Commentary - Media | May 05, 2019
A Space Force That Would Make A Difference
Within the upcoming weeks, Congress will decide whether to support a proposed new armed service for military operations in space. To fully deliberate that choice, they must first define the problem. Our national security space architecture faces many challenges: a poor track record of space system acquisition; inadequate funding; a lack of focus on developing […]
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News | May 02, 2019
Business Insider: The F-35 is about to get a lot more lethal in air-to-air combat — without losing its stealth
Lockheed Martin has developed a new weapons rack meant to give the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter a boost in firepower without sacrificing stealth, the defense contractor announced Wednesday.
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News | May 01, 2019
Fox News: Retired military leaders to lawmakers: Don’t ‘sacrifice funds’ for F-35 jets
More than 100 retired military leaders sent a letter to members of Congress on Tuesday urging them not to “sacrifice funds from the F-35 program,” adding that the F-35, the military’s newest fighter jet, is “essential to countering emerging threats.”
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Commentary | May 01, 2019
Air Force Magazine: Building the Air Force We Need
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson issued a warning at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference last September: “We must see the world as it is. That is why the National Defense Strategy explicitly recognizes that we have returned to an era of great power competition. We must prepare.”
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News | Apr 01, 2019
Smithsonian Air & Space: F-35: What the Pilots Say
In my interviews with F-35 pilots, one word repeatedly came up: “survivability.” Surviving the Lockheed Martin F-35’s primary mission—to penetrate sophisticated enemy air defenses and find and disable threats—requires what the fifth-generation jet offers: stealth and a stunning array of passive and active sensors bringing information to the pilot.
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