03/12/2013: In this slideshow, we highlight some of the ships in the Navy’s yards on March 1, 2013 a day before the USNS Montford Point christening. Seen here are various Navy ships ranging from the Carl Vinson large deck aircraft carrier, to Arleigh Burke Destroyers, to frigates, to the LCS…
Northrop Grumman reports that detection of hostile ground fire has been added to the capabilities of its Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System. The AN/AAQ-37 was designed for use by F-35 Lightning IIs for simultaneously detecting and tracking aircraft and missiles in every direction and for providing visual imagery for day or…
03/11/2013: In this slideshow, we highlight some of the ships in the Navy’s yards on March 1, 2013 a day before the USNS Montford Point christening. Seen here are various USN-USMC ships supporting the sea base and shaping the amphibious assault core competencies. There are views of the USS Boxer, the USS…
03/11/2013: The Coast Guard Cutter Forward returns to homeport in Portsmouth, Va., Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, after a 45-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea in support of Operation Martillo. The law enforcement crews aboard the Forward teamed with crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence and an embarked aviation…
03/11/2013: KC-135 support for the French in Mali as the French insert force for a rapid strike operation in Mali. Credit:Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa 2/23/13 See our latest story on the Mali operation: http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-french-operation-in-mali-intervene-leverage-and-withdraw/
2013-03-10 by Robbin Laird I was spending my Sunday working on the last chapter of our book on shaping a 21st century Pacific strategy. The F-35 among other systems figures prominently in how to build a 21st strategy, not simply funding a 20th century residue. We have interviewed many of…
2013-03-10 By Col Bradley Weisz, Deputy Commander ESG 2, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, VA The ARG-MEU is a very flexible instrument. But as the demand side remains high, and the strategic environment evolves in the 21st century, some changes in operational art are both possible and necessary. The purpose…
2013-03-09 According to a Lockheed Martin press release, a new F-35B has flown but this time with a new Center Wing Assembly produced in Georgia. The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II with a Center Wing Assembly (CWA) built at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Ga., was…
