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Driving Innovation for the Maritime Forces: Keeping up with the Criminal Class

01/20/2025
By Robbin Laird When I was working with the U.S. Coast Guard, more than a decade ago, the Commandant was considering a new acquisition approach. The acquisition approach became known as Deepwater. This is the only comprehensive mutli-domain acquisiton approach which the U.S. has tried to implement in the maritime domain. In a 2003 Defense Horizons article I wrote for the National Defense University I focused on the Deepwater model within the context of various…
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The Coming of the F-35B: From “Probation,” to IOC, to Transformation

08/10/2015The declaration of IOC is the start point on a decade ahead of fundamental transformation enabled with the emergence of an F-35 global fleet. Read more »

Italian Tanker Refuels F-35

08/08/2015An Italian 767 tanker at Edwards AFB became the first international tanker to refuel the F-35 in flight. Read more »

CNI and MADL Data Link also IOCd Along with F-35B

08/03/2015With the stand-up of the first operational F-35 squadron comes the IOC for the new data link for the F-35 fleet. Read more »

Building an 8,000-Hour Tactical Aircraft: 21st Century Materials Technology

08/03/2015One of the most overlooked features in the current discussion of the F-35 aircraft is that it was designed from the start with an additional 2000 hours of… Read more »

The Defense Contract Management Agency’s Role in the F-35 Roll Out

08/03/2015“The F-35 program is the major leagues, and pressure is part of the job when you’re in the majors." Read more »

First Flight of F-35 With Australian Vertical Tails

07/27/2015On July 17, 2015, the first F-35 possessing two vertical tails manufactured by Australian-based engineering company, Marand, took flight. Read more »

The “Rude Rams” Return as an F-35 Squadron

07/23/2015The F-35 has come to Hill AFB and with it the reactivation of the "Rude Rams." Read more »

F-35 Academic Training Center: A Video Overview

07/18/2015In a video produced by the 33rd Fighter Wing, a day in the life of the Academic Training Center for the F-35 pilots and maintainers is highlighted. Read more »

F-35 Four Ship Take Offs and Landing at Eglin AFB

07/18/2015Video:F-35 Four Ship Take Offs and Landing at Eglin AFB Read more »