Following the initial reveal of Biden’s proposed $715 billion FY2022 defense budget, congressional hearings quickly got underway. On 8 June, the Senate Armed Services Committee presided over a hearing concerning… Continue reading "What the DoD is Highlighting in the Congressional Budget Hearings"
The CEO of Russian armaments manufacturer Almaz-Antey, Yan Novikov, has stated that Nebo-M radar systems can detect F-35 and F-22 fighter jets. “Nebo-M radar can threaten low visibility technologies,” Almaz-Antey… Continue reading "The Russia’s Nebo-M Radar Claimed to be Capable of Tracking F-22s & F-35s"
The acceptance ceremony of the Kazan (K561), a 4th generation nuclear attack submarine of the Yasen-M project, to the Russian Navy was held today in Severodvinsk, at the SEVMASH initiative,… Continue reading "The Fourth Generation ‘Yasen-M’ Class Nuclear Submarine, Kazan, Joins The Russian Navy"
With the impending departure of the Trump administration, the various political appointees in the Pentagon are similarly clearing out their desks. While the jury is still out on whether they… Continue reading "“I Cannot Wait To Leave This Job, Believe Me”: A Tale Of Two Appointees"
One of the challenges when discussing the defence industry is how to identify what that phrase actually means. The ‘arms industry’ of the 1930s was distorted by the requirement for… Continue reading "Defence Industries: Some of Their Characteristics"
Tupolev’s press office confirmed on 27 May, that their second Tu-22M3M prototype is currently undergoing equipment testing, and has recently performed its first supersonic flight. The aircraft is being tested… Continue reading "Tupolev Continues Testing Modernized Tu-22M3 Bombers For The Russian Airforce"
A press conference was held by President Trump on May 20 announcing that an architecture for the Golden Dome missile defense system had been selected. Perhaps most importantly the overall… Continue reading "$175 Billion Golden Dome Architecture Officially Selected"
French President Emanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur air base will be the first base to host squadrons of a future Dassault Rafale variant equipped with hypersonic nuclear missiles.… Continue reading "France Announces New Home Base For Future Rafales"
The Russian Navy officially commissioned the “K-564 Arkhangelsk,” the fourth multipurpose nuclear-powered submarine of the Yasen-M project (Project 885M), during a ceremony held last week at the JSC PO Sevmash… Continue reading "K-564 Arkhangelsk: Russia’s Fourth Yasen-M Class Submarine Joins Northern Fleet"
The Indian Navy is set to embark on a large expansion plan with 50 warships under construction of the 66 contracted. 50 warships are at various stages of construction, varying… Continue reading "Indian Navy On its Way to a Million Tonne – 50 Ships Under Construction"