Tag: Defense

USA/Defense/China – To Counter China, The Navy Should Retake the High Ground (Breaking Defense)

Bryan Clark and Timothy A. Walton write: This week’s SeaAirSpace convention comes at a challenging time for the US Navy, which faces criticism about everything...

USA/Defense – Top Navy Aviator Says CNO’s Industry Warning Based On Future Threats (Breaking Defense)

JUSTIN KATZ writes: On Monday, the Navy’s top officer stood in front of an industry-heavy conference and took a direct potshot at the defense...

USA/Defense – APKWS Upgrade Extends Range By 30 Percent: BAE (Breaking Defense)

AARON MEHTA writes: BAE Systems has rolled out an upgrade for its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rocket guidance kit that the company...

USA/Defense/Naval Warfare – Delayed Navy Torpedo Competition Set For Later This Year

JUSTIN KATZ writes: After a congressional budget cut forced a schedule day, Northrop Grumman says it expects a Navy solicitation for a new torpedo will...

Defense – Distributed Maritime Operations: Making Ships, Subs, And Platforms Nodes On A Network (Breaking Defense)

  BARRY ROSENBERG writes: In this Q&A with Kim Ernzen, vice president of Naval Power at Raytheon, we discuss systems that enable DMO such as...

Russia/Defense/Ukraine – New Wings for the Ukrainian Air Force (The Jamestown Foundation)

Yuri Lapaiev writes: On July 20, Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Rostec and Sukhoi officially unveiled their newest single-engine fighter, nicknamed the “Checkmate,” at...

Defense – Towards a rigorous Code of Conduct for the South China Sea (East Asia Forum)

Aristyo Rizka Darmawan writes: The South China Sea became an important highlight of the recent ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus. All delegations agreed that maintaining peace and security...

USA/UK/Defense – Britain inks $200 million contract with Team Tempest for future fighter jet (Defense News)

Chris Martin writes: The British Defence Ministry has signed a £250 million (U.S. $199 million) deal with Team Tempest, a group of companies working...

Israel/Germany/Defense – Elta and Hensoldt team up for German ballistic missile defense radar (Defense News)

Seth J. Frantzman writes: Germany’s Hensoldt has won a contract to supply new radars to the country’s military, according to a July 26 statement...

USA/Defense – Sea power panel backs block buy of amphibious ships (Defense News)

Joe Gould writes: A House panel on Wednesday advanced a proposal to authorize the Navy to make a block buy of amphibious ships for...

USA/Defense – Lawmakers want answers on US Army plans to protect vehicles from drones (Defense News)

Jen Judson writed: House lawmakers want answers from the Army on its plan to outfit combat vehicles with protection systems capable of countering unmanned aircraft systems, according...

USA/Defense – US has ‘no plans right now’ to increase LCS presence in Singapore, says Navy chief (Defense News)

Mike Yeo writes: The U.S. Navy no longer has concrete plans to increase the number of littoral combat ships deploying to the Indo-Pacific region on a...

Australia – See F-35B jets take off at sea for Australian exercise Talisman Sabre (Defense News)

Mike Yeo writes: U.S. Marine Corps F-35B jets are carrying out high-end integrated air warfare training with Australian counterparts in the skies above the...

UK/Defense – British government to nationalize steel components maker in $3.54 million deal (Defense News)

Andrew Chuter writes: The British government plans to nationalize specialist steel components-maker Sheffield Forgemasters in order to protect the supply chain involving critical defense programs in...

USA/Defense – HASC ‘skeptical’ of Navy plans to mitigate fighter shortfall, transition into future jet (Defense News)

Megan Eckstein writes: The House Armed Services Committee has reservations about the Navy’s plans to transition from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet into the Next Generation...

Russia/Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Afghanistan/Defense – Russia redeploys attack aircraft from Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan for drills on Afghan border (TASS)

TASS writes: A wing of Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft has redeployed from Russia’s Kant integrated airbase in Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan for the joint...