As I have written before, the balance between the primacy of the missile or the defense in the maritime battle-space is unclear at the moment. Missiles are getting smarter and… Continue reading "Behind a Tin Foil Shield: The Importance of Soft Kill Measures in Shipboard Missile Defense"
Northrop Grumman announced on the 30 July, that they had won a $167 million USD contract for full rate production of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGMs). The Lot 8 full… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman Wins $167 Million Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Contract"
Argentina has reportedly selected Korean Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) FA-50 light fighter aircraft for its air force requirement, Jane’s reported on 21 July. The Argentine Air Foce (Fuerza Aérea Argentina –… Continue reading "Argentina Selects KAI FA-50 Light Fighter"
Loitering munitions go by many names. Whether they are labeled suicide drones, kamikaze drones, or lethal miniature aerial munitions, they are a very real and evolving capability and threat on… Continue reading "In Profile: Loitering Munitions"
At this year’s Paris Air Show the Italian defense company Leonardo announced it would be entering the Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV market with their new Falco Xplorer. This… Continue reading "Leonardo offers Falco Xplorer as an export optimized MALE UAV"
According to a number of newspaper reports, the future of the Royal Navy’s Royal Marines may see them transformed into a special operations force (SOF) designed to counter Russian and… Continue reading "An SOF Role For UK’s Royal Marines?"
United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) are looking to expand their already considerable remit. The proposed expansion, first reported by the BBC’s Mark Urban, revolves around operations in the nebulous ‘grey… Continue reading "UK Special Forces in the ‘Grey Zone’"
Taiwan confirmed its hopes to procure modern tanks and missiles from the US in a deal valued at around 2 billion dollars, sparking an angry reaction from mainland China.
Saab has begun ground testing of its prototype Arexis escort jamming pods. The Arexis pod, analogous in purpose, if not form or execution, to the US ALQ-99 pod, will be… Continue reading "Saab Arexis Escort Jamming Pod Enters Testing and Development"
While operating in the western Pacific, the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov came within 100 feet of the cruiser USS Chancellorsville while the latter was conducting routine flight operations. Aerial photography… Continue reading "Russian Guided Missile Destroyer Makes Dangerously Close Approach to USS Chancellorsville"