How TAK gives the US military an advantage at the Edge
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.
Air Force
Switzerland reduces F-35 buy after $610 million price hike
“Due to foreseeable additional costs, it is not financially viable to maintain the originally planned number” of aircraft, said a Swiss statement.
France, Spain reassert faith in Europe’s next-gen future fighter, but Germany stays mum
“Please understand that the content of yesterday’s [trilateral] discussions will be treated as confidential,” the German Ministry of Defense told Breaking Defense.
GAO finds V-22 ‘serious accident’ rate shot up in 2023, 2024
A series of lethal accidents in recent years have raised intense scrutiny by both lawmakers and outside observers of the V-22’s safety record, and resulted in the Pentagon revealing several defects in the aircraft itself.
Air Force poised to retake ‘Looking Glass’ mission from Navy
The move would once again make it the Air Force’s responsibility to maintain airborne command posts capable of launching nuclear ICBMs.
India Eyes R-37M: World’s Deadliest AAM, Blasts at 7,400 kmph—Outpaces BrahMos
India stands on the brink of acquiring one of the most formidable air-to-air missiles in global arsenals, the Russian R-37M, often dubbed the ‘world’s deadliest air missile’. Recent reports from News24 indicate that this acquisition will dramatically enhance the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) capabilities, particularly for its Su-30MKI fleet. Clocking speeds of up to 7,400 kmph—equivalent to Mach 6—the
HAL’s Revises Delivery Targets For TEJAS MK-1A And HTT-40 Trainer Aircraft
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has substantially revised its delivery projections for the financial year ending March 31, 2026, significantly scaling back its expectations for both indigenous fighter and trainer aircraft.The state-run aerospace major now aims to deliver five TEJAS MK-1A fighters and three Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 basic trainers to the Indian Air Force by the end of the current
Prepared To Thwart Misadventure of Any Enemy Nation: IAF Chief
India’s Indian Air Force (IAF) stands fully prepared to counter any aggression from adversarial nations, according to Air Chief Marshal A P Singh. Speaking at an aerial display marking Vijay Diwas—the commemoration of India’s decisive victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war—the IAF chief affirmed that his force is ready to deliver a "befitting reply" and inflict a "bloody nose" on any enemy daring
Northrop Grumman’s SiAW Completes Separation Test From F-16
A Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) developed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] completed an airborne separation test from an Air Force F-16 aircraft as part of ongoing development efforts of the air-to-ground […]
How a mid-tier landed the Air Force’s “Doomsday” plane
[Sponsored] From SAOC to other programs, open architecture and government-owned data cut sustainment costs and speed modernization.