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09/29/2025
By Robbin Laird Modern warfare has reached an inflection point. As technology accelerates and battlespaces become increasingly complex, military aviation faces a fundamental truth: the next generation of military superiority will belong not to those with the most aircraft, but to those who make the smartest investments in their human capital. The recent insights from Tom Webster of Textron Aviation Defense illuminate this reality with striking clarity -- the future belongs to forces that can…
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F-35 At Luke AFB

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Aussie and American Instructor F-35 Pilots Operate at Mountain Home AFB

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Rollout of the First Japanese F-35

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The F-35 and The Transformation of the Power Projection Forces: Special Report, September 2016

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Transforming the Power Projection Forces for the Liberal Democracies

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F-35 and Aegis: Preparing For the Integrated Fight in the Extended Battlespace

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