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Getting it Right for the Battle-Hardened I-Pad Generation

Posted on September 6, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
09/06/2011
09/06/2011 Modernizing military equipment is not a game; it is a strategic necessity if you wish to support the battle-hardened I-Pad generation.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Cherry Point, Ed Timperlake, I-Pad, USMC, USN

The Emergence of the Z Axis: Re-Thinking the Impact of the F-35 (Updated)

Posted on September 5, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
09/05/2011
09/05/2011 The F-35 is not a 5th generation aircraft; it is an enabler for a whole new way to do combat leveraging airpower. The shift is from fleet capabilities to what can be done within the cockpit.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

US Marines Aboard the French Warship FNS Tonnerre

Posted on September 5, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
09/05/2011
09/05/2011 A USMC Osprey is seen operating off of a French warship.
Posted in Con Ops, HOME, In Briefs

A USMC F-18 Pilot Looks to the Future: Shaping An Economy of Force

Posted on September 4, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
09/04/2011
09/04/2011 So it’s basically an economy of force. You’ve taken what would be a very large strike package and you’ve brought it into one aircraft. That can take care of that multiple role where we are strike fighter aircraft, we now become a strike fighter electronic attack aircraft all in…
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Better Homeland Defenses Needed Against EMP Threat

Posted on September 4, 2011 | by SysAdmin
09/04/2011
09/04/2011 - Effective use of an EMP could have a devastating effect on the infrastructure of many systems.
Posted in Security, What's New | Tagged EMP, EMP threat, Richard Weitz

Remembering the Lessons of Billy Mitchell

Posted on September 3, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
09/03/2011
09/03/2011 Will we be printing a new stamp in a few years to whoever saves us from the downward plunge of the forces necessary to provide for our security?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Bill Mitchell, Ed Timperlake, F-35, Robbin Laird

Remembering Labor Day for a Member of the Greatest Generation

Posted on September 3, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
09/03/2011
09/03/2011 Remembering my Stepdad on Labor Day and a day one would never forget.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Killing the Brain Dead Zombies: The “Debate” on F-35 Testing

Posted on September 2, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
09/02/2011
09/02/2011 The nature of the flight test process is to create demanding, intentionally rigorous and unforgiving flight profiles to find and fix problems.
Posted in Manufacturability, Policy Dynamics, What's New
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