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Video of the Month: “Workhorse” Becomes First F-35 to Achieve 1,000 Flight Hours

Posted on August 28, 2014 | by SysAdmin
08/28/2014
AF-2, the second production F-35 Lightning II for the U.S. Air Force, became the first F-35 to reach 1,000 flight hours.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Thinking Through the Future of Airpower: Air Marshal Brown Weighs In

Posted on August 28, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/28/2014
RAAF modernization is not about air power; it is about agile, sustainable combat reach able to influence events in the region and beyond. It is about an enhanced capability as well to work with various coalition partners, in the region and beyond.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Shaping an Integrated Combat Capability: Leveraging F-35 Commonality

Posted on August 28, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/28/2014
Lou Kratz looks at the potential impact of shaping a globally integrated F-35 fleet.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, What's New

A400M in Tanker Tests

Posted on August 28, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/28/2014
The Airbus A400M airlifter has performed successfully air-to-air refueling tests with a F/A-18 Hornet fighter.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Indo-US Defence Relations: Hagel Visits India

Posted on August 28, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/28/2014
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited India on Aug 7-9 2014.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Space, UAVs and Payloads: Shaping a Menu of Choice with the Zephyr

Posted on August 28, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/28/2014
A good business to be in is the payloads business with an ability to be flexible about where those payloads go, whether upon manned aircraft, unmanned aircraft or space systems.
Posted in Market Opportunities, What's New

An Update from Cameri: First Italian F-35 Powered Up

Posted on August 26, 2014 | by SysAdmin
08/26/2014
First Italian F-35 powered on at Cameri FACO.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

An Update on F-35 Testing: Maturing Combat Capabilities (August 2014)

Posted on August 26, 2014 | by SysAdmin
08/26/2014
F-35 testing continues in anticipation of the IOC for the USMC F-35B next year.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New
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