On 2nd March the US Department of Defense held a press briefing on hypersonic weapons which shed some light on several big changes taking place, including an increased focus on… Continue reading "Major Shifts in US Hypersonic Weapon Priorities"
After months of teasing, Boeing has finally revealed its proposed design for the US Army’s competition to supplement and eventually replace the Apache. Boeing says this is because they desired… Continue reading "Boeing Reveals FARA Design as Downselect Approaches"
In November 2019, the US Air Force retired its inventory of Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (AGM-86C/D CALCM) which had been in service since 1986. While not particularly well known compared… Continue reading "CALCM and The Birth of Cruise Missile Diplomacy"
During a visit by the Turkish President Recep Erdogan to Ukraine, a deal was signed for Ukraine to provide the An-178 to Turkey. This was one of many agreements made… Continue reading "Turkey and Ukraine Strengthen Relations with An-178 Deal"
Hyundai Rotem has submitted a proposal to locally produce their K2 Black Panther in Poland. Sources report that in the first half of 2020 the Polish Ministry of Defense will… Continue reading "Locally produced K2 MBT proposed to the Polish military"
Yesterday, during a training flight over the Adriatic Sea, a Croatian OH-58D struck the water with 1 pilot confirmed dead and the other missing. This is the first loss of… Continue reading "Croatian OH-58D Kiowa Crashes with Crew Lost"
The newest version of Turkey’s indigenously produced helicopter, the T129 ATAK, has made its first flight. Known interchangeably as the T129B Phase 2 and T129B2 the focus of this upgrade… Continue reading "T129B Phase 2 Makes First Flight with Advanced Defensive Aids System"
For the first time, the UAE Air Force (UAEAF) has ordered a domestically produced aircraft. The order is for 24 B-250 light combat aircraft to be produced by Calidus at… Continue reading "UAE Air Force Orders B-250 Light Combat Aircraft"
The 2019 Dubai Airshow has been the biggest year yet for the rapidly growing Emirati defense industry. A few weeks before the show it was announced that 25 of the… Continue reading "Emirates Try to Unify Their Domestic Defense Industry into Edge Group"
As the launch customer for Saab’s GlobalEye multi-domain intelligence aircraft the UAE has been patiently waiting to show off the unique aircraft. Finally, at this year’s Dubai Airshow the aircraft… Continue reading "Dubai Airshow 2019: UAE announces the purchase of 2 more Saab GlobalEyes"