In November 2019, the US Air Force retired its inventory of Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (AGM-86C/D CALCM) which had been in service since 1986. While not particularly well known compared… Continue reading "CALCM and The Birth of Cruise Missile Diplomacy"
The joint US Army/Marine Corps development of the IVAS or Integrated Visual Augmentation System continues apace with large scale trials scheduled for July this year. A Marine infantry platoon, an… Continue reading "US Army/USMC Integrated Visual Augmentation System Set For Larger Scale Trials"
The wargaming phase of the annual Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments (AEWE) has begun at Fort Benning, Georgia with a range of new and emerging technologies being trialed in force on… Continue reading "US Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments 2020 Underway"
On 27 December, the Armenian Air Force took delivery of four Sukhoi Su-30SMs (NATO reporting name Flanker-H) purchased from Russia. The arrival of the multi-role aircraft was announced by the… Continue reading "Armenia Receives Su-30SMs"
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has announced the beginning of deployment of Turkish troops to Libya. This follows the parliamentary approval on 2 January of a resolution to… Continue reading "Turkish Troops Deploy to Libya"
Iranian state media reported on the 25 December that a MiG-29 (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force had crashed near Mount Sabalan, in the… Continue reading "Iranian MiG-29 Destroyed in Crash"
The Eurofighter Typhoon Instrumented Series Production Aircraft 6 (ISPA 6) made its first-ever flight equipped in the Kuwaiti Air Force’s configuration. It completed its test flight at the Flight Test… Continue reading "Latest Eurofighter Typhoon Successfully Completes Test Flight"
On December 17, the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) declared that its F-35A fleet had reached initial operating capacity. The declaration was made during a ceremony at Cheongju Air… Continue reading "South Korea Declares F-35 Initial Operating Capacity"
The United States Air Force received the first MH-139 Grey Wolf Helicopter on 19 December, a first step in the effort to replace its fleet of aging UH-1N Huey helicopters.… Continue reading "The Grey Wolf: First Huey Replacement Helicopter Delivered"
Japan has reversed course on its decision to cease local assembly of its F-35 fighters, according to Nikkei. The Japanese government had previously decided to cease local assembly of F-35s… Continue reading "Japan Considering Continuing Local F-35 Assembly"