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 […]
U.S. Navy Posts Additional Footage of Russian Intercept
The U.S. Military has released video of a Russian Su-27 flying within feet of its EP-3 Aries aircraft over the Black Sea. The intercept took place on Monday in international airspace and lasted about 2 ½ hours. The Navy released additional video footage of a fully armed Russian Su-27 fighter intercepting a U.S. Navy EP-3E […]
The U.S. Navy Wants to Hire General Atomics to Fly its Reapers
The U.S. military is looking to fill its unmanned aircraft personnel shortage. On Jan 9th, 2018 the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), announced a proposed deal with drone maker General Atomics to fly its MQ-9 Reapers in Afghanistan. The contractor operated drones would add a surge of persistent surveillance for Task Force Southwest operating in […]
Is America Losing the Air-to-Air Missile Race?
Russian and Chinese weapon systems have made leaps and bounds in the last decade, in some cases, even popping up overnight. One area in particular that’s causing concern is the countries’ air-to-air missile capabilities, where the U.S. Air Force (USAF) is seemingly dragging its feet. Recent reports surfaced suggesting that the Chinese have a new […]
New Secret Plane Will Change Future Air Power
Boeing for the first time unveils its secret plane that will change the future air power. The unmanned aerial refueler currently in its engine testing phase will soon make its way to deck handling demonstrations. The aircraft will greatly extend combat operations for the U.S. Military. Boeing [NYSE:BA] for the first time is showing what […]
How the U.S. Could Shoot Down a North Korean ICBM
A newly revealed experiment surfaced this week that has the potential to take out North Korean ICBM’s. Northrop Grumman and the Missile Defense Agency conducted the test in 2014 using a ground based distributed aperture radar system (DAS). The test results, along with analysis from Los Alamos National Laboratories, showed that an F-35 armed with a […]
Missile Defense – Heads or Tails?
A flip of the coin has long been an unbiased way of settling a dispute or deciding a random verdict. Calling it in the air often decides friendly disputes, who’s home or away, and in some cases life or death. Just ask Tommy Allsup about his infamous coin toss with Ritchie Valens, a toss that […]
GPS, Both Vital and Vulnerable: America’s Infrastructure Under Threat
As of 2010 the “world’s only global utility,” the U.S. owned Global Positioning System (GPS), a constellation of twenty-four satellites, has been operating without a viable backup system. The GPS market can be divided into three broad categories: commercial, noncommercial (consumer), and military. The use of GPS is essential to financial systems and is extremely […]
Is the F-35 the Titanic of the Aviation Defense World?
The recent news of the F-35’s parts shortage is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to a Titanic-sized program riddled with performance deficiencies and maintenance problems. The $1.4 trillion-dollar Joint Strike Fighter program is the most expensive weapons system in human history. A program that promised capabilities to justify its overwhelming cost […]
Bubbles like the F-35 Boondoggle Fueled by Cash
What type of bubbles are being fueled by cheap cash? Bitcoin, da Vinci, and yes, fighter jets like the F-35 boondoggle. As Kelley Beaucar Vlahos executive editor of The American Conservative points out about the Washington bubble, “Then there is the expense to the taxpayer, which as of June is projected to be more than $406 […]
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