The military must learn to operate more in the gray zone November 4, 2020 While not necessarily postured to operate daily below the level of armed conflict, the military must learn how to do so in order to defeat adversary advances. (Lance Cpl. Andrew Skiver/Marine Corps) WASHINGTON As nations are increasingly more active in operations that fall below the threshold of traditional conflict, the U.S. military needs to learn how to respond in kind, contends one Marine Corps commander. Being more active in this competition, or gray zone space, is somewhat unfamiliar territory for the U.S. military, but it could be beneficial if competition turns into a hot conflict, said Col. Brian Russell, commander of II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG).
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Many aircraft have come and gone over the past century of military aviation.
But a few workhorse aircraft have endured, continuing to fill a role above the battlefield.
There s an old saying: If it ain t broke, don t fix it. Some aerial warhorses take that pretty literally.
That definitely seems to be the philosophy used by many countries around the world in retaining large numbers of older aircraft as the mainstays of their air forces.
Fighters, attack planes, bombers, and even tankers, all populate this list of old warhorses that have served in wars you only read about in history textbooks today, yet still fly in modern conflicts such as the fight against ISIS in the Middle East.
Book excerpt: In The Tejas Story, a retired air marshal chronicles his experiences of test flying the LCA jets The story that comes to life through his book is that of his team of pilots and of the LCA programme itself, how it was commissioned, the challenges in the development phase and the pressure of realising the dream of domestically developing a fighter plane. Philip Rajkumar January 29, 2021 11:44:45 IST Philip Rajkumar s The Tejas Story: The Light Combat Aircraft Project.
It was only a couple of weeks ago that the Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the go ahead for the manufacture of 83 homegrown fighter jets, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCAMk1A) better known as Tejas. While this move meant a big boost for India s aviation industry, it was also a project that was many decades in the making. In his book, The Tej
Russia Starts Developing Long-Range Interceptor to Replace MiG-31 Jets Our Bureau 6369
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Russia’s state-owned Rostec has announced the development of a new long-range interceptor designated MiG-41 (PAK DP) to replace MiG-31 jets.
MiG-31 fighters first entered service in 1981. It is the first Soviet aircraft of fourth generation.
As per older reports, MiG-41 will be a supersonic, heavy, stealthy interceptor aircraft. Russian defense analyst Vasily Kashin has previously said that the MiG-41 would be considered as a 5++ or 6th generation project. The design of the MiG-41 was reportedly finalized by the end of 2019.
Izvestia has reported earlier that the MiG-41 is envisioned to become an interceptor of hypersonic missiles by carrying a multifunctional long-range interceptor missile system (MPKR DP) that will dispense several sub-missiles in order to increase the chance of intercepting hypersonic weapons. The PAK DP is also intended to carry anti-satellit
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While the calendar has finally turned, not much else has changed. The Covid-19 pandemic remains a very real threat, but one that has barely dampened consumers’ appetites. One real change, however, is that the millions of packages flying through the mail are now, in many cases, returns moving in the opposite direction and back to retailers. That means a continuing rush for delivery giants, such as UPS and FedEx.
The January rush feels like it deserves its own name, so Barron’s is dubbing it “Return-a-palooza.”
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While the calendar has finally turned, not much else has changed.