US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) are looking to order some 75 ‘armed overwatch’ light attack aircraft, a capability that the command has been requesting for a number of years. SOCOM… Continue reading "SOCOM Wants ‘Armed Overwatch’ Light Attack Props"
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has advanced its FY2020 Department of Defense funding bill. The subcommittee recommends $992.4 million to purchase eight Boeing F-15EX aircraft for the Air Force,… Continue reading "US Air Force F-15EX Funding Approved"
On August 1st, the US Department of Defense released its Comprehensive Selected Acquisition Report which details changes in acquisition project costs based on the FY 2020 defense budget compared to… Continue reading "DoD Orders Thousands More JASSM Cruise Missiles"
The AC-130J flew its first combat sortie in late June 2019, in Afghanistan although details of the target and outcome of the mission are classified. The outgoing AC-130Us also apparently… Continue reading "Spooky Retires, Ghostrider Conducts First Combat Mission"
The US Air Force have announced that their Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator or ‘SHiELD’ has successfully downed multiple air launched missiles in flight. The Advanced Technology Demonstration Program milestone… Continue reading "USAF’s Laser SHiELD Successfully Destroys Missiles"
The USAF has selected the Boeing-Leonardo MH-139 to replace its ageing UH-1N Huey fleet. The initial order for four helicopters will cost $375,550,368 with the programme potentially seeing orders of… Continue reading "Boeing MH-139 to Replace USAF’s UH-1N Hueys"
At the 2018 NDIA Armaments Forum the US Air Force detailed some of their current major small arms programmes. One of these was for a new ultra compact Aircrew Self… Continue reading "USAF’s New GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon"