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06/14/2025
We have a growing experience with drone warfare and its impacts. The best way to understand their impact is how they have already re-shaped combined arms operations. Notably when combined with payload revolution and fifth generation warfare operations, as seen in the recent Israeli operation in Iran, drones are becoming a key part of the evolution of combined arms. Analysis of the Ukraine-Russia war, Houthi drone campaigns, and Israeli precision operations provides insights with regard…
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Achievement of F-35 Delivery Target for 2017 of 66 Aircraft

04/01/2018On Friday, December 15, 2017, Lockheed Martin delivered the 66th F-35 aircraft for the year, meeting the joint government and industry delivery target for 2017. According to a… Read more »

F-35-C Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln

04/01/2018By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Paulauskas Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) completed fleet carrier qualifications (CQ) for the F-35C Lightning II program, marking… Read more »

Australian-Based Firm Varley Delivers Support Capabilities for F-35s

04/01/2018During a visit to Australia in March 2018, the Second Line of Defense team visited Williamtown Airbase and the Hunter Valley area. The Hunter valley area is well… Read more »

Standing Up an F-35 Avionics Test Center in Denmark

03/31/2018Terma and Scandinavian Avionics officials announced they are teaming up to form the Avionics Test Center in Denmark to support the F-35 fighter aircraft maintenance capabilities. According to… Read more »

Pratt And Whitney Deploys Logistics Upgrade for F-35 Fleet

03/31/2018“Jet-engine builder Pratt & Whitney reported that a team of subject matter experts completed an upgrade to F-35 Lightning II fleet-management system at 12 sites around the world,… Read more »

An Australian Update on the F-35 and the RAAF Getting Ready for Its Incorporation Into the Force

03/31/2018During our visit to Australia in March 2018, we had a chance to get an update on the next round of modernization of the RAAF which is driven… Read more »

F-35 Heritage Flight Team in 2018

03/28/2018The F-35A Heritage Flight Team at Luke Air Force Base teams up with Air Force Heritage flight exhibiting the professional qualities the Air Force develops in the people… Read more »

Marines Work the Sea Base and Expanded Capabilities

03/27/2018Pilots aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) perform deck landing qualifications in an MV-22B Osprey, MH-60S Sea Hawk, and F-35B Lightning II on March 19, 2018. As the Marine… Read more »

Europe Prepares for Fifth Generation Transformation: The European Air Group Works the Challenge

03/27/2018By Robbin Laird The European Air Group has been an incubator for change within the European air forces. The EAG flies below the radar but is a key… Read more »