Warlords Series 4: Visiting the Ready Room of VMFAT-501, 2013
This article highlights discussions with USMC leaders involved in the F-35 transition for the USMC during…
Read More »Warlords Series 3: Secretary Wynne Discuss the New Pilot Culture with Lt. Col. Berke, CO VMFAT-501, 2013
This interview with Lt. Col. “Chip” Berke, then CO of the Warlords and Secretary Wynne was…
Read More »Warlords Series 1: Turbo Tomassetti Looks Back at His Career and the Way Ahead for the F-35
Second Line of Defense recently visited 2nd Marine Wing, including MCAS Beaufort. We visited the 2019…
Read More »An Australian Perspective on the Evolution of Pilot Training
This edition of the Australian Aviation podcast features an interview with FLTLT John Tauschke from the Royal Australian…
Read More »The Imperative for US Airpower Modernization
In 2006, a relatively obscure book caused a major stir among the U.S. Air Force leadership.…
Read More »Japanese Defense Modernization: Shaping a Way Ahead
Recently, Lt. General (Retired) Deptula was in Japan. He wrote this upon his return from that…
Read More »UK’s Team Tempest Works A Way Ahead for Airpower Modernization
With the launch of the latest RAF air combat strategy, the government also is looking ahead…
Read More »The Loyal Wingman Program in Australia
In an article published by Australian Defence Business Review during the recent Avalon Air Show, Andrew…
Read More »The French Shape an Evolutionary Approach to Their Future Combat Air System
In a story first published on February 29, 2019, Pierre Tran provide an overview on the…
Read More »Getting on with the Fifth Generation Revolution: Not Returning to the Past with a “New” F-15
The Air Force needs to buy more new fighter planes. The constricted size and increasing…
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