04/09/2013: F-22s flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force's 19th Fighter Squadron take off during an early morning 14-ship sortie rotation. The squadrons launched and recovered a record number of sorties, which is the most executed by these squadrons on a…
04/09/2013: F-22’s flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force’s 19th Fighter Squadron take off during an early morning 14-ship sortie rotation. The squadrons launched and recovered a record number of sorties which is the most executed by these squadrons on a…
2013-04-08 Recently, we released a report on what we are calling a 21st Century weapons enterprise. We are focusing on the impact of new relationships among 5th generation aircraft, weapons and robotics, which can reshape how platforms operate together and how strike is delivered. At the heart of the change…
2013-04-16 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We have heard much about the anti-access, and area-denial threat which China poses to American and allied forces in the Pacific. We have read much about new missiles such as the DF-21, which it is asserted can destroy maneuvering ships at sea to…
2013-04-08 The USN-USMC team is continuing its work on the insertion of force from the sea. The team is working on better integration of the overall maritime force in support of the projection of power from the sea. With significant participation of allies, the goal is better joint and coalition…
2013-04-07 The rise of China in the last 20 years is a significant global event. The challenge for the next twenty is to understand how Chinese military power is intertwined with Chinese power projection and how the West and Asia will respond. But a key element is simply to understand…
04/07/2013: Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group trained for door breaching and demolition operations at a range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 18, 2013. The Marines utilized shotguns and various explosive devices throughout the training. Credit:2nd Marine Logistics Group:1/18/13
2013-04-07 by Richard Weitz The Barack Obama administration’s missile defense policy presents both elements of change and continuity with the plans set out by the previous George W. Bush presidency. The main change is that the administration has deemphasized near-term efforts to develop and apply revolutionary BMD technologies and instead has…
