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Directed Energy Weapons: A Case Study in Acquisition Innovation
October 25 by Hannah CroftThis week Defence IQ hosted its annual Directed Energy Systems conference in London. One of the central themes running throughout the discussions was that of innovation in capability development and d...
U.S. Air Force T-X Programme: Latest News
December 12 by Defence IQ PressThe United States Air Force expects to select the aircraft that will become its new advanced jet trainer in FY 2017. The T-X programme has had a long and bumpy flight to its present progres...
USAF airborne ISR capabilities set for $2.5 billion boost with Joint STARS Recapitalization programme
January 19 by Andrew ElwellU.S. Air Force Col. Scott Owens, Theater Battle Control Division chief, discusses battle management priorities with industry partners during a Hanscom Representatives Association meeting in Lexington,...
Cutting Edge Test Beds Accelerate US Air Force Network Centric Capabilities
August 30 by Samantha TannerLt Col Skip Stoltz is Commander of the US Air Force's 46th Test Squadron and, in this interview, he speaks with Defence IQ's Samantha Tanner about how warfighting elements must rely on testing to es...
US Air Force Explores the 'Power of Open Source' for Future Net Centric Warfare Capabilities
June 14 by Samantha TannerNetwork resilience and interoperability are the linchpins that keep military net centric capabilities up and running. In fact, they are intimately intertwined. Without interoperability, there simply...
Qaddafi Makes TV Appearance Moments Before Libyan rebels Take Misurata Airport
May 12 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyMay 12, 2011 After weeks of absence, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has made a brief appearance on state television. Qaddafi was shown in what Libyan TV said was a meeting on May 11 with tr...
Lockheed Martin Delivers First USAF Production F-35 Lightning II
May 10 by Lockheed Martin Press OfficeThe U.S. Air Force has accepted into its fleet the first of a planned 1,763 production-model Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters. The signing of formal acceptance do...
Libya Phase II - Operations Ellamy and Odyssey Dawn Make Way for NATO
March 28 by Defence Dateline GroupLibya - As rebel momentum grows, NATO hand-over raises serious strategic questions about continued use of air power After over a week of air strikes against government anti-air facilities and...
Space Tensions Escalate as China and Iran Infiltrate the Final Frontier
March 28 by Laurent RathbornThe last few years have seen a change in the landscape in geocentric orbit, with more than 3500 satellites currently in various orbits, not to mention the amount of space junk, estimates of which ha...
The 3 Essential Components of Effective Cyber Warfare Strategy
March 10 by Richard de SilvaCyber commands, cyber and counter cyber activity, cyber strategy - this newest form of warfare is developing at such a rate as to nearly outpace the US military's ability to understand it. US Air Fo...
USAF and Lockheed Martin deliver first missile warning spacecraft
March 09 by Lockheed Martin Press OfficeThe U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin team has delivered the first geosynchronous (GEO-1) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) spacecraft to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be...
As Unmanned Aircraft Systems Proliferate, Investors Struggle to Keep Pace
March 07 by Laurent RathbornA recent market report by the Teal Group predicts that the worldwide market for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles will hit $94 Billion in 2011. Pakistan is ramping up its internal UAV production programme an...