NATO officials have concluded the alliance’s final report on the NATO Missile Defense Feasibility Study, releasing it to NATO armament directors last week. It represents nearly four years of analysis on how to defend the alliance’s forces and territory from all kinds of ballistic missile threats. The 10,000-page study was developed by an international collection of industries, led by the American company Science Applications International Corp. There was no official release of study details, but NATO has said that it expects to field a capability to protect troops against short and medium range ballistic missiles by 2010.
Earlier this spring, the 388th Fighter Wing proved just 12 Airmen can operate an F-35 contingency location, refueling and rearming the fighters at spots across Georgia and South Carolina. The demonstration, part of exercise Agile Flag 23-1, marks yet another proof of concept for the Air Force’s plan to send…