2017-09-03 by Ed Timperlake This article argues that payload utility can be a driver for understanding the future development of combat systems. To understand Pu with full honor to John Boyd, it can be noted that Observe/Orient (OO) is essentially target acquisition, and Decide/Act (DA) is target engagement. Thus there…
09/14/2017: U.S. Air Force members from the 340th EARS preform aerial refueling to F-22 Raptors over Iraq on August 29, 2017. The Raptor's combination of stealth, aerodynamic performance, and situational awareness gives the aircraft unprecedented air combat capabilities. 08.29.2017 Video by Staff Sgt. John Raven U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs…
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…
The Williams Foundation has been a thought leader in bringing together the key players in the Australian military as well as allies to shape a way ahead for the integrated force. Since March 2014, the Williams Foundation has conducted a series of Seminars that explored the opportunities and challenges afforded…
09/13/2017: The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Maple, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender, completes an historic voyage through the Northwest Passage with assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard during the summer of 2017. This summer marks the 60th anniversary of three Coast Guard cutters and one Canadian ship that convoyed…
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…
09/11/2017: 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
