Obsidian Shield: How a Modular Pod Is Turning Legacy Aircraft into Kill Web Participants
Every air force in the world has the same problem hiding in its hangars: a fleet…
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Robbin Laird’s recent article, “The Air Littoral Is a Maritime Problem Too,” attempts to move the…
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When I wrote Training for the High-End Fight, I gave Leonardo’s Block 20 program for the…
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This isn’t about the actor Tom Cruise, though speed matters here too. Project Maverick is an…
Read More »A Different Aircraft for a Different Fight: The CH-53K vs. CH-53E in Long-Range Raid Operations
The CH-53K King Stallion is a substantially better enabler of long-range raid operations than its predecessor,…
Read More »From Training System to Combat Ecosystem: The Paradigm Shift in Air Combat Pilot Training
At the recent Sir Richard Williams Foundation seminar, Alexander Robinson offered one of the clearest statements…
Read More »Shaping the Future of Airpower: Integration, Innovation, and Institutional Transformation
Our new airpower evolution report examines five interconnected developments that collectively reveal how American and allied…
Read More »Italy’s Strategic Leap: Adding a F-35 Training Hub to Their Training Capabilities
Italy’s recent approval to invest €112.6 million in establishing the Lightning Training Center at Trapani-Birgi Air…
Read More »F-35 Quarterbacks and CCAs: The Behavioral Path to Sixth-Generation Airpower
The concept of fifth-generation air warfare was clearly articulated by former Secretary of the Air Force…
Read More »From Victory Forgotten to Lessons Unlearned: Desert Storm, Strategic Drift, and the Combat Pilot Training Revolution
Lieutenant General David Deptula’s Forbes piece marking the 35th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm examines how…
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