An Interview With Colonel Arthur Tomassetti 11/18/2010 - "We can start building those maintainers that will have to go out and take care of these airplanes wherever they go. We expect to train about 100 pilots a year, here at Eglin, when we’re up and running. We expect to train…
An Interview With Armando Martinez 11/18/2010 - "There's more teardown on the F-16 to get the seat out. I'm not saying it's harder, it's just more time consuming. For combat you don't want to waste time in pulling the seat out. You have to be able to pull the seat…
An Interview with General Art Cameron (Ret.) 11/06/2010 - "Aircraft operational capabilities have become evolutionary and revolutionary over the decades but, reliability and maintainability has not kept pace with the increased operational capabilities. The F-35, in many respects, is the first aircraft that has sustainment as an integral part of…
An Interview with Lt. Col. Damon Anthony, Maj. James Akers, and Lt. Col. Steve Pieper 11/05/2010 - The three pilots provide an understanding of how classic combat operations built around the use of AWACS and the CAOC will be modified as new aircraft re-shape operational capabilities.
An Interview with Senior Master Sgt. Steven Wehrle and Master Sgt. David Freeman 11/05/2010 - "We have to ensure we are effectively preparing our mid-level Airmen and our logistics supervision that are transitioning to the F-35. The acquisition and sustainment of this platform is wholly different than anything that has…
By Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary of the U.S. Air Force 10/17/2010 - What are the available platforms and technologies that we have invested in to date? And how can we shape effective concepts of operations for a joint and combined air strike force, which leverage these capabilities?
By Dr. Robbin Laird 10/16/2010 Platforms are not capabilities; they become capabilities when integrated into a war-fighting approach, which necessitates combat tactical and strategic integration...
Reposted 02/20/2011 - "Our approach to producing T/R modules is something that continually evolves. For example, we've just gone through an exercise on the F-35 T/R modules to re-shape the requirements and test screenings at the chip level, to improve both the chip yields and to further optimize the yields…
