The U.S. Air Force has announced a new weapons system designator, the “e” series, on Sept. 14. This designator will be applied on aircraft, weapons and satellites that are digitally engineered and virtually tested before the first steel is cut. Being the first to use this process, the Boeing Red Hawk advanced jet trainer will […]
The U.S. Navy has decided that in future, its carrier air wings will have a squadron of 16 F-35Cs instead of 10. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anderson W. Branch / Public domain This was disclosed during the Virtual Hook convention on Sept. 11. The number of strike fighters for each wing […]
A group of U.S. Navy aviators, aircrew, and maintainers selected to transition to the CMV-22B are now embedded with VMM-166 in the Middle East to pick up opearational experience. The squadron currently serves as the Aviation Combat Element for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command. For more information, hit […]
The PLA News reported on Sept. 15 that the 9th Air Brigade at Wuhu recently achieved 17:0 in aerial victories during a training exercise. The 9th Air Brigade is assigned under the 3rd Air Division of the Eastern Theater Command.
PARIS — Announcing a major military modernization package on Sept. 12 in Salonika, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed the expected order for 18 Rafale combat aircraft but did not name the supplier of four – not two, as previously reported – frigates that were also expected to be su…
The Polish Ministry of Finances has prepared an amendment bill for the 2020 budget that, after being transferred to the parliament, has been adopted by the Council of Ministers on 20th August 2020. The national defence expenditure section envisages that an expenditure increase of 3 PLN billion (appr…