At a ceremony in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on 9 September, 2021, the BARAK-8 Air Defense System (MRSAM) was delivered over to the Indian Air Force. Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh,… Continue reading "The BARAK-8 MRSAM Enters Service With The Indian Air Force"
On 8 September, the Cabinet Security Committee, headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the purchase of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus Defense and Space for the Indian… Continue reading "The Indian Government Approves The Purchase Of 56 Airbus C295MW’s For The Indian Air Force"
The United States Air Force has announced the arrival of three B-2 Spirit strategic bombers of the 509th Bomb Wing at Keflavik Air Base in Iceland. The Bomber Task Force… Continue reading "B-2 Spirits Deploy To Iceland For Bomber Task Force Mission"
Airstrikes on Syrian targets allegedly by Israeli aircraft occurred early 19 August, only hours after Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah cautioned Israel and the US not to interfere with an approaching… Continue reading "Israel Launches Missile Strikes On Syria Over Lebanese Airspace"
The Royal Malaysian Police has identified four airmen killed in an apparent murder-suicide on Friday morning at a Royal Malaysian Air Force base in East Malaysia’s Sarawak state. Kota Samarahan… Continue reading "Four Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Royal Malaysian Air Force Base"
Atlanta-based aerospace startup Hermeus announced on Thursday that it had signed a $60 million contract with the US Air Force for the flight testing of Quarterhorse, Hermeus’ first aircraft. Hermeus… Continue reading "US Air Force Awards Hermeus $60 Million Hypersonic Aircraft Flight Testing Contract"
The United States Air Force (USAF) signed a contract with US-based satellite communications company Kymeta for the supply of advanced connectivity capabilities as part of the service’s Advanced Battle Management… Continue reading "US Air Force Awards Kymeta $950 Million ABMS Contract"
The German Ministry of Defense announced the creation of a new space command, joining a growing list of countries allocating more military resources to missions in outer space. German Defense… Continue reading "Germany Creates Space Command Center"
The United States Air Force’s 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron signed its first technology licensing agreement, selling rights to use their in-house malware and software vulnerability detection code to entities in… Continue reading "Whiddler: Air Force Licenses its Anti-Malware Software to the Private Sector"
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) decommissioned its Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft after two years of its launch and a year later than its initial expected decommissioning… Continue reading "Air Force Research Laboratory Retires Largest Self Supporting Satellite"