Aircraft carrier Future USS Kennedy was launched into the James River from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipyard on the 16th of December. The ship codenamed CVN-79 was towed… Continue reading "Future USS Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Launched"
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"
On 11 December, the Royal Australian Air Force’s Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU) conducted its final flight in their F/A-18A and B Classic Hornets. The formation flight marks the… Continue reading "Final Classic Hornet Flight for RAAF Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit"
On the morning of 10 December, HMS Prince of Wales was commissioned at HM Naval Base Portsmouth. The raising of the White Ensign marked the formal entry into service of… Continue reading "Britain’s Second Carrier HMS Prince of Wales Commissioned"
The Australian Minister of Defense has announced that the MQ-9B Sky Guardian has been down-selected over the MQ-9A Reaper in Australia’s Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE… Continue reading "Sky Guardian Beats Reaper for RAAF"
Taurus GmbH has proposed integrating their KEPD 350 air-to-surface cruise missile onto the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force’s (JASDF)F-2A multirole aircraft at the DSEI Japan exhibition in Chiba, Tokyo. Scale models… Continue reading "Taurus Proposes KEPD 350 For Japan’s F-2As"
Sergey Chemezov, head of Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec, told reporters that India made an advance payment for an order of the Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile defense system. “The advance… Continue reading "India Follows Through S-400 Plans With Advance Payment"
On 12 November, Kongsberg revealed that it had been awarded a follow-on contract to deliver Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) for the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s F-35 fleet worth 450… Continue reading "Japan Awards Kongsberg Follow-On Contract for Joint Strike Missile"
The US Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey tested the new America-class amphibious assault ship’s ystems as it cruised the Gulf of Mexico for three days. It returned to the… Continue reading "USS Tripoli (LHA-7) Passes Navy Testing Before Commissioning"
The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced, on September 10th, the down-selection of three contenders for the Next Armored Wheeled Vehicle project. This project aims to replace the Komatsu Type 96… Continue reading "Japanese MoD Downselects GDLS, Patria and Mitsubishi offerings for Type 96 APC Replacement"