AEROSPACE AND MILITARY NEWS
An Air Force program shows how the Pentagon is starting to embrace the potential of a rapidly emerging technology, with far-reaching implications for war-fighting tactics, military culture and the defense industry. By Eric Lipton / NY TIMES It is powered into flight by a rocket engine. It can fly a distance equal to the width of … Read More “A.I. Brings the Robot Wingman to Aerial Combat” »
By: Anson Sternov The KC-390 from the Portuguese Air Force demonstrates its adaptability in international exercises. The Portuguese Air Force introduces its KC-390 transport aircraft on the global stage, showcasing its capabilities during a force projection mission. On October 22, 2023, the Portuguese Air Force marked a historic moment as the Embraer KC-390 undertook its … Read More “Portugal highlights the KC-390 transport aircraft during a global military training event.” »
By: Aaron Johnson The recent maiden flight of the latest highly classified stealth bomber, known as the B-21 Raider, occurred on Friday morning. This event comes nearly a year after the aircraft was initially revealed to the public, amidst escalating global tensions in the Pacific and Middle East regions. Reports and visuals emerged online, showcasing … Read More “The inaugural flight of the latest Stealth Bomber, a highly classified addition to the Air Force’s fleet, takes place.” »
“When it comes to the Russian VKS all you can say sometimes is ‘thank God for shoddy maintenance,’” a NATO-nation military aviation analyst told Breaking Defense. By REUBEN JOHNSON / BreakingDefense.com WARSAW — As the ground war in Ukraine continues to grind ahead of the winter months, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are experiencing falling availability rates … Read More “Russia’s Air Force ‘eating into’ aircraft lifespans, with no easy solution” »
Factbox-US aircraft carriers – What they bring to the Middle East The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower deploys from Naval Station Norfolk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers — and their supporting ships — to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant … Read More “Factbox-US aircraft carriers – What they bring to the Middle East” »
Curtiss-Wright has secured a five-year, $34 million firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC). The contract encompasses providing Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) based airborne data recorder technology. This technology is earmarked for deployment on both U.S. and Australian manned and unmanned maritime aircraft. A highlight of this … Read More “Curtiss-Wright Awarded $34M Contract for Advanced Airborne Data Recorder Technology” »
As the war with Russia stretches on, so too does a contest to make more and deadlier flying machines. That means a fight over global electronics supply chains that run through China. By Paul Mozur and Valerie Hopkins Surrounded by rooms filled with stacks of cluster munitions and half-made thermobaric bombs, a soldier from Ukraine’s 92nd Mechanized Brigade … Read More “Ukraine’s War of Drones Runs Into an Obstacle: China” »
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” »
