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Chinese Su-30 Flies Record 10-Hour Mission over South China Sea

Chinese Su-30 Flies Record 10-Hour Mission over South China Sea

By having a Su-30 fighter jet completing a 10-hour armed patrol mission to the most remote islands and reefs of the South China Sea, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently broke its record on flight duration in a single sortie by a fighter jet.

Both technically and mentally…

First Danish F-35 Fighter Takes Shape on Assembly Line

First Danish F-35 Fighter Takes Shape on Assembly Line

The aircraft with tail number L-001 arrived at Electronic Mate and Alignment Station (EMAS), which is the first time you visually get the feel of an assembled aircraft. EMAS is an electronic compatibility and assembly system designed to perform the final assembly of the front, center and rear of the…
Report: Israel’s Defense Industry and US Security Aid

Report: Israel’s Defense Industry and US Security Aid

The defense industries are one of the cornerstones of Israel’s security. They were born of an understanding that Israel could not rely on external sources for procurement of needed materials and systems. Local production goes hand in hand with research and development in Israel, enabling the tailori…
US to Invest $75M to Upgrade Bases in Djibouti

US to Invest $75M to Upgrade Bases in Djibouti

Kellogg Brown and Root Services Inc., Houston, Texas, is awarded a $75,000,000 maximum amount, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity job order contract for construction projects at Camp Lemonnier and Chabelley Air Field, Djibouti.

No task orders are being issued at this time….

French Air Force Takes Delivery of First King Air ISR Aircraft

French Air Force Takes Delivery of First King Air ISR Aircraft

PARIS — Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the reception by the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA), on July 31, 2020, of the first of the two Avion Léger de Surveillance et de Reconnaissance (Light Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aircraft, ALSR) ordered in June 2016 from th…
US Army Gets Closer to Fielding Laser Air Defense Systems

US Army Gets Closer to Fielding Laser Air Defense Systems

WASHINGTON — Further evaluation of new air defense capabilities is currently underway, including the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System and directed energy weapons, as the Army aims to empower units against near-peer threats.

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense A…


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