Yearly Archive: 2022

UK Defence Secretary Meets Turkish Counterpart in Istanbul

UK Defence Secretary Meets Turkish Counterpart in Istanbul

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace met with his Turkish counterpart Defence Minister Hulusi Akar in Istanbul. The meeting covered a range of topics, including training, equipment, capabilities and further opportunities for cooperation across the domains.

The Ministers discussed how the UK and Türkiye …

US Army Aims to Complete Modernization Process by 2030

US Army Aims to Complete Modernization Process by 2030

WASHINGTON — Army leaders believe the service can achieve sustained modernization success on its way to building the Army of 2030.

Speaking before an Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition panel on Oct. 11, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Techn…

Sifting Through Future F-35 Production Numbers

Sifting Through Future F-35 Production Numbers

The Department of Defense released its latest round of selected acquisition reports and tucked away in their review of the biggest program in DoD history was an interesting footnote that said the F-35 is now expected to operate in US service until the year 2088.

That’s 11 years later than previou…

SNC Flies Global Stratospheric ISR Mission for UK Project

SNC Flies Global Stratospheric ISR Mission for UK Project

SPARKS, NEV — Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) successfully demonstrated performance of its rapidly deployable High-Altitude Balloon (HAB), completing launch, mission performance and recovery of the uncrewed platform for stratospheric communications and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance…
China’s First Four-Engine Large Drone Makes Maiden Flight

China’s First Four-Engine Large Drone Makes Maiden Flight

The Twin-Tailed Scorpion D, a four-engine large drone independently developed by China, made its maiden flight on Tuesday and will make its public debut at the upcoming Airshow China 2022, the aircraft’s developer announced on Wednesday.

Capable of carrying heavier and larger payloads, the new dr…

Latest Chinese Frigate Makes Training Debut

Latest Chinese Frigate Makes Training Debut

The Type 054A frigate Ziyang of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently made its training debut, with observers saying on Wednesday that the newly commissioned warship will enhance the PLA Navy’s capabilities.

A report by China Central Television (CCTV) on Tuesday showed that the…

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