Yearly Archive: 2020

A new study published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering on Nov. 16 says noise from EA-18G deployed to NAS Whidbey Island could have an impact on orcas and other endangered marine animals. Pablo Fernicola from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The study found that the noise did not deflect […]

DARPA announced that three X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicles (GAV) made nine attempts to dock with the docking bullet extended from a C-130 during the third series of testing that started from Oct. 28. Photo: DARPA During each attempt, the drone was just inches away from connecting with the docking bullet but the relative movement was […]

Kyodo News reports that the Japanese Ministry of Defense has drop its request for $205 million in the budget next year for the modification of F-15 to carry the JASSM. Graphic: Boeing The report says the modification is now in doubt as the development cost has soared by five times as electrical components required are […]