Boeing has announced that it will team with Birmingham-based STS Aviation Services to conduct the conversion work on the five 737 Wedgetail AEW&C Mk1 aircraft on order for the UK’s…
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The commander of Eglin AFB in Florida has issued a ‘safety pause’ for all operations at the base following crashes of an F-22A and F-35A in two separate incidents within…
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After decades of discussions and proposals, the USAF has issued a request for proposals to three US-based engine manufacturers for more than 600 new engines to re-engine its fleet of…
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Lockheed Martin has announced it expects to deliver between 18 and 24 fewer F-35s than the planned 141 jets in 2020 due to suppliers having to adjust to temporary closures…
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The US Navy has taken delivery of its 100th Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime ISR aircraft. The delivery comes as the service’s final Lockheed P-3C Orion – the aircraft the P-8A…
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BAE Systems has selected the KONGSBERG MCT-30 remote turret for the US Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) program. As part of the selection, KONGSBERG will deliver up to 150…
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US President Donald Trump has told US television that he plans to relocate all off-shore manufacturing work for the multi-national Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program back to the US. The…
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Boeing has released a brief 34 second teaser video on Twitter of the first F/A-18F Block III Super Hornet being rolled out of its production facility in St Louis. The…
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The US Navy’s Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton has been successfully integrated into 7th Fleet operations following its late-2019 deployment to Anderson AFB on Guam. As part of a delayed early…
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UPDATED with Avalon postponement. AMDA Foundation Limited has announced that LAND FORCES 2020 has been postponed to take place from June 1-3, 2021, and that the 2021 Australian International Airshow…
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History matters. While doctrine, tactics and plans tell us how to fight in the future, history teaches us what went wrong in the past.
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Wargaming is central to military decision-making but is often undervalued.
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Leidos has announced it will team with Paramount USA and Vertex Aerospace to offer the Bronco II – a derivative of the South African Advanced High Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft…
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The first of three Loyal Wingman unmanned combat aircraft for the RAAF has been rolled out by Boeing Australia and its industry partners. The aircraft, which at 37 feet long…
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The US Navy has awarded a US$795m (A$1.23bn) design and construction contract to Fincantieri to build a design based on its FREMM frigate to fulfil its future frigate (FFG(X)) requirement.…
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SEAD is back on the airpower agenda. A2AD strategies coupled with technological advances are redefining the way this vital mission can be performed.
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The German Government has reportedly approved a mixed buy of Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft, and Eurofighter EF-2000 fighters for the Luftwaffe to replace its remaining…
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The USAF has announced it has selected Raytheon to lead the development of its new conventional and nuclear-armed Long Range Standoff (LRSO) weapon program. Raytheon was announced as sole-source contractor…
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Defence has outlined how it plans to upgrade RAAF Tindal in the Northern Territory in a $1 billion upgrade to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (PSCPW). The upgrade…
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Growing power tension in the Indo-Pacific region mean the time has come for Australia to consider broadening its security partnerships, with Japan at the forefront.