A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W gunship has now retired to Picatinny Arsenal whereby it will be use as a laboratory for the XM915 20mm Gatling gun. Photo Credit: Jesse Glass It was flown from NAS Joint Reserve Base New Orleans to Picatinny Arsenal by Marines Lt. Col. Mark Diss and Capt. Garrett Peirce. The U.S. […]
The U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command announced that it has test fired its Low-Cost Extended Range Air Defense (LOWER AD) missile interceptor. Photo: U.S. Army The LOWER AD is part of the Army’s roadmap to modernize its air defense system. The interceptor is design to defeat subsonic cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems. It […]
Kazakhstan says it has taken delivery of new Su-30SM fighters and these jets were delivered to Karaganda air base. Photo: Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense For more information, hit the Source below Source
Plans are underway for a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot to report to 89th Airlift Wing, Andrews Air Force Base for conversion training in order to fly the Boeing VC-25. Dylan Agbagni (CC0) from Bordeaux, France, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The Daily Express quoted an anonymous source as saying that the “Wing Commander chosen for […]
In an interview with Air Force Magazine, Boeing’s Vice President and F-15 Program Manager Prat Kumar says “Japan is planning to incorporate many of the EX features except the fly-by-wire system.” The article was talking about the status of the F-15EX program for the U.S. Air Force. It is unknown if Kumar was talking about […]
Phase two of Exercise Malabar 2020 will take place from Nov. 17 which will see the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group pair up with Indian Navy aircraft carrier Vikramaditya for joint war games. The Australian and Japanese navies will participate with their destroyers as well. For more information, hit the Source below Source