Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 2016
The United States and Allies have few concerns higher than the proliferation of Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD)…
Read More »Tanker 2.0: The Aussies Break New Ground with the KC-30A
During my visit with Murielle Delaporte to RAAF Base Richmond we had a chance to discuss…
Read More »The Challenge of Building an Indigenous European Fifth Generation Fighter
European produced fighters (Rafale, Gripen and Typhoon) belong to the so-called 4th generation. However, countries such…
Read More »The Next Hundred Years of the RAF and the 2018 Farnbourgh Air Show
Recently, the RAF celebrated its first one hundred years. With this year’s Royal Air Tatoo and…
Read More »Project Centurion and the TyTan Sustainment Contract
In past visits to the UK and to Spain, I have spent time with Eurofighter squadrons…
Read More »The ATTAC Contract and Its Legacy for RAF Sustainment
The UK MoD, the RAF and its industrial partners have been at the cutting edge in…
Read More »The Perspective of the Danish Air Force Chief of Staff
The Central Blue sat down with Chief of Air Staff – Defence Command Denmark, Major General…
Read More »Cybersecurity and UASs
As our recent interview with the UAS experts at MAWTS underscored, security is a key issue…
Read More »MAWTS-1 Works the Unmanned Systems Challenge
There is probably no single air platform more affected by the transition from the strategic shift…
Read More »The Perspective of VMU-2 on the Way Ahead: A 2015 Visit
During a visit to 2nd Marine Air Wing in May 2015, we had a chance to…
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