Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force announced on Tuesday that it had successfully conducted the first trial takeoffs and landings of F-35B Lightning IIs on the JS Izumo. The October 3 trials… Continue reading "USMC F-35Bs Conduct First Landings And Takeoffs From Izumo"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reports that four People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-16 multirole aircraft entered Taiwan’s southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone in the evening of October 4. The… Continue reading "PLAAF Increases Taiwan Strait Activity Over PRC National Day Weekend"
Northrop Grumman, designer and manufacturer of the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array radar used on the E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft, has announced that production of the first… Continue reading "First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Now In Production"
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has announced its planned dates for the first trials of F-35B Lightning IIs off of the helicopter destroyer JS Izumo. In a press statement, the Ministry… Continue reading "Japan Announces October Dates For Izumo F-35B Trials"
Lockheed Martin has stated that it expects F-35 production to peak at 156 aircraft delivered a year in 2023, with that rate of aircraft deliveries expected to persist for the… Continue reading "Lockheed: F-35 Production Expected To Peak At 156 Aircraft A Year"
Boeing and the U.S. Navy’s Naval Systems Air Command jointly announced on 27 September that the Navy had received its first new-production Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet. The first of… Continue reading "US Navy Takes Delivery Of First New Production Block III Super Hornet"
The United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced on 27 September that its Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept missile had made its first free flight test the previous week. In… Continue reading "Raytheon’s Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept Passes First Flight Test"
Leonardo announced during Defence and Security Equipment International 2021 that the company has placed the “latest in a series of contracts” with UK-based aviation services company 2Excel. This latest contract… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Leonardo Announces Procurement Of Tempest Flying Technology Testbed"
Rheinmetall’s Mission Master XT unmanned ground vehicle made its United Kingdom debut at Defence and Security Equipment International 2021, equipped with a Brimstone missile launcher as part of an all-new… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Rheinmetall Debuts Brimstone-Armed Mission Master XT UGV"
A Challenger 3 main battle tank equipped with the Trophy Medium Vehicle active protection system is among the headline exhibits at Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land’s booth at the Defence and… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Rheinmetall Shows Off Challenger 3 Trophy-MV Setup"