A new solar high altitude long endurance (HALE) UAV is in the works. Prismatic and B.A.E Systems are working closely on developing the UAV known as PHASA-35. PHASA-35 will offer low cost year round surveillance and vital communications in remote areas. Engineers from Prismatic and BAE Systems will collaborate on the development of the new […]
Syria’s Four Fronts and a Perfect Storm of Chaos
As you can see in the map above, the Syrian civil war has many fronts and many players. Those fronts are increasingly more complicated as outside forces are getting increasingly involved. As Haaretz explains in “Syrias Four-Front War and the Unprecedented Chaos It Has Created,” the recent chaos has seen al-Qaida rebels shooting down a […]
The F-35C is about to Extend its Deadly Reach
The U.S. Navy is reporting that the final developmental test was completed to integrate Raytheon’s Joint Standoff Weapon C (JSOW C-1) with the F-35 carrier variant, the F-35C. The deployment of the JSOW on the F-35C is on schedule for 2019. The F-35C with the JSOW will be able to eliminate the toughest ground targets […]
The Arctic Buildup: A New Cold War
The Arctic region holds an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil and about 30% of the world’s undiscovered natural gas. It is also of immense strategic importance for global trade and national security. Many countries have laid claim to parts of the Arctic. Russia in particular is pumping major resources into its northern defense, so […]
China’s Plan to Defeat the World’s Most Advanced Fighter Jet
The Chinese are working on a solution to identifying targets at 200 miles for its very-long-range air-to-air missile (VLRAAM). David Axe of the National Interest reports that the Chinese military has proposed building a targeting network around its Divine Eagle, a high altitude long endurance (HALE) counter stealth UAV. The hypersonic VLRAAM is truly state […]
U.S. Navy Lands F/A-18 on Aircraft Carrier with ATARI Joystick
For the first time ever, U.S. Navy crew members have landed an F/A-18 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln using nothing more than an ATARI joystick. OK, it wasn’t an actual ATARI joystick but it was pretty close. ATARI stands for the aircraft terminal approach remote inceptor, which was created by engineers at NAVAIR. The system […]
Parts Delays Threatening Pilot Graduations
The F-35 is facing a parts shortage so extreme it almost kept a F-35 flight instructor grounded for two weeks because of a plastic helmet clip, says Lara Seligmen of Aviation Week & Space Technology. The shortage is causing a domino effect with parts availability, says Lt. Gen. Jerry Harris. There’s already a shortage of […]
The F-35 is About to Get Even More Expensive
The price tag of the world’s most expensive weapons program is about to increase even more with the role out of Block IV modernization. The F-35 Block IV upgrade would be carried out in four increments. Increments 4.1 and 4.3 will be mostly software related, and 4.2 and 4.4 would be hardware. The upgrades are […]
Can America’s F-35 beat Russia’s Su-57 Without Firing a Shot?
The debate of which fifth generation fighter jet would win in a head to head battle, the F-35 or the Su-57, could be decided without a single shot fired. Business Insider is reporting that there are multiple experts stating that Russia’s fifth generation fighter jet program is in desperate need of funding. The Trump administration’s […]
A New Weapon Was Just Added to F-15E Strike Eagle’s Arsenal
Lockheed Martin has just declared the extended range Joint Air-to-air Standoff Missile (JASSM-ER) operational on the F-15E Strike Eagle. The JASSM-ER’s range of greater than 500 nautical miles is three times further than the standoff distance of the original JASSM. Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) – Extended Range (ER) achieved full operational capability […]
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