On 3 June the US Army tested a new multi-mode seeker for the in-development Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). This seeker adds a revolutionary capability to Army long-range fires allowing them… Continue reading "US Army Tests Multi-mode Seeker for PrSM Used to Hunt Enemy Radars"
The government of New Zealand announced 5 June, that it is purchasing five C-130J-30 Super Hercules to replace the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s fleet of C-130H Hercules. The announcement… Continue reading "New Zealand Confirms Purchase of 5 C-130J Super Hercules"
Receiving little coverage in the outside world, a savage war is being fought in Rakhine and Chin States, in western Burma (also known as Myanmar). Fighting started in January 2019… Continue reading "Human Rights Abuses Under the Spotlight as Civilian Death Toll Mounts in War in Western Myanmar"
The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced the capture of the city of Tarhuna, the last stronghold of warlord Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) in western Libya.… Continue reading "Haftar’s Bid For Tripoli Crumbles"
AARGM-ER, the US Navy’s newest anti-radiation missile, has been flown onboard a combat aircraft for the first time. The captive flight test was conducted on 1 June, by Naval Air… Continue reading "New AARGM-ER Radar-Killing Missile Flown Aboard Super Hornet for the First Time"
The Philippines’ Foreign Affairs Secretary, Teodoro Locsin Jr. has announced that the Philippines has suspended its termination of the Philippines-United States Visiting Forces Agreement. The announcement was made through the… Continue reading "Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement Termination Suspended “upon the President’s instruction”"
Mike White, the Pentagon’s Assistant Director for Hypersonics has made comments confirming that fears of a communication blackout during hypersonic flight are unfounded. He stated that during tests ground stations… Continue reading "US DoD Confirms That Hypersonics Able to Use Datalinks"
In a major milestone, the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations, signed Space Command’s first operations order since its reestablishment as part of the… Continue reading "US SPACECOM Takes Over Operation Olympic Defender in First Formal Order"
The Turkish defense industry has been in the process of increasing its product variety and production capacity for a decade. One sector especially, the development of unmanned combat aerial vehicles.… Continue reading "Turkey Developing Unmanned Ground Vehicles"
Tupolev’s press office confirmed on 27 May, that their second Tu-22M3M prototype is currently undergoing equipment testing, and has recently performed its first supersonic flight. The aircraft is being tested… Continue reading "Tupolev Continues Testing Modernized Tu-22M3 Bombers For The Russian Airforce"