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The F-35 and The Transformation of the Power Projection Forces

The F-35 and The Transformation
of the Power Projection Forces

FIFTH GENERATION ENABLED COMBAT CAPABILITY

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 3

Transforming the Power Projection Forces for the Liberal Democracies ............................................... 4

Building the Honeycomb Force ........................................................................................................................ 5
An Update from British, Australian and American Forces............................................................................... 6
Building Platforms After Next........................................................................................................................ 13

F-35B at Farnbourgh: Strategic Deterrence with Tactical Flexibility.................................................... 14

Airpower in Contested Airspace: Highlights from the Trilateral Combat Exercise.............................. 18

Fighting with the Force You Have Now While Preparing for an Airpower Transition: The Perspective
of General “Hawk” Carlisle, Air Combat Command .......................................................................... 23

USAF Moves Forward with Integration of F-22 and F-35 ................................................................... 26

How the Units/Aircraft Will Train Together.................................................................................................... 26

Becoming an F-22 Multi-tasking Combat Aviator............................................................................... 27

Raptor Pilot Qualities..................................................................................................................................... 28
Adversary Air ................................................................................................................................................ 30
Fights On ....................................................................................................................................................... 31

The Deputy Commandant of Aviation Down Under: Plan Jericho Marine Corps Style ...................... 33

The Sea Services Prepare to Prevail in the Extended Battlespace: The Perspective of Rear Admiral
Manazir............................................................................................................................................... 36

Rear Admiral Manazir in Australia: Allied Convergence on the Kill Web .......................................... 43

The Future of Naval Aviation Aboard the USS George Washington................................................... 45

The Way Ahead in the RAAF in the Joint Forces Space and the Coming of the F-35: The Perspective
of Air Commodore Kitcher .................................................................................................................. 48

Shaping a Way Ahead for the F-35 in UK Defence: The Perspective of Air Commodore Harvey Smyth
............................................................................................................................................................ 53

The Synergy Built Into the Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers and the F-35B.......................................... 61

Transforming the Royal Air Force’s ISTAR Force: A Discussion with Air Commodore Dean Andrew 65

The Impact of Software Upgradeable Aircraft..................................................................................... 68

Second Line of Defense

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