The U.S. Security Assistance Organization in Thailand announced on, 29 August, the arrrival of the first M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICVs) ordered by the Royal Thai Army. This follows… Continue reading "First Thai Strykers Arrive"
The development of the Chinese navy, the PLA-N, has accelerated dramatically in recent years. New ships, from missile armed fast attack craft to guided missile destroyers and landing platform docks,… Continue reading "New Images Appear of First PLA-N Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock"
On August 18th, just sixteen days after the official exit by the United States from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the US Navy fired a Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile… Continue reading "US Enters the Post-INF World With Ground Launch of Tomahawk Cruise Missile"
The US State Department has cleared the sale of twelve MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and related equipment to South Korea. This is the first step in the process to actually selling… Continue reading "State Department Clears $800 Million Foreign Military Sale to South Korea for MH-60R Helicopters"
BAE has been funded by the US Army to build prototypes mounting the new cannon designed for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program (ERCA) on their M109A7 chassis. The M109A7… Continue reading "Extended Range Cannon Artillery Program Gains Momentum"
As I have written before, the balance between the primacy of the missile or the defense in the maritime battle-space is unclear at the moment. Missiles are getting smarter and… Continue reading "Behind a Tin Foil Shield: The Importance of Soft Kill Measures in Shipboard Missile Defense"
Northrop Grumman announced on the 30 July, that they had won a $167 million USD contract for full rate production of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGMs). The Lot 8 full… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman Wins $167 Million Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Contract"
Argentina has reportedly selected Korean Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) FA-50 light fighter aircraft for its air force requirement, Jane’s reported on 21 July. The Argentine Air Foce (Fuerza Aérea Argentina –… Continue reading "Argentina Selects KAI FA-50 Light Fighter"
Loitering munitions go by many names. Whether they are labeled suicide drones, kamikaze drones, or lethal miniature aerial munitions, they are a very real and evolving capability and threat on… Continue reading "In Profile: Loitering Munitions"
At this year’s Paris Air Show the Italian defense company Leonardo announced it would be entering the Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV market with their new Falco Xplorer. This… Continue reading "Leonardo offers Falco Xplorer as an export optimized MALE UAV"