Ursa Major looks to fly Draper engine, takes aim at rocket engine markets
“This will be a next-generation capability being introduced by Ursa Major for hypersonic technology,” Ursa Major CEO Dan Jablonsky told Breaking Defense.
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Air Force picks Beale to host CCA drone wingmen ‘aircraft readiness unit,’ begins ground testing
The service is expected to oversee a fly-off between contenders General Atomics and Anduril this summer.
Beale AFB to Be Deployment Center for CCA, As USAF Begins Ground Tests
Beale AFB, Calif.–the home of the U-2 surveillance plane–is to house the Aircraft Readiness Unit (ARU) for U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) to allow them to deploy quickly, […]
As Australia heads to polls, changes in defense leadership and spending on table
“So I think this has been an extraordinarily underwhelming election campaign for many reasons, but when it comes to defense and national security the ball has not been moved forward at all throughout the course of the debates,” former Austr…
Pak Hallucinates; Beats War Drums, Makes Wild Claims of Forcing Indian Rafale Jets To Retreat
Amid rapidly escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the deadly Pahalgam attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, Pakistani state media launched a series of bold claims regarding an aerial encounter near the Line of Control (LoC).According to reports broadcast by outlets such as PTV News and Radio Pakistan, four Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale fighter jets were conducting patrols
Armed Forces Up For Major Rejig As New Northern Army Commander, IAF Vice Chief Appointed
Lieutenant General Prateek Sharma is assume Charge as the Commander in Chief (CinC) of Udhampur based the Northern Command, Indian Army’s biggest Indian Army’s Northern CommandThe Indian Armed Forces are undergoing a significant top-level reshuffle, with new appointments across the Army, Air Force, Navy, and tri-services commands as several senior commanders retire. One of the most consequential
Indian Military Enters New Era After Pahalgam, Readies For Pakistan And China Twin Fronts
The terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, resulted in the deaths of 26 people, including 25 tourists and one local resident. The attack has been attributed to The Resistance Front, which is linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba and reportedly supported by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).This terrorist incident is viewed not merely as an act of brutality but as a politically motivated
V-22 will fly with restrictions until 2026
“We had some learning in the middle,” said V-22 Program Manager Marine Corps Col. Robert Hurst, “and that learning in the middle took us from the summer of ‘25 to start in the spring of ‘26.”
Operational Assessment Testing of IVEWS on F-16 Completed, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said that it has completed operational assessment testing of the company’s ultra-wideband architecture AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) for U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters. The […]
Polaris begins producing new MRZR Alpha baseline vehicle with 1 kilowatt of exportable power
The company has also produced a five-kilowatt version of the vehicle that is more suitable for “power hungry” systems, explained John LaFata, Polaris’s chief engineer.