Pratt & Whitney, the maker of the F-35’s F135 engine, announced yesterday that the Royal Danish Air Force’s first F-35A had “recently” performed its first high power engine run. Lockheed… Continue reading "Denmark’s First F-35 Performs First Engine High Power Run"
Multiple ballistic missiles slammed into oil infrastructure in northern Aleppo on Friday night, setting large fires and inflicting numerous casualties. The villages of Tarhin and Al Hamran just south of… Continue reading "Russian and Syrian Ballistic Missiles Strike at Oil Trade in Turkish-Controlled Syria"
The Belgian Air Force’s 20th Squadron yesterday debuted a special livery for CH-01, its first C-130H, to commemorate the retirement of the squadron’s C-130H fleet by the end of this… Continue reading "Belgian Air Force’s First C-130 Dons Farewell Commemorative Livery"
The Ukroboronprom armament company located in Odessa, Ukraine, announced its plans of domestic production of licensed UH-1 helicopters. The Ukrainian Army suffers from a lack of a capable, modern platform.… Continue reading "Ukraine Plans Domestic Production of Bell UH-1"
The Royal Malaysian Navy formally stood up its first unit operating unmanned aerial vehicles yesterday with a ceremony at its Kota Kinabalu base in Sabah. The 601 Squadron will operate… Continue reading "Royal Malaysian Navy Officially Stands Up First UAV Squadron"
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced the launch of the future Virginia-class attack submarine USS Montana (SSN-794) on Wednesday. The launch into the James River took place on 8 February, at HII’s… Continue reading "Future USS Montana Launched At Newport News Shipbuilding"
At least 19 Myanmar policemen have fled to India amidst the Myanmar military’s escalating crackdown on peaceful protests against the military coup that took place last month. An Indian police… Continue reading "Myanmar Policemen Seek Refuge In India As Crackdown On Protests Escalates"
General Atomics Aeronautical announced yesterday that a second company-owned Avenger ER UAV has received an FAA-issued Experimental Certificate (EC). The EC allows the Avenger ER to perform expanded operations in… Continue reading "Second General Atomics Avenger ER Granted FAA Experimental Certificate"
Two specially instrumented US Marine Corps F-35Bs landed aboard ITS Cavour, the Italian aircraft carrier, on the afternoon of 1 March. The two F-35Bs are the first jets to land… Continue reading "Italy’s Cavour Begins “Ready for Operations” Sea Trials With F-35Bs"
Speaking at a virtual event being held by the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association, US Admiral Philip S. Davidson laid out a vision for military and wider geopolitical success… Continue reading "US Admiral Philip Davidson Lays Out Indo-Pacific Vision"