General Dynamics Land Systems displayed a pair of new vehicles at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting and exposition. AbramsX and StrykerX made their debut, displaying new… Continue reading "AUSA 2022: General Dynamics Land Systems Debut New Technology Demonstrators"
The Philippine Navy’s Maritime Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron 71 began its first-ever deployment after a year of training last month on August 9. Founded in 2020 and based at Naval… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Drone Squadron Deploys For The First Time"
The presidential decree from Vladimir Putin ordering a “partial mobilization” of Russian military reservists is deliberately vaguely worded, say experts that have reviewed it. J. Paul Goode, Associate Professor and… Continue reading "Russia’s “Partial Mobilization” Decree Is Vaguely Worded"
When looking at Iraq and Afghanistan over the course of at least the last decade, a popular sentiment has long been that the US hadn’t learned anything from Vietnam. When… Continue reading "Editorial: Why is it so Hard to Learn from Wars?"
Last week, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that the first Royal Air Force Protector RG Mk1 had completed Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) on 26 August, allowing the aircraft to… Continue reading "RAF Protector Passes Final Tests"
Volunteer Defense Groups are small groups of Ukrainians local to a town or village who have been organizing to augment the other more regimented security forces. The small groups will… Continue reading "Rifles of Ukraine’s Volunteer Defense Groups"
After five days of impressive aerobatic performances and static displays, the Changchun Airshow in the northeast of China concluded on the 30 August. The show saw dynamic performances of China’s… Continue reading "Photos & Round Up: China’s Changchun Airshow 2022"
At 10 PM EDT on 16 August, the mammoth Space Launch System (SLS) began moving out towards the Cape Canaveral beach. For the first time since 1972, a launch campaign… Continue reading "NASA’s Artemis I Completes Rollout and Now Targets the Moon"
It has been an eventful month for the Crimean peninsula. On 9 August 2022, several very large explosions rocked the Russian naval air station at Novofedorivka also known as Saki.… Continue reading "Observing Russia’s Airpower in Crimea"
On 31 July, 2022, the Saturn Arch airborne sensor platform, based on the De Havilland Canada DHC-8 airframe, flew its last mission in support of the US Central Command (CENTCOM).… Continue reading "Saturn Arch Ends CENTCOM Mission"