North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Are a Threat to All Nations
J. DeTrani, Cipher Brief OPINION — The Joint Statement of the Xi Jinping – Vladimir Putin summit expressed concern about the situation on the Korean Peninsula. That was…
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F-35s Arrive at Kadena as F-15 Withdrawl Continues
Chris Gordon, A&SF Mag F-35 Lightning II fighters arrived on Okinawa this month as the Air Force continues to swap out its permanently deployed F-15 Eagles at Kadena Air Base,…
DARPA Wants a Spec Ops Plane With Insane Characteristics
H. Seck, Sandboxx N. It can take off vertically with a lead-up (defined as the length of runway needed for take-off) of less than 300 feet, hover in austere environments, and fly forward at…
What’s Next in U.S. Hypersonic Efforts as Air Force Shelves ARRW
Tucker, DefOne The service will focus on a potentially cheap scramjet as research continues in other services.
F-35 Engine Running Too Hot Due To ‘Under-Speccing’
J. Trevithick, The War Zone The F-35’s engine is having to work harder to cool and power the aircraft’s systems, leading to a logistical mess.
U.S. Army’s New IBCS Goes to Poland First
Jen Judson, Defense News HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — At an Alabama-based Northrop Grumman facility, now primed to build a U.S. Army battle command system, three fire-control relays painted green…
Oshkosh Protest Of JLTV Award Focuses On Price Realism and Risk
Forbes On February 9, the Army surprised many observers by awarding a sizable contract to AM General for production of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), an armored truck designed to…
NIMASA acquires additional Aresa boats
Spanish shipbuilder Group Aresa International has supplied five more Aresa inshore patrol boats to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The boats are five Aresa 1300 Sentinel II boats to NIMASA, with four Aresa 1300 Sentinel vessels supplied earlier in 2013. Likewise, in January 2021, the Spanish shipbuilder also supplied four Aresa 1700 […]
The top news from AUSA Global Force [VIDEO]
Senior land reporter Ashley Roque describes a major theme in the show, and in the Army’s thinking about a future conflict.
Welcome to NATO: Finland clears Turkish hurdle, will join military alliance in coming weeks
Sweden, meanwhile, remains on the outside looking in, as Turkey and Hungary have not moved to approve its membership.