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Presidential Visit to Australia: A Strategic Opportunity for Darwin and Australia?

Posted on December 2, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/02/2011
Darwin’s strategic location could become a hub of Pacific operations for Australia and a place to visit for its core allies. Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and the United States could all become key members of an Australian-based and Australian run F-35 hub.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged Australia, Darwin, F-35

Extending the Honeycomb: Transformation Re-visited

Posted on November 10, 2011 | by SysAdmin
11/10/2011
Secretary Wynne looks at the return of force transformation.
Posted in Con Ops, Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged 21st Secretary of the USAF, defense transformation, F-35, honeycomb, Micahel W. Wynne, Pacific

Pacific Strategy XV: Basing the Honeycomb

Posted on October 28, 2011 | by SysAdmin
10/28/2011
10/27/2011 - A key element of understanding a scalable presence strategy is basing.
Posted in RESOURCES, What's New | Tagged Aegis, Australia, F-35, F-35A, F-35B, South Korea

Shaping a Pacific Strategy IV

Posted on October 11, 2011 | by SysAdmin
10/11/2011
10/11/2011 - The approach we are building is from the ground up – quite literally. The US to protect its economic interests and sovereignty needs to deploy forward throughout the Pacific.
Posted in RESOURCES, What's New | Tagged Amphibious Ready Group, F-35, LCS, Osprey, Pacific, USAF, USMC, USN, V-22

Naval Aviation: The Next 100 years

Posted on October 4, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
10/04/2011
10/04/2011 The first day of the next 100 years of Naval Aviation has begun.
Posted in ISSUES & TRENDS, What's New | Tagged BF-2, Ed Timperlake, F-35, Lt. Col. Fred Schenk, Lt. Eugene Ely, Marine Corps, naval aviation history, USS Birmingham, USS Pennsylvania, uss wasp

Remembering the Lessons of Billy Mitchell

Posted on September 3, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
09/03/2011
09/03/2011 Will we be printing a new stamp in a few years to whoever saves us from the downward plunge of the forces necessary to provide for our security?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Bill Mitchell, Ed Timperlake, F-35, Robbin Laird

Russian Air Power on Display: The T-50

Posted on August 20, 2011 | by SysAdmin
08/20/2011
08/20/2011 Richard Weitz comments on the appearance of the T-50 at the MAKS-2011 air show.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New | Tagged 5th generation aircraft, F-35, MAKS-2011, Russian planes, T-50

Re-Norming the Navy Battle Fleet: Supportable Defense Within a Manageable Budget

Posted on August 7, 2011 | by Caroline Teames
08/07/2011
By Hon. Ed Timperlake 08/07/2011 - An analysis of the recent Tac Air memo by Under Secretary of the Navy Robert Work with some suggested changes.
Posted in Con Ops, Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Admiral W. A. Moffet, C3I, F-35, NATO Libyan Air War, Navy Battle Fleet, US Bureau of Aeronautics
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