An arsonist is suspected to be behind the fire that raged on board the amphibious assault ship/landing helicopter dock (LHD) USS Bonhomme Richard on the 12th July while docked at… Continue reading "Suspected Arson Behind Bonhomme Richard Fire"
The story of Turkey and the S-400 Missile Defense Systems goes back to 2009. Turkey is located at highly important and fragile geopolitical position, as the southeastern frontier of NATO,… Continue reading "Has Turkey Bought a Second Batch of S-400 Missile Defense Systems?"
The venerable F/A-18 Hornet has been the mainstay of the United States’ carrier fighter wings for decades now but it seems that the navy has quietly begun development of a… Continue reading "Navy Quietly Begins Development of Manned Next Gen Carrier Fighter"
The U.S. Air Force will soon begin procurement for its Advanced Raptor Enhancement and Sustainment (ARES) program aiming to modernize the Lockheed Martin F-22 fighter jet. The U.S. Air Force… Continue reading "U.S. Air Force to Begin Procurement for ARES F-22 Modernization Program"
Initially thought to be new class of landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ship, the new LPX-II has in fact been revealed to be a light aircraft carrier. The LPX-II… Continue reading "South Korea Reveals Plans to Construct its First Aircraft Carrier – the LPX-II"
The Japanese Minister of Defense, Taro Kono, stated on 31 July that the Ministry of Defense was looking into the drafting of a framework agreement for international collaboration for the… Continue reading "Development of F-2 Replacement To Emphasize Freedom Of Modification"
On 28 July, Boeing announced that it had signed a Direct Commercial Sale agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to support the upgrading of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s F-15Js.… Continue reading "Boeing Partners With Mitsubishi Heavy Industries For F-15J Upgrades"
A catastrophic fire broke out Sunday morning aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. She was pierside at Naval Base San Diego for routine maintenance. A fire… Continue reading "UPDATED: Major Fire Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard"
The Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth has successfully completed operational sea training, and is now officially trained and safe to conduct carrier strike operations. The announcement was made on 18… Continue reading "HMS Queen Elizabeth Successfully Completes Operational Sea Training"
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"