Industry
- Boeing Wants To Turn F-15EX Into Electronic Attack Aircraft | Final Sea Class...by Emily Erhold on July 26, 2024 at 4:00 am
Americas Boeing has expressed interest in converting its F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet into electronic attack aircraft similar to the EA-18G Growler. Company official Rob Novotny said to Breaking Defense that internal discussions are currently underway whether to proceed with the proposed […]
- Aging Aircraft: USAF F-15 Fleet Sees Renewed Interestby Joe Katzman on July 26, 2024 at 3:58 am
F-15C over DC (click to view full) “Array of Aging American Aircraft Attracting Attention” discusses the issues that accompany an air force whose fighters have an average age of over 23.5 years – vs. an average of 8.5 years in 1967. One of the most obvious consequences is the potential for […]
- GM Defense To Deliver LTVs To Canadian Army | IAI Unveils Wind Demon | Chinese...by Emily Erhold on July 25, 2024 at 4:00 am
Americas Canada has awarded GM Defense a contract to deliver 90 Light Tactical Vehicles (LTVs) for the army. The $25.9 million deal covers 54 personnel and 36 cargo variants of the LTV. It will also supply training, logistics support, technical manuals, and spare parts sourced from other local […]
- Eurofighter’s Future: Tranche 3, and Beyondby Joe Katzman on July 25, 2024 at 3:58 am
Italian Eurofighters (click to view full) The multi-national Eurofighter Typhoon has been described as the aerodynamic apotheosis of lessons learned from the twin engine “teen series” fighters that began with the F-14 and F-15, continued with the emergence of the F/A-18 Hornet, and extended […]
- E-2D Hawkeye: The Navy’s New AWACSby Joe Katzman on July 24, 2024 at 1:58 pm
(click to view full) Northrop Grumman’s E-2C Hawkeye is a carrier-capable “mini-AWACS” aircraft, designed to give long-range warning of incoming aerial threats. Secondary roles include strike command and control, land and maritime surveillance, search and rescue, communications relay, and […]
- NG Tapped For Advanced Hawkeye | Textron King Air 260’s Europe Debut |...by Emily Erhold on July 24, 2024 at 4:00 am
Americas Northrop Grumman has received a $1.5-billion contract to deliver E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to the US Navy and Japan. A recent US Department of Defense announcement states that the company will produce nine new Hawkeyes – four for the navy and five for Tokyo. It will also provide […]
- SM-6 Intercepts Target Using Army’s Missile Defense Radar | Thales To Supply...by Emily Erhold on July 23, 2024 at 4:00 am
Americas Raytheon has demonstrated a simulated missile interception using the US Army’s new missile defense radar and command and control system and the US Navy’s interceptor. The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) simulators provided threat tracking data and the Standard […]
- Australia’s Troubled E-7A “Wedgetail” AWACS Programby Joe Katzman on July 23, 2024 at 3:58 am
E-7A Wedgetail over New South Wales (click to view full) The island continent of Australia faces a number of unique security challenges that stem from its geography. The continent may be separated from its neighbors by large expanses of ocean, but it also resides within a potential arc of […]
- Blue Angel Tested MAAS | Spain Procures Latest Patriot Version | RAAF Hosted...by Emily Erhold on July 22, 2024 at 4:00 am
Americas The US Navy Blue Angels successfully tested a Mobile Aircraft Arresting System (MAAS) for the first time at Camp Grayling Army Airfield on June 26th. This test and certification served as a crucial element in their participation in the subsequent National Cherry Festival Air Show held in […]
- The C-130J: New Hercules & Old Bottlenecksby Joe Katzman on July 22, 2024 at 3:58 am
RAAF C-130J-30, flares (click to view full) The C-130 Hercules remains one of the longest-running aerospace manufacturing programs of all time. Since 1956, over 40 models and variants have served as the tactical airlift backbone for over 50 nations. The C-130J looks similar, but the number of […]
Fox News
- Mastering 'the art of brainwashing,' China intensifies AI censorshipon July 27, 2024 at 6:00 am
China is intensifying its censorship policies as it looks to govern AI chatbots by blocking any responses that could appear unfavorable to the Chinese Communist Party.
- Australian surfer saved by off-duty police officer after shark ripped off leg,...on July 27, 2024 at 2:17 am
Doctors are hoping to reattach a 23-year-old surfer's leg after he was attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia.
- US forces destroy Houthi drones as terror group continues aggressive actions at...on July 26, 2024 at 11:34 pm
U.S. forces in the Middle East destroyed six Iran-backed Houthi drones in Yemen and engaged three unmanned vessels off the country's coast.
- 95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military...on July 26, 2024 at 10:34 pm
95 Libyan nationals have been arrested by South African police at a suspected secret military training camp; the illegal base was discovered at a farm northeast of Johannesburg.
- Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials sayon July 26, 2024 at 7:05 pm
A gang has killed at least 26 people across three villages in Papua New Guinea, marking the latest violence in the island nation relating to sorcery allegations and contested land ownership.
- Thousands of rubber duckies float to the finish in London charity raceon July 26, 2024 at 4:59 pm
Cosmic Charity, which supports babies and children in intensive care along with their parents and medical professionals, organized a rubber duck race in a London canal.
- North Korean military hacker charged in cyberattacks on US hospitals, NASA,...on July 26, 2024 at 2:33 pm
Federal prosecutors said a North Korean military hacker was indicted in a conspiracy to hack into American health care providers, NASA, military bases and international entities.
- Paris rail system disrupted just hours before Olympics opening ceremony Fridayon July 26, 2024 at 9:44 am
The 2024 Summer Olympics officially kick off with Opening Ceremony tonight, just a few hours away in Paris and an attack on the major rail system is causing delays.
- Netanyahu to meet Trump as Israeli leader looks to rekindle relationshipon July 26, 2024 at 8:00 am
A new chapter between former President Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is moving toward an Act 2 after a turbulent intermission after Biden's election victory in 2020.
- Security concerns around Olympic games lead to arrests with French authorities...on July 26, 2024 at 6:00 am
French authorities have designated roughly 1,000 elite anti-terrorist officers to provide a "ring of steel" for Israel's Olympic delegation following threats against team members.