V-22 Joint Programme Grounds Tilt Rotor Aircraft
The U.S. military restricted V-22 Osprey flights due to undisclosed number of tilt rotors to fix the hard clutch engagement issue.
USA News
Air
Modernisation
Engine and Transmission
Homeland Security
US Air Force shoots down another unidentified flying object
The United States military shot down another unidentified flying object flying over Lake Huron close to the border with Canada.
Homeland Security
US Analysts: China Uses Balloons to Test EMP Attack
USAF has recently shot down two aerial platforms in the sky. Each time an F-22 fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder to hit the target.
Air
Homeland Security
US Shoots Down Another "high-altitude object"
The White House has confirmed that the United States military successfully shot down an object flying over Alaskan airspace on Friday.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Menendez signed for Greek F-35s
Bob Menendez, the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, stated that he supported Greece to acquire F-35.
Country
Bilateral Relations
World Assisting Turkiye After Earthquakes
A state of emergency was declared in the region due to two major earthquakes in Turkiye on February 6, 2023, which affected ten provinces.
Air
Unmanned Systems
General Atomics Tests 'Eaglet' Drone
General Atomics' MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) UAS launched a new survivable Air-Launched Effect (ALE) known as "Eaglet" for the first time.
Air
E/W
Bilateral Relations
F-22 Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon
A U.S. Air Force fighter shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon. This marks the F-22 Raptor’s first enemy air platform kill.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Logistics
DARPA Selects Liberty Lifter X-Plane Performer Teams
Two teams will design DARPA’s Liberty Lifter Seaplane Wing-in-Ground Effect full-scale demonstrator.
Navy / Maritime
Country
GAO: Navy’s Ships Suffer Continuous Breakdowns and Failures
GAO report states that the Navy’s sustainment challenges have worsened across the ship classes. Similarly, the cost per sailing hour has also increased.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Scandinavian Obstacle for Turkish F-16s from the U.S.
US Senate erected a Scandinavian obstacle for the F-16 acquisition of Turkiye. A group of partisans sent a letter to President Biden.
Air
Ukraine Cannot Get F-16 fighters Without US Approval
It is not possible to transfer F-16 fighter jets by user countries to Ukraine without permission from the United States.
Air
Fifth Upgraded Block 70 to Greece
Greece continues its aircraft upgrade programme under Hellenic Aerospace Industries (HAI) responsibility.
Defence Politics
The USMC Reactivates Base in Guam
The United States Marine Corps is increasing activities in Guam. Corps reactivated Base Camp Blaz with a ceremony.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO allies launch joint Triton surveillance drone programme - Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway signed a letter of intent to procure up to five MQ-4C Triton hi...
- 09:00 NATO begins negotiations for up to 10 Saab GlobalEye aircraft - NATO has launched negotiations with Saab for up to 10 GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft to r...
- 09:00 Lockheed and Rheinmetall bring ATACMS production to Europe - Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall agreed to establish ATACMS missile production in Germany, marking th...
- 09:00 Canada confirms TKMS as preferred submarine supplier - Canada selected Germany's TKMS as the preferred supplier for up to 12 submarines, deepening defence...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement continues shifting toward layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring integrated counter-UAS architectures combining rad...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems broaden infrastructure protection role - Navies are increasing deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly adopting proliferated constellations of smaller satellites to improve...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational acquisition - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technology demonstrators...
- 09:00 Industrial production capacity becomes a strategic capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
