will Turkey play in the Syrian crisis?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged NATO, syria, Turkey

The Few, the Proud: The American Defenders

Posted on July 10, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/10/2012
Secretary Wynne looks at the challenges of pushing modernization of U.S. forces further down the road.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New | Tagged F-35. Secretary Wynne, Michael Wynne

More Operational-Coded F-35s than Test Aircraft for DOD

Posted on July 10, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/10/2012
A total of nine F-35s have been delivered for the year, giving the DOD a total of 30 aircraft fleet-wide.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force

F-35 Flight Test Progress (July 2012)

Posted on July 10, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/10/2012
Since December 2006, F-35s have flown 2,355 times and accrued more than 3,700 cumulative flight hours.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force

Misleading Headlines and Progress: Does the One Hinder the Other?

Posted on July 9, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/09/2012
What impact do misleading headlines have on military programs?
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New | Tagged A400M, Reuters
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