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"
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"
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"
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"
Boeing Australia announced today that the Australian government has agreed to co-develop an additional three Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial vehicles. The deal increases the Royal Australian Air Force’s order of… Continue reading "Australia Signs For Three More Boeing Loyal Wingmen Following First Flight"
The appearance of experimental hypersonic missiles in Russian and Chinese arsenals has made headlines around the world due to their perceived potential to disrupt the global military balance. What current… Continue reading "Department of Defense Lays Out Plans for the Development of Hypersonics"
AL JASOOR presented a mockup of its Rabdan 8×8 equipped with a Raytheon high energy counter-UAV laser system at the EDGE Group stand at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference… Continue reading "[IDEX 2021] AL JASOOR Debuts Laser Weapon Equipped Rabdan 8×8"
The United States Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing announced yesterday that the 495th Fighter Squadron, the first overseas-based USAF F-35 squadron, will be named the “Valkyries”. The name selection was… Continue reading "“Valkyries” To Be First Overseas-Based USAF F-35 Squadron"
United States Army Training and Doctrine Command’s (TRADOC) Deputy Commanding General, Lieutenant General Theodore D. Martin, gave a presentation at International Armoured Vehicles 2021 on some concepts TRADOC has for… Continue reading "International Armoured Vehicles 2021: Evolving Threats, Evolving Leaders"
The recent withdrawal of the F-16IQ from airstrikes against Islamic State forces suggests that there are some major issues with the Lockheed Martin planes currently in service with the Iraqi… Continue reading "Will Iraq Exchange Its F-16s for MiG-29s?"