2015-06-20 We have written earlier about UK-US collaboration on the launch of the F-35 global enterprise. This has recently been most visible with regard to F-35B shipboard integration operational tests aboard the USS WASP. https://www.sldinfo.com/the-uk-engagement-with-the-uss-wasp-f-35b-opertional-tests/ https://www.sldinfo.com/aboard-the-uss-wasp-participants-in-operational-testing-provide-a-progress-report/ https://www.sldinfo.com/the-new-uk-aircraft-carrier-reshaping-the-royal-navy-and-the-royal-air-force/ https://www.sldinfo.com/its-in-the-hands-of-professionals-aboard-the-uss-wasp-for-the-f-35-operational-tests/ The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test…
2015-06-20 By Scott C. Truver When naval mine warfare is discussed, the focus usually is on the technologies, systems, platforms and people needed to counter our adversaries’ use of naval mines.[1] Indeed, when Commander Peter Bergen Henegouwen, HNLN, Commander, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1, outlined for Second Line of…
06/20/2015: U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys begin flight operations on the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), off of the coast of South Korea, April 2, 2015. The aircraft is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed…
06/15/2015: An F-35 Lightning II gets refueled on June 10, 2015 Credit:99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs:6/10/15
2015-06-19 F-35′s from the 56th Fighter Wing are seen with two KC-135′s for an aerial refueling mission over Arizona. Credit Video: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 6/5/15 And the perspective from MCAS Beaufort: Fueling a fighter jet mid-mission isn’t as easy as exiting a highway to top off your tank. It’s really…
2015-06-19 Our partner, Rivista Italiana Difesa, recently provided an update on the F-35s for Italy. [caption id="attachment_75658" align="alignnone" width="300"] The first Italian F-35 leaves the factory at Cameri in March 2015. [/caption] At the Le Bourget Air Show, RID had the opportunity to obtain some exclusive information. Lockheed Martin is…
2015-06-13 The first new CN-235 has arrived at la Réunion. According to the French Air Force (FAF), the second CN-235 will arrive next month, and the start of the replacement process for the Transalls in the region will begin. “The CN-235 300 will replace the Transall C-160 in the southern…
2015-06-17 The DCI Group is a French-based training and services organization which supports the French military and global partners worldwide. Their focus on training is highlighted in their interview of Murielle Delaporte, co-founder of Second Line of Defense and editor of OPERATIONNELS, a French defense magazine which focuses on operations,…
