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ISSUES & TRENDS

Reflections on the Libyan Operation

Posted on October 11, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
10/11/2011
10/10/11 This week we are posting several pieces on the Libyan operation to date.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged french air force, French Navy, Libya, USMC

Missing Libya Missiles Already Smuggled Out, U.S. Searches for Them

Posted on October 11, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
10/11/2011
10/11/2011 The manpads challenge re-appears. Hopefully DHS is ramping up.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Enhancing and Defending Air Mobility

Posted on October 11, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
10/11/2011
10/11/2011 Carl Smith from Northrop Gumman Corporation explains the technologies which can defend against Manpads and other threats to air mobility.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New | Tagged DIRCM, Northrop Grumman

The Rafael in The Afghan Operations: Reconnaissance Pods Used Effectively

Posted on October 11, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
10/11/2011
10/11/2011 During the Libyan ops, the French Rafael used its new recce pods with effect.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged french air force, Libya, Rafael, Reconnaissance Pods

The De Gaulle and the Libyan Operation

Posted on October 11, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
10/11/2011
10/11/2011 The seabase played a key role in Libyan operations.
Posted in Con Ops, HOME, In Briefs

The Libyan Operation: Comparing the French and USMC Experiences

Posted on October 11, 2011 | by SysAdmin
10/11/2011
10/11/2011 - A look at some tactical convergence between the USMC and the French in Libyan ops.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged french air force, Libya, USMC

Trends in DHS Contract Spending

Posted on October 9, 2011 | by SysAdmin
10/09/2011
By Dr. Richard Weitz 10/09/2011 - Using public data, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington DC think tank, analyzed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) federal prime contracts from 2004 to 2010.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Naval Aviation: The Next 100 years

Posted on October 4, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
10/04/2011
10/04/2011 The first day of the next 100 years of Naval Aviation has begun.
Posted in ISSUES & TRENDS, What's New | Tagged BF-2, Ed Timperlake, F-35, Lt. Col. Fred Schenk, Lt. Eugene Ely, Marine Corps, naval aviation history, USS Birmingham, USS Pennsylvania, uss wasp
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