Friday, November 27, 2009

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 27, 2009

The U.S. Air Force In The Year 2020 (WNU prediction)

Another View Of The USAF In The 2020’s -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

By the 2020’s the United States Air Force is going to be much smaller than most could ever dream.

Due to the realities struggling just to sustain day to day operations and very little to be had from the defense budget, expect something like the following for some parts the USAF platform portfolio.

F-22s start to retire

Much fewer numbers of F-35s than projected—in the hundreds— with a lesser than planned flight envelope ability and a basic (what would be considered Block III today) capability with little funds to go any farther on upgrades.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Guam: Military's plans include missile shield -- Kuam News

Obama Endorses Land Mines -- American Generalist

Thanksgiving in Tikrit, Iraq -- Outside The Wire

Carrier Alternative Weekly -- New Wars

UCAS-D Flight Slips, Sea Trials On Track -- Aviation Week

Taiwan Arms Itself Despite Chinese Pressure -- Strategy Page

McAfee’s Take on the Cyber War -- Defense Tech

US Less Dominant But So What -- DoD Buzz

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