The third week of March brought us more interesting defense news. Sadly, its seen several air incidents, the situation in Western Tigray raises many concerns as updated of satellite imagery… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (22-26 March)"
The official spokesman of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki, has described a series of drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on Saudi Arabia on the night… Continue reading "Saudi Arabia: Houthi Drone Attacks “Rejection” Of Ceasefire Proposal"
As the work on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) progresses a number of issues will need to be overcome. Earlier this year, the companies involved in the project had… Continue reading "FCAS Meets Obstacles In German Parliament"
Despite its role in Japanese aviation history as the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s first F-4EJ Phantom II and among the last of them, no museums or private collectors have… Continue reading "An Uncertain Fate For Japan’s First Phantom"
On the morning of 25 March, a Royal Navy Hawk T1 trainer jet, of the 736 Naval Air Squadron, crashed in the Helston area in Cornwall. The crew managed to… Continue reading "Royal Navy Jet Crashes In Cornwall"
Compared to the direction laid out for tactical combat aircraft, the Defence Command Paper has more details for the Royal Air Force’s larger aerial assets. Unfortunately, very little of it… Continue reading "UK To Retire C-130Js 14 Years Early, Accelerate Sentry AEW Retirement"
A recent report released by the Government Accountability Office stated that the F-35 block 4 upgrade program could possibly be facing some significant delays in its test schedule. Despite this,… Continue reading "F-35 Block 4 Upgrade Program Faces Delays and Cost Overruns"
The future of the Royal Air Force’s tactical aircraft fleet has been a particularly hot topic in the days preceding the release of the Defence Command Paper. In particular, the… Continue reading "UK To Continue F-35B Orders, But Will Retire Tranche 1 Typhoons and Hawk T1 Trainers"
The Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency has released photographs of the first drop of the Joint Strike Missile from a US Air Force F-35A. The test, which was flown out of… Continue reading "First Joint Strike Missile Test Drop From F-35A Internal Bay"
A suspected mid-air collision between two Republic of China Air Force F-5E Tiger IIs this afternoon off Taiwan’s southeastern coast has resulted in the death of one of the pilots… Continue reading "Pilot Killed, Another Missing Following Apparent Taiwanese F-5E Mid-air Collision"