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Lockheed Begins Assembling First F-35A for Belgium

Lockheed Begins Assembling First F-35A for Belgium

The first Belgian F-35A is on the production line at Lockheed Martin’s facilities in Fort Worth (USA).

It is more precisely the external box of the wing which is the structure of the base of the wing. The finishing of this wing is done on the production line, then it goes to the next step in the …

French Navy Admits Atlantique 2 Mod 6 to Active Service

French Navy Admits Atlantique 2 Mod 6 to Active Service

On November 10, 2022, Admiral Pierre Vandier, Chief of the Navy, signed the operational entry into service of the Atlantique 2 upgraded to Standard 6, the latest version of the maritime patrol aircraft.

Two years after the promulgation of the first operational capability, this capability mileston…

CRS Defense Primer: Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons

CRS Defense Primer: Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is pursuing two types of hypersonic weapons technologies: boost-glide systems that place a maneuverable glide vehicle atop a ballistic missile or rocket booster, and cruise missiles that would use high-speed, air-breathing engines known as scramjets to travel to …
US Policy on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: CRS Report

US Policy on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: CRS Report

Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) are a special class of weapon systems that use sensor suites and computer algorithms to independently identify a target and employ an onboard weapon system to engage and destroy the target without manual human control of the system.

Although these systems a…

Swiss Air Force Trains for Night Flying in Britain

Swiss Air Force Trains for Night Flying in Britain

BERN — Between mid-November and the beginning of December 2022, members of the Air Force are training in Leeming (GB) with around ten F/A-18 combat aircraft. Entitled YORKNITE, this exercise in the north of England constitutes one of the essential pillars of the training of our military aviation, …
Chinese Navy’s 3rd Type 075 Amphibious Ship Begins Training

Chinese Navy’s 3rd Type 075 Amphibious Ship Begins Training

The Anhui, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s third Type 075 amphibious assault ship, recently conducted realistic combat-oriented training, the PLA Navy announced on Thursday. This indicates that the vessel has entered active service, analysts said.

With the hull number 33, the An…


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