F-35 Climatic Testing: Preparing for the Global Fleet

02/16/2015
2015-02-16 The F-35 will be operated by the US and its allies worldwide. The planning from the beginning has been to build and deploy an aircraft to operate within the wide variety of climatic conditions which such a fleet from the outset would encounter. Norway can expect to fly in…

KC-30A Refueling Coalition Aircraft

02/14/2015
2015-02-14 Australia’s Air Task Group (ATG) consisting of six RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets, an E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft and a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft continue to support Operation OKRA with missions in Iraq. Nearly 400 personnel have deployed to the Middle East as part, or…

Shaping a Strategic Triangle with Japan and India: Crafting a Way Ahead

02/13/2015
2015-02-13 Ian Armstrong Temple University Department of Political Science Roughly five years since the Obama Administration initiated the U.S. “pivot” to Asia, the circumstances have aligned themselves to make for significant headway in the region. In light of recent events, there is an opportunity to strengthen the bilateral relations of…