USAF Revisits Air-to-Air Use of the APKWS II Guided Rockets
USAF F-16 fighter jets have started using AGR-20 APKWS II laser-guided rockets against Houthi UAVs to pull down engagement costs and deepen the magazines.
USA News
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
T901 Turboshaft Engine Makes First Ground Run on UH-60M
GE Aerospace's T901 Improved Turbine Engine to succeed T701 turboshaft performed its first ground run onboard the UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopter.
Bilateral Relations
Congo-Rwanda Tension Targets France, Belgium, the U.S.
Following a protest against Rwanda, M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the FARDC attacked French, Belgian and U.S. Embassies in Congo’s Capital, Kinshasa.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
USMC Trains on MADIS Short-Range Air Defence System
The 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion performed live-fire training in the Pohakuloa Training Area with the recently adopted MADIS low-altitude air defence system.
Weapon / Missile
Lockheed Martin Offers New Hellfire/JAGM Launcher for Ships
US Company Lockheed Martin displayed a deck-mounted vertical launcher for AGM-114L Hellfire/AGM-179 JAGM missiles intended for warships on a scaled model.
Homeland Security
Dyneema Ligthens Ballistic Materials by 45 per cent
Avient Corporation company Dyneema unveils new ballistic materials, Dyneema HB330 and Dyneema HB332, which are 45 per cent lighter than the first generation.
Defence Politics
NATO’s Rutte Expects to Rocket Defence Spending after Trump
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expects 47th US President Donald Trump to intensify the country's and NATO's defence spending and production.
Space
TUA and Axiom Space Strengthen Turkish Space Industry
An MoU between Axiom Space and the Turkish Space Agency (TUA) aims to enhance supply chain and technology collaboration within the Turkish space sector.
Air
US Delays T-7 Red Hawk Procurement Once Again
The US Air Force has postponed the production contract with Boeing for the T-7 Red Hawk jet trainer, signalling a major revision in its procurement strategy.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Defence Politics
Homeland Security
U.S. Restricts the Sale of Artificial Intelligence Chip
The U.S. is strict about artificial intelligence chip sales to many countries. In total, 18 countries will have more access to the chips than other countries.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Lockheed Martin Proposes Multi-Packed PAC-3 MSE for USN
Answering the call for increased capacity and improved capability against agile targets, Lockheed Martin proposes PAC-3 MSE missile in a multi-pack with G-VLS.
Sensors
USN Carrier Gets New Radar for Sea-Skimming Targets
The US Navy is implementing the new Mk24 Mod 0 radar for its aircraft carriers to improve defence capability against sea-skimming targets like missiles.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
AN/SPY-7 Radar for Spanish F-110 Frigates Achieves Track
Navantia and Lockheed Martin have demonstrated the first live track for Spain’s F-110 Multi-Mission Frigate’s AN/SPY-7(V)2 multi-function S-band radar.
Space
Communication
Baykar’s Indigenous Satellite Fgn-100-D1 Reachs Space
FGN-100-d1, the largest satellite ever built by a private Turkish company, was developed indigenously by Fergani Space and successfully launched into space.
