GE Aerospace Awarded $5 Billion Contract for Fighter Jet Engines
GE Aerospace has secured a $5 billion contract with the U.S. Air Force to develop and deliver F110-GE-129 engines as part of foreign military...
Shift in US Military EW Strategy
The US Army has been pursuing a new electronic warfare program. The Terrestrial Layer System (TLS) is an integrated EW and signals intelligence system...
Combat Vehicle Data Fusion System to Minimize Soldiers’ Overload
Adding displays and panels to combat vehicles could potentially distract crews in an already-complex combat environment. Situational awareness and combat efficiency have to be...
What Is the US Air Force Trying to Achieve?
The secretive US Air Force Boeing X-37B orbital unmanned spacecraft has recently landed at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility following an extended...
Japan Replacing Much of Air Force Fighter Fleet
The Japanese Air Force has recently flown the last of the nation’s RF-4E/J Phantom II reconnaissance jets for the last time. Some of the...
Sensor-to-Sensor Technologies Tested in Proving Ground
The US armed forces branches are testing their sensor-to-sensor capabilities in tandem during the Army-led Project Convergence campaign at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG).
Project Convergence...
Egozi: Next Japanese Fighter Aircraft – Opportunity for Cooperation with Israeli...
By Arie Egozi
Japan has decided to develop a new fighter aircraft, after it had rejected offers from the leading aircraft manufacturers in the US....
The Race for Satellite Dominance in Korean Peninsula
South Korea is set to launch its first commercial-grade satellite at the end of May 2023, while North Korea is pushing to launch its...
These Kits Convert Gravity Bombs into Cruise Missiles
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions and Boeing are collaborating on a new "bolt-on" kit that can turn a 228 kg "dumb" bomb into a...
New Vests will Protect Against Armor-Piercing Bullets
With the advancements in weapon technology and the emergence of new models of bullets, soldiers and law enforcement officers need more advanced bulletproof vests....
New Player at Special Operations Field
U.S. Special Operations Command will equip its combatants with a new sniper rifle model. The command has awarded a nearly $50 million contract to...
UAVs Showcased New Capabilities During UK Naval Exercise
A number of upgrades to UK-operated unmanned aerial systems were demonstrated at the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior exercise this month. Boeing and Thales have...
India to Develop New Anti-Terror Technology
India has been coping with a growing drone threat, a fact that has led the country to develop anti-drone technology. India’s Defense Research and...
Watch New Gyrocopter on Flight
Gyrocopters - the small, light aircraft that fly at a low altitude and slow speeds - have an unusual design which offers stability at...
New and Improved Army Robot Set to Assist Soldiers
The growth of technology opens the world up to many exciting opportunities; especially out in the battle field. The US Army plans to exploit...
Talking Autonomous Vessels
The United States Navy has been at work the past few years pushing the development of Unmanned Surface Vehicles, such as the Sea Hunter....
DARPA – Advanced Biothreat Sensors Under Development
The ability to rapidly detect biothreats often relies on expertise and equipment that’s difficult to transport and takes time to carry out. A new...
Observatory Aircraft to Take Part in Ballistic Missile Tests
The US Missile Defense Agency is about to upgrade its High Altitude Observatory (HALO) systems for carrying out the Ballistic Missile Defense System tests...
World Military Spendings Rise By 1% In 2015
World military expenditure rose by 1 percent in 2015, according to new figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
The increase reflects continuing...
Revolutionary Innovation in Military Command and Control
The US Marine Corps has been dictating military development trends in recent years. With a next generation radar system and a mobile radio antenna,...
U.S. New Military Hardware Is Unfit For Modern Warfare
According to a leaked report based on a simulated combat, F-16 fighters are better in close-in dogfighting than the Pentagon's mighty new jet -...
Protecting Helicopters From “Simple” Weapons
By Arie Egozi
Many helicopters have been shot down in Iraq, Afghanistan and other war zones using simple weapons like anti-tank rockets, which has accelerated...
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Synthetic Threats Bring New Complexity to Real Air Combat Training
Large-scale air combat exercises face a practical limitation: creating a realistic battlefield can require dozens of aircraft, support platforms and air-defense systems operating simultaneously....
