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A Congressional Staffer Perspective on the F-35: “Build Planes and Get Them into the Hands of the Warfighters”

Posted on June 15, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
06/15/2012
You can't have IOC if you don't build the plane.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New | Tagged F-35, Heritage foundation, Laser Lazarski, Senator Inhofe

Shaping a 21st Century U.S. Military

Posted on June 13, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
06/13/2012
Can the U.S. continue to be a global military power in the decades ahead?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Heritage foundation, US Military

The Frozen in Time 4

Posted on January 10, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
01/10/2012
Once again we hear that aircraft that cannot match up to the 21st century challenges are much better than the ones which can. Northern Edge 2011 provides a definitive statement.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Carafanoi, counterpunch, Heritage foundation
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