2014-04-01 By Robbin Laird The classic fighter import program for a country the size of Australia is to build for the domestic customer, the program ends, you do a little bit of sustainment work and then move on. With the F-35 as a global program, a domestic supplier can position itself…
04/01/2014: Waves of amphibious assault vehicles approach the shoreline during a rehearsal of the amphibious landing portion of Ssang Yong 2014 March 29 at Doksoek-ri in Pohang, Republic of Korea. This exercise enhances the interoperability between the U.S. Marine air-ground task force and the ROK Marine task force while honing…
2014-03-31 By Robbin Laird While visiting Australia, and visiting various Australian defense facilities and participating in a future of airpower conference hosted by the Williams Foundation, I had a chance to talk with Thales as well as four suppliers for the F-35 program in Australia. This provided a good sense…
03/31/2014: U.S. Marines with Combined Assault Battalion, III Marines Expeditionary Force conducted Mark-19 and M2-50 Cal training on Assault Amphibious Vehicles in support of Exercise Ssang Yong 14 at Suesongri Range, Pohang, South Korea, March 27, 2014. Exercise SsangYong 14 is conducted in South Korea to showcase a full spectrum…
2014-03-30 By Robbin Laird Ferra engineering is an international company based in Australia, which engages in the design, manufacture and delivery of advanced aerospace/defense components and systems for a number of well-known manufacturers. The company is an Australian based supplier for the F-35 as a global program, and as such,…
2014-03-31 Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary, United States Air Force The Crimean crisis and the PRC pushing out in the Pacific are two reminders that the world is not of our own making. The defense of Europe and Pacific defense require capabilities to deter and prevail, where global reach and…
2014-03-30 During the visit of the Second Line of Defense team to New River on February 10, 2014, we had a chance to sit down with Lt. Col. Boniface to discuss his most recent experience as the ACE Commander of the 26th MEU, which has just returned from the Middle East.…
2014-03-30 By Robbin Laird In the mid-1980s when I worked at the Institute for Defense Analyses, I established a working group on Germany and we looked long and hard at the potential for German reunification to emerge from the dynamics of the 1980s. When the opportunity emerged in the late…
