All Defence articles – Page 117
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NewsGeneral Atomics flies MQ-9 Reaper with AI pod that chooses targets autonomously
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has integrated and flown the MQ-9 Reaper with the Agile Condor Pod, an on-board artificially intelligent computer that promises to autonomously find, track and propose targets to human commanders.
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NewsUK Typhoons to use ‘world’s most capable fighter radar’ from 2025
The UK Royal Air Force looks set to equip its youngest Eurofighter Typhoons with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) sensor offering electronic attack functionality.
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NewsSouth Korea embarks on final assembly of KF-X prototype
Final assembly of the first Korea Aerospace Industries KF-X fighter has commenced in Sacheon, South Korea.
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NewsM-Code GPS and inertial navigation for F-22 and E-2D finishes critical design review
Northrop Grumman’s Embedded Global Positioning System and Inertial Navigation System-Modernization (EGI-M) programme recently finished its critical design review.
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NewsScramjet-powered HAWC moves toward first flight after captive carry
Lockheed Martin-Aerojet Rocketdyne and Raytheon Technologies-Northrop Grumman teams have each developed competing hypersonic cruise missiles as part of the HAWC programme.
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In depthBeijing continues progress with fighters and support aircraft: Pentagon
Beijing continues to make strides with its fighter fleet, as well as with key enabling capabilities such as airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) and air-to-air refuelling.
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NewsChina’s nuclear warhead stockpile to double as bomber reach grows
Beijing currently maintains a count of nuclear weapons in the low 200s, according to the Pentagon.
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In depthUS Air Force special report: Preparing for the high-end fight
Ahead of the Air Force Association’s virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference running from 14-16 September, FlightGlobal has put together a package of articles about important issues in the US Air Force.
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NewsUS Air Force works to let foreign militaries rearm, refuel and repair F-35As in the field
To prepare the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II for the austere air basing conditions of its new combat strategy, the US Air Force (USAF) is looking to maintenance partnerships with foreign militaries and logistics support from the US Navy and US Marine Corps, as well as a programme to increase the breadth of skill of its maintainers.
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NewsUS Air Force grapples with vexing problem of AI spoofing
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is worried that artificial intelligence programs might have serious and unknown vulnerabilities that adversaries could exploit.
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NewsRaytheon plans expeditionary JPALS and F-35A signal test
Raytheon plans to conduct a signals test between the Lockheed Martin F-35A and an expeditionary version of its Joint Precision Approach and Landing System for the US Air Force at Nellis AFB in October.
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News‘Ruthless’ aircraft-buying decisions needed to avoid defeat: USAF
The “Accelerate Change or Lose” approach to buying aircraft, weapons and subsystems is being driven by increasingly sophisticated weapons being developed and fielded by China and Russia, says US Air Force chief of staff General Charles Brown.
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NewsElectronic attack updates boost Saab’s Gripen offer to Finland
Saab used the Kauhava air show to announce fresh details about its Gripen E/F proposal for Finland’s HX fighter requirement, including the addition of a lightweight air-launched decoy missile
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AnalysisWhy the sky is no limit for RAF’s space ambitions
Like its key allies, the UK is increasingly reliant on space-based assets for daily life in ordinary civil society and for the perfornance of its military forces. So, the Royal Air Force’s operating domain now extends from the ground to far beyond the atmosphere
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NewsExosonic developing low-boom supersonic jet possibly to serve as ‘Air Force One’
Start-up Exosonic recently won a US Air Force (USAF) contract to develop a low-boom supersonic executive transport that could serve as a future “Air Force One”.
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NewsUS Army to accept Airbus UH-72B Lakotas with shrouded tail rotors in 2021
The service has placed an order for 17 examples of the new variant of the Lakota.
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NewsUS reiterates fears about Beijing’s plans for Ukraine’s Motor Sich
The US government has again expressed concern about Chinese efforts to gain control of Ukrainian engine manufacturer Motor Sich.
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NewsTaiwan F-16 MRO centre to boost fleet availability
Taiwan has inaugurated a new maintenance centre for the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter, which will improve local sustainment for the air force’s fleet of the single-engined type.
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NewsGeneral Atomics lays off 6% of workforce as part of ‘streamlining’
The layoffs amount to about 630 job losses. Staff cuts are part of an effort to streamline the business, the company says.
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NewsJapan requests foreign help with F-X as programme moves into next phase: reports
Japan’s defence ministry is inviting foreign suppliers to help develop the country’s next-generation combat aircraft, known as the Future Fighter programme, or F-X.