The United States Air Force has named its program testing the deployment of palletized long range munitions from cargo aircraft “Rapid Dragon”. The new name for what was previously known… Continue reading "USAF Cargo Aircraft Palletized Munitions Program Now “Rapid Dragon”"
The second week of April has seen Russia move to expand its influence in Asia and ramp tensions in Ukraine. South Korea have Unveil its new KF-21 multirole jet and… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (5-10 April)"
The Air Mobile Command is said to be considering equipping some of its cargo planes and air tankers with air defense systems, including air-to-air missiles. In an interview with Breaking… Continue reading "USAF Considers Arming Cargo Planes and Tankers With A2A Defenses"
Concerning news comes from Ukraine with the recent massive movements of the Russian Armed Forces in the region. The situation is tense, with both sides amassing arms and units along… Continue reading "The United States React to Tense Situation in Ukraine"
Airbus has been selected as the only qualified supplier for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s program to replace its Airbus CC-150 Polaris multirole transports. Airbus is offering its A330 Multi-Role… Continue reading "Airbus Selected For Canadian Multirole Tanker Procurement"
Compared to the direction laid out for tactical combat aircraft, the Defence Command Paper has more details for the Royal Air Force’s larger aerial assets. Unfortunately, very little of it… Continue reading "UK To Retire C-130Js 14 Years Early, Accelerate Sentry AEW Retirement"
On 16 March 2021, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a conference announcing the release of his 2020 annual report. At over 140 pages, the document comprehensively details the achievements… Continue reading "NATO Secretary General Presents 2020 Annual Report."
The Belgian Air Force’s 20th Squadron yesterday debuted a special livery for CH-01, its first C-130H, to commemorate the retirement of the squadron’s C-130H fleet by the end of this… Continue reading "Belgian Air Force’s First C-130 Dons Farewell Commemorative Livery"
The US Navy has announced that it has successfully conducted its first ever at-sea replenishment of an F-35C power module. A power module was loaded onto a CMV-22B Osprey of… Continue reading "US Navy Conducts First At-Sea F-35C Power Module Replenishment"
An arrest warrant issued by the Italian police has revealed that a hacker working inside Leonardo appeared to have targeted computers with details on aircraft made by the contractor that… Continue reading "Leonardo nEUROn UCAV Data Targeted By Hack"