Joint Strike Fighter Program

production, design, as well as upgrade and support of Lockheed’s numerous projects. Major programs include the “F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, C-130 Hercules, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, and the C-5M Super Galaxy.” These programs are all typically very long in duration and provide a sustained revenue stream through maintenance and upgrade years after the sale of a plane. Consider the F-35 JSF program which began in October 2001 and is still underway today with the first F-35s…

Should the United States Continue Its Use of Drone Strikes Abroad? Remotely-controlled aircraft, otherwise known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones can be equipped with bombs and missiles for attack missions. The original drone, the MQ-1 Predator and the upgraded MQ-9 Reaper are the two most commonly used unmanned aerial vehicles. They are cherished for their ability to fly thousands of feet over a target for long durations of time and relay high-resolution, live reconnaissance. In…

rapidly, the SAF has to re-strategise her plans and operations to advance the effectiveness of her military. Technology has given SAF crucial advantages in her abilities to conduct joint operations, achieve mission success even with lesser…

interest during a period of increasing complexity, uncertainty and fiscal constraint, Joint Force 2025 capabilities defend the homeland from rapidly changing security challenges and rebalance the force with agility, integration, flexibility and innovation. Strategic guidance provided by the 2014 QDR, 2015 NMS and CCJO highlight current and future security environments, requirements to reshape current capabilities for Joint Force 2025 by service, with advantages and disadvantages and associated…

companies including, International Launch Services, MEADS International, Space Imaging, and United Space Alliance. Such joint ventures are possible due to the revenue brought in by the military sales and the work that was done in regards to defense. Without military sales, some of the ventures may need to fold, as their input may no longer be required. In light of such circumstances, the loss of such a prominent client is bound to send a disruptive wave throughout the organization and its…

difference between conventional aircrafts and drones are the fact that drones can stay airborne for up to several days at a time while conventional aircrafts just cannot. They have also been putting much work into reconnaissance technology and missile strike capabilities which is an extremely useful piece of military hardware. Our US military and other military forces have been starting to expand the usage of drones due to their obvious advantages and by removing any potential physical danger…

With approximately $5 billion allocated for drones in the 2012 Department of Defense budget, America's entire drone program constitutes only about 1% of the entire annual military budget. In comparison, the military's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program alone cost the United States $9.7 billion in fiscal year 2012. US manned military attack aircraft cost anywhere from $18,000 to $169,000 per hour to operate - six to 42 times more than…

mission planning and post-mission debriefings. They are standard for the Air Force and used by other fleets (Butler, 2013). With the introduction of the Joint Strike Fighter program, the F-35 will replace several aircraft currently operational with the Air Force, Navy and the Marine Corps. Handling the logistics support of this large scale fighter program across service branches is no easy task and the manufacturer, Lockheed Martin Corporation, introduced Autonomic Logistics Information System…

to have been in over a thousand fights, although Jiu Jitsu was originally formed for self defense. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a modification of Judo and was started by Carlos and Helio Gracie. Carlos was trained by Mitsuyo Maeda, and was a magnificent fighter. His brother Helio, on the other hand, was diagnosed with a condition that made him tire out very quickly. So quick, that if Helio ran up a flight of stairs he would pass out. For this reason Helio just watched his brother teach class. One day,…

Advancements in military technology help our troops and many civilians. advancements in military technology range from advancements in the medical field to advancements in the current weapons and improvements in old weapons. These advancements in medicine benefit our veterans and help save lives on the battlefield and can help save many others. The Advancements in weapons help reduce collateral damage and civilian casualties by making the weapons more precise. An example of this is in World War…