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Leverage Allied Investments and Combat Learning Experience in Modernizing the U.S. Military

Leverage Allied Investments and

Combat Learning Experience in

Modernizing the U.S. Military

F - 35, P - 8 AND NEW ALLIED CAP ABILITIES

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

Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 3
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Crafting a 21 Century Combat Force: Air Marshal (Retired Brown) Focuses on the Challenge for the
United States ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Allies and 21 Century Weapons Systems: The Case of the Coming of the F-35 To Europe .............. 11
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Allies and 21st Century Weapons: The Maritime Domain Strike Enterprise ........................................ 14

Getting on with the Weapons Revolution ........................................................................................... 19
The Norwegian Deputy Defense Minister on Reshaping Norwegian Defense: Meeting 21st Century
Challenges ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Allies, Missiles and the F-35: The Case of the Joint Strike Missile ................................................................ 21
Norwegian Joint Strike Missile Tests at Edwards AFB ................................................................................... 23
Allies and Weapons: European Industry Provides Capabilities in Shaping a Way Ahead for Fifth Generation
Enabled Air Combat ....................................................................................................................................... 26
Reshaping the Maritime Domain Awareness Strike Enterprise ........................................................... 32
Standing Up the P-8/Triton Maritime Domain Strike Enterprise in Australia: Visiting RAAF Edinbourgh ...... 32
Shaping a 21 Century Base: RAF Lossiemouth and the Coming of the P-8 ................................................. 37
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The Norwegian Navy and Shaping Air-Sea Integration for Norwegian Defense .......................................... 41
Canada and the Maritime Domain Strike Enterprise in the North Atlantic ..................................................... 46
Moving on Beyond AWACS: The Arrival of Wedgetail ....................................................................... 48
Why Not Buy Wedgetail and Move Out Beyond AWACS: Coming To Terms with a 5th Generation Enabled
Force .............................................................................................................................................................. 48
An Update on the Australian Wedgetail and Its Evolution: A Discussion with Group Captain Stuart
Bellingham ..................................................................................................................................................... 49
Visiting Williamtown Airbase: The Wedgetail In Evolution ........................................................................... 53
Replacing the KC-10 with the KC-30A ................................................................................................ 57
Building Tanker 2.0: The Aussie Perspective ................................................................................................. 57
Tanker 2.0: Adding the Robotic Boom ........................................................................................................... 62
Tanker 2.0: The A330 MRTT Evolving as a Global Fleet ............................................................................... 64
Just in Time for the Paris Air Show: The RAAF Conducts Mission 1000 with Its KC-30A Tanker ................. 67
Second Line of Defense

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