For the first time, an F-35A stealth fighter jet successfully requested support from an artillery unit belonging to the US Army’s 1st Armored Division. The request was for fire support… Continue reading "F-35A Crosses New Integration Milestone, Requests Ground Unit Support"
The United States Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) have announced they have successfully completed initial flight testing for the Ultra LEAP. A new unmanned aerial… Continue reading "Ultra LEAP UAS Completes Initial Flight Testing"
The USAF Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has added a third Raytheon HELWS (High Energy Laser Weapon System) to their previous order of two HELWS platforms (as reported… Continue reading "More HELWS Counter-UAV Lasers for the USAF"
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"
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"
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"
Officially termed a “directed energy” weapon, the first pair of vehicle mounted lasers designed to combat unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have been received by the US Air Force. The ‘High… Continue reading "Raytheon Delivers Counter-Drone Laser to USAF"
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has advanced its FY2020 Department of Defense funding bill. The subcommittee recommends $992.4 million to purchase eight Boeing F-15EX aircraft for the Air Force,… Continue reading "US Air Force F-15EX Funding Approved"
Unnamed US government officials have confirmed that a US MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down over Yemen earlier this week. The UAV was downed over the Dhamar… Continue reading "MQ-9 Reaper Downed Over Yemen"