2015-11-08 As an Italian pilot put with regard to his experience with the F-35. Question: When we spent time with the Brits and the Marines, we learned that they flew each other’s aircraft, and you did the same by flying USAF and Aussie F-35s. Could you explain how unusual this…
2015-11-03 Both the UK and Italy will operate a mixed Eurofighter and F-35 fleet. Both have operated the Tornado, which is reaching the end of its service life. Both will sort through evolutions of the Eurofighter to encompass some of the mission sets for Tornado as the Tornado is retired…
2015-11-08 By Richard Weitz The United States and European allies and partners can respond more effectively against the kinds of hybrid threats we gave been discussing on Second Line of Defense. NATO can take actions, primarily in the military and intelligence fields, to deter and counter direct Russian threats against…
11/08/2015: Two Italian pilots competed their first flights in the F-35 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. One of the jets used was an Australian F-35, highlighting the integration of the F-35 global partners. Credit: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:11/05/15
2015-11-07 The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) set in motion in the past decade an approach to shaping a weapons enterprise which has become a key part of UK integrated air power. “Team Complex Weapons” has been described as follows on the MBDA website: Team CW defines an approach to delivering…
2015-11-07 At the end of October, a French Caracal was refueled by a USAF C-130 which was the first time this was done in an overseas operations. Operating in the Sahel desert is a logistical challenge of the first order The Sahel is zone of transition in Africa between the…
2015-11-06 The impact of the F35 as a global coalition capability is clear to the professionals who are shaping airpower modernization. For example, the head of the Italian Air Force, Lt. General Preziosa hammered home the point of how significant the impact of the F-35 was in a recent interview…
11/05/2015: U.S. Marines with 3D Reconnaissance Battalion and Philippine Marines, conduct jump training from a MV-22 Osprey, during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15) at Basa Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines, Oct. 3. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by U.S. Marine and Navy Forces with the Armed Forces…
