A recent report by the Jamestown Foundation, a Washington-based global research group, asserts that the Russian Federation’s previously under-developed command-and-control (C2), artificial intelligence (AI) based military systems are now more advanced… Continue reading "New C4ISR Software Puts Russia Ahead of NATO"
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper sent the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) a letter urging FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to reject a proposal by Ligado Networks to open the radio frequencies between… Continue reading "U.S. Department of Defense Objects to 5G Spectrum Proposal"
The US Africa Command reportedly lost a drone flying over Libyan airspace. Contact with the drone was lost over the city of Tripoli, controlled by the internationally recognized Government of… Continue reading "US Military Drone Missing Over Libya"
The NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program’s first RQ-4D high-altitude remotely-piloted (HARP) aircraft landed in Sigonella, Italy on the 21st November. This marks an official operational milestone for the AGS… Continue reading "First NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Program Flight a Success"
Sergey Chemezov, head of Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec, told reporters that India made an advance payment for an order of the Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile defense system. “The advance… Continue reading "India Follows Through S-400 Plans With Advance Payment"
Italian multinational aerospace company Leonardo acquired a minority stake in Skydweller, an American-Spanish startup specializing in the development of solar-powered high-altitude pseudo satellites (HAPS), alternatively known as high-altitude airships (HAA).… Continue reading "Leonardo Invests in Solar Powered Drones"
Chinese state-owned magazine Modern Ships published an illustration of the system a Xiah H-6N would use to deploy air-launched ballistic missiles (ALBM) in its 1 November issue. The illustration is… Continue reading "Chinese Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles Close to Deployment"
Lockheed’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) remains a bottleneck for the F-35 program, according to testimonies made to the House Armed Services readiness and tactical air and land forces subcommittees… Continue reading "ALIS Continues to Hold F-35 Program Back"
Indonesia plans to order two squadrons of American F-16 Block 72 Viper fighter jets from Lockhead Martin, despite it pushing forward with an agreement to purchase Russian Sukhoi Su-35 jets,… Continue reading "Indonesia Pursues F-16V Purchase While Maintaining Su-35 Plans"
The Pentagon’s F-35 Program Executive, Lieutenant General Eric Fick, testified on the 13th November, in front of US Congress. In his testimony, he affirmed efforts to procure alternative suppliers to… Continue reading "F-35 Program Executive: Turkey Will Be Phased out by March 2020"