F/A-18Es assigned to CVW-8 are now operating aboard USS Gerald R. Ford with inert ordnance. The ship’s captain, Capt. J.J. Cummings, said 40,000 pounds of inert weapons were moved via the ship’s lower stage weapons elevator (LSWE). For more information, hit the Source below Source

Taiwan’s new Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer has been spotted making taxi tests at Ching Chuan Kang Air Force Base in Taichung. The jet is expected to fly for the first time this month. For more information, hit the Source below Source

IAI has successfully completed an operational dual firing trial with the LORA Weapon System. The trial was held in the open sea to demonstrate LORA’s capabilities to an IAI customer. IAI has successfully completed an operational dual firing trial with the LORA Weapon System. The trial was held in the open sea to demonstrate LORA’s […]

The U.S. Air Force is preparing to test the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator from a B-2 stealth bomber at the White Sands Missile Range. This was revealed in a press release by the 96th Test Wing Public Affairs. The 96th Test Wing said it used distributed test operations (DTO) for the testing of a laser […]

SAO PAULO — Boeing Co has taken former partner Embraer SA to arbitration over a failed $4.2 billion deal, the Brazilian planemaker said in a securities filing on Monday night.

So far, it has only been publicly known that Embraer had taken Boeing to arbitration, angered by how the U.S. planemake…

PARIS — The Italian Ministry of Defence announced May 28 that it had authorized the award of a production contract to the IVECO-OTO-Melara consortium for a second batch of 40 Centauro II wheeled tank destroyers, with an option on a further 56.

Including the option, a comprehensive ten-year supp…