Congressional Research Service has published a report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Project that examines the current status and the future of the US military’s most important aviation project.… Continue reading "Congressional Research Service’s Report on F-35"
General Kenneth McKenzie, head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), with responsibility for the Middle East, has flagged an urgent requirement to develop a tiered, networked response to repurposed civilian UAVs… Continue reading "Head of US CENTCOM Wants Focus on Counter UAV"
The US Air Force has formally named the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter the Jolly Green II. The naming was revealed at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium held… Continue reading "HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Formally Named The Jolly Green II"
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"
While the possibility of the B-1 Lancer being transformed into the next gunship isn’t breaking news, the concept has at least had some consideration at Boeing, with a patent granted… Continue reading "Could the B-1 Bomber Become a Close Air Gunship?"
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) are looking to order some 75 ‘armed overwatch’ light attack aircraft, a capability that the command has been requesting for a number of years. SOCOM… Continue reading "SOCOM Wants ‘Armed Overwatch’ Light Attack Props"
Lockheed Martin is to replace the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) that serves as the logistics backbone of the F-35 fleet with a new system, the Operational Data Integrated Network… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin to Replace F-35 ALIS With ODIN"
Lockheed Martin announced on 30 December, that it had delivered its 134th F-35 for the year, exceeding the original delivery goal of 131 aircraft. The 134th F-35 is an F-35B… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Surpasses 2019 F-35 Delivery Goals"
In the early hours of 8 January, Iranian forces launched ballistic missiles against Iraqi military bases hosting US and coalition military personnel. The launches came shortly after the burial of… Continue reading "Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles at Iraqi Bases"
Early on 5 January 2020, jihadist terrorists from the Somalia-based al-Shabaab attacked Camp Simba, a joint Kenyan/US facility at Manda Bay, Kenya. Simba, south-west of the Somali border, is a… Continue reading "US SOF Base in Kenya Attacked by al-Shabaab"