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FIGHT FIGHT – Book Recommendation
Highest recommendation for Kevin Miller’s (CAPT. USN, Ret) newest novel Fight Fight. I was going to do a normal “book review”/recommendation but decided to just leverage my comments to Kevin along with his response instead. I had done a recommendation on … Continue reading
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Tagged A2AD, Aircraft Carriers, Airpower, AirSeaBattle, Guadalcanal, SEAD, Strike Warfare, War-at-Sea
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A Second Look – Aviation Week Debate on the F-35
Blown Slick Series #12 Last summer Aviation Week conducted a podcast debate between the first commanding officer of a USMC F-35B squadron, retired LtCol. David Berke, and former “fighter mafia” participant during the Light Weight Fighter competition (YF-16/17) Pierre Sprey. … Continue reading
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Tagged A2AD, Airpower, Attack, Close Air Support, Fighter, SEAD
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Airpower, Elephants and Such (Part 2)
Blown Slick Series #8 (Part 2/3) Continuing from Part 1 – drilling down To make reasonable decisions in regard to analysis of future airpower, and also how implementation of emerging technical and derivative tactical concepts plays into the application of airpower, one … Continue reading
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Tagged Airpower, AirSeaBattle, Close Air Support, F-35, Fifth Generation Fighter, Fighter, SEAD, Strike Warfare
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Airpower, Elephants, Fallacies, Bonfires, Something Old, Something New
Blown Slick Series #8 (Part 1/3) Airpower characteristics itemizes strictly enduring physical features: speed, reach, height, and as a consequence ubiquity, agility, and concentration. A relatively high technological focus by air forces is inevitable, necessary, and indeed desirable. But the … Continue reading
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Tagged Airpower, AirSeaBattle, F-35, Fifth Generation Fighter, Fighter, SEAD, Strike Warfare
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The Mission of “Attack” – The Blown Slick Series Introduction
Blown Slick Series #1 (See also : Preface to Blown Slick -the series: The evolution of fighter, attack, and strike warfare) He would go on to be Vice Chief of Naval Operations and head the FAA, but in mid-December 1971 … Continue reading
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Tagged A2AD, Airpower, AirSeaBattle, Attack, Close Air Support, F-35, Fifth Generation Fighter, Fighter, SEAD, Strike Warfare, Vietnam Air War, War-at-Sea
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