AEROSPACE AND MILITARY NEWS
Romania plans to buy 32 latest-generation F-35 fighter planes from US manufacturer Lockheed Martin, for $6.5 billion, the defense ministry said on Tuesday, under a deal whose outline was announced in April. The European Union and NATO member has raised defense spending to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product this year from 2 percent, in response to … Read More “Romania plans to buy 32 F-35 fighter planes from US for $6.5 billion: Ministry” »
By Joseph Clark , DOD News The Defense Department remains committed to strengthening its technical advantage in a strategic environment that is increasingly being shaped by high-tech competition, a senior Pentagon policy official said yesterday. Mara E. Karlin, performing the duties of deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, said DOD’s ability to accelerate innovation and adoption of … Read More “DOD Harnessing Emerging Tech to Maintain Enduring Advantage” »
We have just been given our first side view of Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider stealth bomber, an aircraft that remains cloaked in secrecy. BY TYLER ROGOWAY During Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Q. Brown’s speech at this year’s Air & Space Forces Association’s mega conference outside of Washington, D.C., the soon-to-be Chairman of the … Read More “B-21 Raider Seen Like Never Before In New Images” »
ByAshish Dangwal Taiwan’s Air Force has given the green light to upgrade the avionics systems of its 20 C-130 transport aircraft, according to the Taiwan-based media outlets. The planned upgrades aim to maintain the ongoing performance and functionality of Taiwan’s aging C-130 aircraft. Presently, the fleet comprises 19 C-130H aircraft and one C-130HE, which is designed … Read More “Taiwan To Upgrade Avionics Of Its Aging Workhorse C-130 Military Aircraft Fleet” »
The U.S. military’s elite special operations command doesn’t want its planes tracked, according to a procurement document. By: Sam Biddle A TECHNOLOGY WISH LIST circulated by the U.S. military’s elite Joint Special Operations Command suggests the country’s most secretive war-fighting component shares an anxiety with the world’s richest man: Too many people can see where they’re … Read More “PENTAGON JOINS ELON MUSK’S WAR AGAINST PLANE TRACKING” »
BAE Systems is studying future fast jet cockpit technologies for enhanced combat effectiveness through advanced human-machine interfaces and increased automation, as PAUL E EDENreports. Agile targeting, data fusion and data sharing, helmet-mounted displays and advanced combat systems; these are the stuff of modern fast jet cockpits. And pilots too, of course, although in an era of … Read More “Future cockpits – flying with the blink of an eye” »
The company will equip Spanish Air and Space Force aircraft with its ALR-400 radar warning receiver and EW controller, that will act as the ‘brain’ that will manage the self-protection suite of the aircraft Indra will renew the radar warning and self-protection controller system of the 35th Spanish Air and Space Force Wing’s entire fleet … Read More “Indra strengthens the protection of C295 military transport aircraft of the Spanish Air and Space Force” »
BYJOE KUNZLER What are the world’s most advanced fighter jets in air combat, where speed and altitude are not everything but rather the ability to precisely strike an airborne or ground target and return home safely? Is being an advanced fighter jet a matter of aesthetics, patriotism, stealth, or technology? For the purposes of this … Read More “Top 5: The World’s Most Advanced Fighter Jets” »
ByJessica Evans Alright, let’s dive headfirst into the world of emerging military tech. It’s a battlefield out there, and the rules of engagement are shifting faster than a spec ops team on a night raid. These aren’t just subtle tweaks. Oh no. These are straight-up game-changing advancements, the kind that could have made Napoleon rethink Waterloo. … Read More “Game changing military tech” »
Russia’s MiG corporation may be building a hypersonic-weapons capable, manned and unmanned, stealth jet by Kris Osborn, President, Center for Military Modernization (Washington D.C.) Russia’s MiG corporation may be building a hypersonic-weapons capable, manned and unmanned, stealth jet. This aircraft could be capable of hitting speeds of Mach 5 and carry anti-satellite missiles near the boundary of the earth’s … Read More “Russia May be Trying to Add 6th-Gen Fighter Jet Technology Into its New MiG-41” »
