By Robbin Laird I have been travelling to Australia and working with the Williams Foundation in Canberra for five years. I am now a research Fellow at the Foundation. What I have found most fascinating about my time there and the journey of discovery of the RAAF is how they have…
By Richard Weitz Much of this month’s Munich Security Conference saw a reaffirmation of anti-Trumpism nostalgia. This culminated in the poignant silence in the hall that followed Vice President Mike Pence’s passing along President Donald Trump’s greeting to the delegates. But the European speakers did rally behind one good idea…
Air Force CV-22s arrive at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California during Exercise Emerald Trident on 14 January, 2019. Emerald Trident is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. NAVAL AIR…
The recent news from Red Flag 2019-1 with regard to how the F-35 is teaming with other elements of an air combat force to deliver air superiority is hardly a surprise to readers of Second Line of Defense who have travelled with us over the more than a decade to…
By Andrew McLaughlin Australian industry has been allocated a large proportion of the next round of regional F-35 JSF program Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) workshare awards. Of the 388 component work assignments awarded in the Asia-Pacific region, Australian companies have been awarded 343 of them. The latest component…
In 2017, Rheinmetall announced that they had won a contract to supply ammunition for the USAF's F-35s. In a March 6, 2017 press release, the company announced the contract. Rheinmetall has just booked an order from the US Air Force to supply ammunition for the F-35 stealth multirole fighter. The…
By Pierre Tran Paris Negotiations are being held with electronics company Thales and European missile maker MBDA on joining Airbus and Dassault in a joint concept study for the Future Combat Air System, said a source who declined to be identified. The industrial partners aim to decide who does what,…
The 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron maintains base wide connectivity Jan. 8, 2019. These personnel ensure that all forms communication are functional in order to aid in mission success. AFGHANISTAN 01.12.2019 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
