Major Airfield Expansion On Wake Island Seen By Satellite As U.S. Preps For Pacific Fight
America’s remote island outpost in the Pacific is an essential fallback point for pushing airpower west during a major conflict.
America’s remote island outpost in the Pacific is an essential fallback point for pushing airpower west during a major conflict.
The bold vision of a USMC that is far less dependent on the lumbering “Gator Navy” comes with a sacrificial offering of the force’s most sacred cow. Under the Commandant’s plan, the big beach assault made possible by increasingly costly and complex amphibious assault ships will no longer be the focus and primary planning construct of the service.
New deployments would present a serious threat during any potential conflict and help China further assert its de facto claims in the region.
The service will replace the E-8C JSTARS with a mix of upgraded existing aircraft and drones, but that might not work for high risk missions.
A Lockheed exec’s super slick pitch for the company’s E-8C JSTARS replacement jet hints at the use of technologies from top secret programs.
Handbook highlights emerging threats, such as integrated air defenses, drones, electronic and cyber attacks, and more.
How the situation plays out could be a sign of things to come as ISIS stumbles and the conflict evolves.
Critics say it’s redundant, costly, and possibly dangerous, but the USAF just poured millions into developing it.
Long-range weapons the size and shape of shipping containers can turn almost any ship quickly into an impromptu missile boat.
Missiles and other aircraft zipping around at Mach 5 and above could dramatically change how military forces attack and defend.