Shaping the Air Force’s Future Battlespace
“My personal view is, the first shots of the future fight will be either in the cyber domain or — maybe it’s an ‘and’ — […] More
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The Trump Administration’s Budget Misses the Mark
Bottom Line Up Front On March 11, the Trump administration submitted a $4.7 trillion-dollar budget proposal that details its spending priorities. The administration’s proposed […] More
The Canada-U.S. Defence Relationship: What Next?
When President Barack Obama came to Ottawa as part of the “bromance” with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, he said that the world needed “more Canada,” […] More
A Qualitative Advantage
As the most expensive procurement program in history, the F-35 program exemplifies both the promise and pitfalls of developing and deploying an advanced weapons platform. […] More
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Best Of: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Game-Changer or Procurement Nightmare?
For this year’s Thanksgiving Day feature, The Cipher Brief revisits its coverage of the innovation and procurement challenges behind the F-35 Lighting II. As production […] More
Lessons to be Learned
For this year’s Thanksgiving Day feature, The Cipher Brief revisits its coverage of the innovation and procurement challenges behind the F-35 Lighting II. As production […] More
The F-35, UK, and Coalition Operations: Capable, But Flawed
The F-35 will bring two important capabilities, which are currently not possessed by the UK armed forces, when it enters frontline service at the end […] More
The F35: A 21st Century Coalition Asset
After years of delays and cost overruns, the F-35 is finally in the hands of military services across the globe. As of June of this […] More
The Leading Edge of Combat Aircraft
Australia’s armed forces have fought as an ally of the United States in all if its wars since WWII. As an original partner in the […] More
Speaking the Same Language
Speaking the Same Language Since the earliest stages, the F-35 was designed to improve the interoperability of coalition nations fighting together. The Cipher Brief spoke […] More