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Leadership Lessons from the Modern Military Military methods hold unexpected how-tos for corporate CIOs... |
Popular Mechanics
April 1, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Inside the War Games for U.S. Air Force Fighter Pilots This week, warplanes from the Air National Guard 174th Fighter Wing will be flying training missions over the desert outside Nellis Air Force Base, trying desperately to compete during simulated combat over the high Nevada desert. |
Entrepreneur
February 2007 |
Leading Edge Running a company takes more than just business skills. |
National Defense
December 2015
Stew Magnuson |
F-35 Program Ramps Up Training for Pilots, Technicians The F-35 joint strike fighter program is transitioning to a day when its pilots will come fresh out of flight school and the new jet fighter will be their first assignment. |
National Defense
December 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Digital Designs and Virtual Tests Continue To Be Subject of Debate To speed up deliveries and cut costs, the U.S. military's newest jet fighter will undergo much of its testing in digital simulations. |
Job Journal
September 18, 2005
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Developing Leaders Who Listen Effective leadership requires listening to those who are following you. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2010 |
Raytheon Wins $38 Million U.S. Air Force Delivery Order to Modify Weapons Training Equipment Raytheon is modifying weapons data link equipment used in pilot training for F-15 fighter aircraft under terms of a $37.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Air Force Training Frequency Relocation (TFR) program. |
National Defense
March 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Pilot Stress, Aging Equipment Cause Angst at D.C. Air Guard Defending the nation's capital from an aerial attack might seem a good enough reason to give a wing commander whatever he needs. But it has not worked out that way for the aviators of the District of Columbia Air National Guard. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2008
Susan Karlin |
James Brown: Above & Beyond This experimental test pilots are aviators trained in engineering and can convey problems and improvements for plane development. |
Aviation History
July 29, 2004
Craig Roberts |
It Flies Like a Hummingbird The road to wedding helicopter ascents with fixed-wing speed was paved with bizarre flying contraptions. |
National Defense
May 2008
Sandra I. Erwin |
Weapons Budget: The More You Spend, The Less You Buy A hyperinflation tsunami now threatens to sink the Defense Department's purchasing power so dramatically that a weapons budget that currently funds 95 programs will pay for just a handful of big-ticket programs |
National Defense
December 2004
Sandra I. Erwin |
Air Force Drills Emphasize `Expeditionary' Combat Skills With the number of aircraft expected to shrink in the years ahead---particularly fighter jets---the service will require a different talent mix, and eventually will end up with fewer fighter pilots and more officers in other specialties considered more relevant to the war on terrorism |
National Defense
August 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Predator Ground Stations Need Redesign, Say Pilots The demands for aerial surveillance in Iraq and Afghanistan grow by the day, and that means more Predator unmanned aircraft and pilots are needed. |
National Defense
June 2004
Roxana Tiron |
Pilots Spurring Training, Tactics Revolution Army aviators--rehashing lessons garnered in Vietnam and seizing on recent experience gained in Iraq and Afghanistan--are forcing a revolution in combat helicopter training. |
Fast Company
June 2001
Keith H. Hammonds |
Grassroots Leadership: U.S. Military Academy The U.S. Military Academy is a factory, and what it manufactures is leaders. Over the years, it has become probably the most effective institution for leadership development in the country... |
National Defense
December 2013
Dan Parsons |
Debate Continues Over Role of Simulators in UAS Pilot Training There still is no agreed upon method of training new UAS pilots -- and keeping seasoned operators proficient -- for future conflicts where U.S. drones will be flying in contested airspace. |
Fast Company
October 2004
Alan Deutschman |
Business the Branson Way Leadership lessons to live by. |
National Defense
April 2011
Sandra I. Erwin |
International Arms Sales, for Now, Remain Business-As-Usual "We are watching" closely events unfolding in various countries, said Rear Admiral Joseph W. Rixey, director of the Navy International Programs Office. |
Popular Mechanics
June 11, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
World's Priciest Stealth Plane Takes First Run to Vertical Landing Needing a boost after a negative report leak, Lockheed Martin tested a prototype of its latest Joint Strike Fighter for the Marines today -- a supersonic F-35 that lands like a chopper and thinks like a pilot. |
National Defense
July 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Eglin Prepares to Open F-35 Training Center Lockheed Martin Corp. is building a high-tech training center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., which will be used by all F-35 pilots and maintainers. |
Aviation History
September 2006
John W. Whitman |
Japan's Fatally Flawed Air Forces in World War II Japan entered World War II with two well-trained air organizations, but no long-range plan on how to keep them flying. |
Fast Company
September 2004
David Halberstam |
The Greatness That Cannot be Taught We are the great learn-it-yourself, do-it-yourself society. Everything in life can be gleaned during a short course, or from reading a book. Except true leadership. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2010
Joe Pappalardo |
The Future For UAVs in the U.S. Air Force The next-generation aircraft envisioned by the Air Force, and modeled in the illustration opposite, would be able to dodge enemy radar, swap payloads for multiple kinds of missions and use sophisticated onboard sensors to prevent collisions with other UAVs and manned airplanes. |
National Defense
February 2008
David A. Deptula |
Unmanned Aircraft Not Just for Combat The speed with which unmanned aircraft capabilities have advanced in recent years has been astonishing. |
National Defense
