Earlier this year it was confirmed that the US Army would be purchasing Spike Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) to augment the Apache fleet’s ability to defeat hostile air defense systems by outranging… Continue reading "Spike NLOS for America and the Failure of JAGM"
Over the final week of August at the Yuma Proving Grounds, the US Army conducted 5 test launches of the Spike-NLOS missile from an AH-64E Apache. This was the final… Continue reading "Spike-NLOS Test-fired by US Army Apache, Other Services Interested"
Airbus has recently showcased their new H-145M helicopter integrated with the Spike ER2 anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). The presentation took place during “H-145M Firing Demo Days Romania” at the Cincu… Continue reading "Airbus H145M Live Fires Spike ER2 In Romania"
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the U.S. State Department has decided to approve a Foreign Military Sale to the government of Morocco for Javelin Missiles and… Continue reading "The US Approves Possible Sale of Javelin Missiles to Morocco"
BRP Nestor Acero (PG901) and BRP Lolinato To-ong (PG902) were christened on 6 September. The two brand new Israeli patrol boats are the first of nine that the Philippines has… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Christens Two Brand New Israeli Patrol Boats"
On October 30, Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) of the Philippine Navy announced the successful launch of a Spike-ER missile as a part of Pagsisikap 2021. The firing of the… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Successfully Fires Missile In Naval Readiness Exercise"
On October 6, Greek Defense Minister Nikolas Panagiotopoulos presented new armament programs in parliament, just after France and Greece agreed on a strategic defense and security partnership September 28, which… Continue reading "Greece’s Modernization Efforts and Its Impact on Turkish-Greek Tension in the Aegean Sea"
The U.S Army’s Future Vertical Lift program hasannounced plans to conduct test fly-offs for long-range precision missiles being considered for the army’s future fleet of helicopters. The U.S. Army is looking… Continue reading "U.S. Army To Test Long-range Missiles for Next-generation Helicopter Fleet"
Boeing have announced that Morocco has signed a contract to purchase 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. The order will make Morocco the 17th operator of the AH-64, as well as… Continue reading "Morocco Orders Apaches"
As with the Comanche that preceded it, the US Army’s Future Attack-Recon Aircraft (FARA) is being built around an emphasis on countering enemy air defenses. Comanche relied on stealth shaping… Continue reading "Future Attack-Recon Aircraft Will Use Air-Launched Drone and Long-Range Missiles to Defeat Air Defenses"