AIR MILITARY POWER - AEROSPACE AND MILITARY NEWS

Pentagon chooses Australian firm to build hypersonic test aircraft

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 wpadmin No Comments

Hypersonic

By Courtney Albon WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense selected Hypersonix Launch Systems, an Australian aerospace company, to develop a high-speed aircraft that can test hypersonic technologies. The aircraft will support a Defense Innovation Unit program called Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities, or HyCAT. The organization, which works to push technology from non-traditional companies to military users, … Read More “Pentagon chooses Australian firm to build hypersonic test aircraft” »

Microsoft Has a $22 Billion Case for Combat-Ready AR

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 wpadmin No Comments

Consumer applications for augmented reality, like gaming and the metaverse aren’t making money, but military contracts are highly lucrative. By Tim Culpan / March 26, 2023 For more than a decade, technology pioneers have toiled away making virtual reality headsets in the hope that one day there’ll be a compelling and profitable need for these … Read More “Microsoft Has a $22 Billion Case for Combat-Ready AR” »

US, Japan exploring partnership on hypersonic missile interceptor

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 wpadmin No Comments

Pentagon

By Jen Judson I Monday, Mar 20 WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Japan are exploring a partnership to develop a hypersonic missile defense capability as the Pentagon enters the early stages of a program to develop an interceptor capable of neutralizing hypersonic threats in the glide phase of flight. Vice Adm. Jon Hill, who leads the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, … Read More “US, Japan exploring partnership on hypersonic missile interceptor” »

Leonardo at DSEI Japan: a partner for high technology and innovative multi-domain defence solutions

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 wpadmin No Comments

Japan

Tokyo 13 March 2023 11:00 Leonardo is proud to have been working with Japan for over 40 years A key highlight is the collaboration under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) GCAP will strengthen the partnerships between Leonardo and Japanese industry Leonardo is taking part in DSEI Japan (Tokyo, 15-17 March 2023 – stand H7-300), … Read More “Leonardo at DSEI Japan: a partner for high technology and innovative multi-domain defence solutions” »

US left behind more than $7 billion of military equipment in Taliban-run Afghanistan

March 8, 2023March 13, 2023 wpadmin No Comments

Afghanistan, Military

By Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter March 08, 2023 12:08 PM The United States left behind more than $7 billion in military equipment in August 2021 amid a chaotic and disastrous U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the weapons and specialized technologies likely now in the hands of the Taliban. John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, detailed the … Read More “US left behind more than $7 billion of military equipment in Taliban-run Afghanistan“ »

‘Deficient’ On AWCAS, Russian Air Force Loses A-50 Plane At A Base That Hosts Hypersonic-Firing MiG-31K Jets

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 wpadmin No Comments

Belarus, Military, Russia

A Russian A-50U Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft was destroyed in a drone attack at the Machulishchy air base in Belarus in the incident that took place on Sunday evening. ByParth Satam Following initial reports claiming it to have been carried out by a Ukraine-aligned Belarusian partisan group BYPOL, the organization later claimed … Read More “‘Deficient’ On AWCAS, Russian Air Force Loses A-50 Plane At A Base That Hosts Hypersonic-Firing MiG-31K Jets” »

Congress Floats Ways to Secure Skies After Chinese Balloon

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 wpadmin No Comments

China, Military

Associated Press | By Stephen Groves WASHINGTON — As the only current U.S. senator to have visited space, Mark Kelly knows something about unexplained objects in the skies. Back in his aviator days, Kelly saw Mylar party balloons fly by his cockpit. And once when he was piloting a NASA aircraft, he spotted an object at roughly … Read More “Congress Floats Ways to Secure Skies After Chinese Balloon” »

Open Source Flight Tracking Called Threat to Military Aircraft

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 wpadmin No Comments

Aircraft, Military

By Jan Tegler Publicly available flight tracking data is a growing problem for the U.S. military, a senior Pentagon official recently said. Websites such as ADSBExchange.com, FlightRadar24.com and FlightAware.com aggregate flight data in the United States and abroad using a mix of commercial and citizen-owned sensors that capture the movements of commercial, civilian and military aircraft … Read More “Open Source Flight Tracking Called Threat to Military Aircraft” »

China does not recognize this, but it provides military technology to Russia

January 31, 2023February 16, 2023 wpadmin No Comments

China, Military, Russia

In the official version of BeijingAlthough China has not distanced itself from Putin’s war, it does not supply weapons to Russia’s invasion army. So far, this role description has held up Xi Jinping, Putin’s “eternal friend” but not to the point of risking US sanctions, was accepted by everyone. Including the Biden administration. But new data on … Read More “China does not recognize this, but it provides military technology to Russia” »

What effect does receiving Su-35 have on Iran’s air power and regional equations?

January 25, 2023February 16, 2023 wpadmin No Comments

Aircraft, Interview, Iran

According to media sources, quoting military specialists, Iran will soon get 24 of the fourth-generation twin-engine, super-maneuverable fighter jets from Russia that are mostly used for air dominance missions. A lawmaker has anticipated that Iran will receive a number of Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia early in the upcoming Iranian year, which begins on … Read More “What effect does receiving Su-35 have on Iran’s air power and regional equations?” »