August 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Reaper Drones Accomplishing Traditional Fighter Jet Missions Since they were first deployed as reconnaissance and attack aircraft, the Predators have been credited with helping to change the tide in counterinsurgency operations. |
AskMen.com
Simon Sinek |
The Paradoxes Of Leadership: Simon Sinek The irony about writing a column about the mechanics of leadership is that leadership is only mechanical in a small way. |
Parameters
Autumn 2004
George Reed et al. |
Mapping the Route of Leadership Education: Caution Ahead A networked approach to joint leadership development can lead to multiple perspectives of leadership more appropriate to a rapidly changing environment and one more worthy of the military profession. |
Defense Update
July 2008 |
Raptor Displays Super Aerodynamics at Farnborough 2008 In a breathtaking demonstration of aerodynamics and power, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter claimed an uncontested position as a 'superfighter'. |
National Defense
May 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Technology Upgrades Give Edge to Ground-Attack Pilots A-10 jets will soon see an upgrade in technology. |
PC Magazine
January 20, 2004
Peter Suciu |
War and PC World War II remains one of the most compelling events in human history, and many games are based on that conflict. Find out what it feels like to save the world from tyranny! |
National Defense
September 2004
Joe Pappalardo |
Security Beat Vaccine Stockpiles Now Required by Law... Commission: Military Had No Warning During 9/11... Simulated Agent Mimics Bio-Terror Weapons... Cyber-security Hampered by Lack of Attention... |
Defense Update
July 2008 |
Special Missions Aircraft at Farnborough 2008 Special mission aircraft were among the hottest military topics at Farnborough 2008, highlighting the crucial role such assets provide for national security and operational capability in modern, asymmetric warfare. |
National Defense
October 2010
Eric Beidel |
Uncertainty, Challenges Mark Future For Military's Unpiloted Aircraft The use of unmanned aerial systems in Iraq and Afghanistan has shown that they are invaluable in uncontested airspace. But questions remain about how the current generation of U.S. drones would fair in unfriendly skies. |
Popular Mechanics
November 11, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
The 6 Most Lethal Aircraft in History Aviation experts and warplane veterans take a look at the history of single-engine planes, fighters, bombers and attack helicopters and pick six of the most lethal fliers in the past 100 years. |
National Defense
December 2005
Stew Magnuson |
Training Fleet Sees Slow but Steady Progress The U.S. Air Force is about four years away from completing a two decade-long process of revamping its fleet of training aircraft, according to service officials. |
National Defense
May 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
AC-130J Ghostrider Program Hits Developmental Snags The aircraft's developers face a number of developmental issues, including trouble integrating the precision strike package -- a key component of the new gunship. |
National Defense
April 2010
Austin Wright |
Fighter Pilot Simulation Depicts Nighttime Weapons Launch Some fighter pilots are now training with a simulator that can depict the effects of firing a weapon while using night vision goggles. |
IndustryWeek
November 16, 2010
Ralph Keller |
Continuous Improvement: Manager or Leader? Your company may have many managers but without leaders, your continuous-improvement efforts may be doomed to failure. |
CIO
October 1, 2002
Polly Schneider Traylor |
Advanced Leadership Learning What you can learn from education courses for federal government CIOs |
National Defense
May 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Gates: Industry Unharmed By Program Cancellations The Pentagon needs to stop buying "exquisite" technology that does not meet real military needs in favor of larger quantities of critical items. |
National Defense
December 2012
Sandra I. Erwin |
Budget Cuts, Fuels Costs Could Spur Military Spending on Virtual Training The Air Force estimates it could save about $1.7 billion over five years by reducing flying hours by 5 percent and shifting more of its pilot and crew training to simulators. |
National Defense
September 2005
Robert H. Williams |
Simulator Plays Through Plane's On-Board Systems An embedded combat training simulation system offers simulated flight scenarios through onboard multi-function and heads-up displays. |
National Defense
August 2006
David Axe |
Clouds on the horizon for pilot-less bombers After years of steady growth in funding, development and operational use, unmanned aerial vehicles have begun to rival -- and, in some cases, exceed -- the capability of manned aircraft. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
J.R. Wilson |
The evolution of UAV avionics Success of military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and development of new platforms for information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) has led to some significant advances in small-scale avionics systems. |
National Defense
May 2012
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Budget Pressures Beg for a Serious Look at Overhauling Acquisition System Perhaps it is time to go back to the future by doing things the way we did them in the past, when the chiefs and the military leadership were deeply involved in all aspects of equipping the service -- in requirements, in budgeting for equipping and training. |
Aviation History
January 2007 |
Letter From the swashbuckling days of the post-World War I barnstormers to long-distance flying feats such as Charles Lindbergh's iconic solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, the appeal of flight was on a dizzying climb. |
National Defense
December 2014
Valerie Insinna |
Predator, Reaper Crew Training at All Time High As Demand Continues Training activity at Holloman Air force Base reflects the ever-growing need for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets such as the MQ-1 and MQ-9. |
National Defense
July 2011
Sandra I. Erwin |
Procurement Blues: After a Decade Of Largesse, Not Much to Show for It After a decade of lavish spending, the Pentagon is now left with an aging fleet of weapon systems, an overstrained force, out-of-control personnel and healthcare costs, and no idea of how to prepare for tomorrow's wars. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2011
David Schneider |
Drone Aircraft: How the Drones Got Their Stingers Unmanned aerial vehicles come of age |
