2017-09-13 USS Abraham Lincoln, the first US Navy aircraft carrier capable of accommodating the F-35C Lightning II, welcomed the fifth-generation jet fighter on board earlier this month. The “Grim Reapers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA 101), the training squadron for the F-35C, joined the USS Abraham Lincoln while underway…
2017-09-12 The second Queen Elizabeth Carrier is progressing on its way to sea. In a story published by the UK Ministry of Defence website on September 8, 2017, the second of the Royal Navy’s two future flagships being built by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, was officially named HMS Prince of Wales.…
2017-09-08 By Robbin Laird The Australian Defence Force has set a tough bar for itself – shaping an integrated force and crafting an ability to design such a force. This is a tough bar but one which they are trying to energize in part by leveraging their new platforms to…
09/10/2017: The newest LHA is currently at sea. In this video we see the Harriers launching from the ship. The ship is designed to carry F-35Bs, Ospreys and CH-53Ks, the 21st century USN-USMC amphibious assault force. 09.07.2017 Navy Media Content Services We have focused on the importance of the new class of…
09/10/2017: From June to December 2017, Air Force is trialling the use of a Ka-Band Satellite Communication (SATCOM) antenna and suite on board a C-130J Hercules transport aircraft. This SATCOM system provides greater bandwidth than previous systems fitted to the RAAF’s Hercules fleet, and allows live-streaming and transfer of large files…
2017-08-27 By Robbin Laird For me, having been at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, unanticipated events are a key part of being realistic about risks. What risks are we not focused upon that are anticipatable? What does the current bias of policy making and the politically correct definition of…
09/11/2017: The Afghan Air Force in Mazar-e-Sharif, Northern Afghanistan, has grown increasingly independent, launching on and completing missions on a daily basis. In the course of the last 12 months, the Afghan Air Force effectively incorporated A-29 aircraft and MD-530 helicopters in daily operations, aided by Afghan Tactical Air Controllers that…
09/11/2017: The Afghan Air Force in Mazar-e-Sharif, Northern Afghanistan, has grown increasingly independent, launching on and completing missions on a daily basis using MD530 Helicopters and A29 Super Tucano jets. AFGHANISTAN:08.03.2017 Video by OF-4 Una Sighvatsdottir Resolute Support Headquarters
