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

Inherent in such an enterprise is scalability and reach-back. By deploying the C5ISR honeycomb, the shooters in
the enterprise can reach back to each other to enable the entire grid of operation, for either defense or offense.
http://www.sldinfo.com/crafting-an-attack-and-defense-enterprise-for-the-pacific/
U.S. forces and policies in the region provided a crucial lynchpin providing the reachback and dominance
necessary to protect national and allied interests. The intersection of honeycombed force packages operating
as modules and interconnected through networks will allow US and allied forces to shape a distributed force
into the area of interest, and to provide strike and defense capabilities throughout a combat or spider’s web
of operational capabilities.

An Update from British, Australian and American Forces

Since we published that book in later 2014, we have had the chance to talk extensively with British, Australian
and American military innovators who are creating the reality, which we projected in our book. And new
combat systems have come into being which are providing key building blocks for the new approach such as
the Wedgetail, the A330MRTT, the F-35 and the P-8/Triton combination.
In effect, a new foundation is being laid for the decade ahead in the transformation of the power projection
forces and lessons learned by the warriors in combat, exercises and training will shape the way ahead for the
decade after next. Even though some technologies can be identified as important to the next decade, it will
be through the shaping of a new paradigm through which new platforms will then be built and along with
them incorporated or adjacent technologies.
http://www.sldinfo.com/rear-admiral-manazir-in-australia-allied-convergence-on-the-kill-web/
From the discussions with the US and allied warfighters, a number of key characteristics can be identified with
regard to key elements of the new paradigm of the kill web, or the honeycomb operational force. The
decade behind us was one where the platforms became connected and the joint and coalition force learned
to leverage the benefits of such a force. Now that is expected, and the build forward is to shape an
distributed but integrated force.

First, platforms are expected to be interoperable.

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