Russia's Raduga Kh-101 cruise Missile Spotted on Syria Bound Strategic Bomber
Russian long range Raduga Kh-101 cruise missile mounted on the Tu-160 strategic bombers was spotted a footage released by the Country's MOD. The Kh-101 could have been launched from Russian territory and hit targets in Syria but land-based launching systems for the new missile have not been developed yet, Sputnik News...
Russia Attacks Islamic State Targets Using Long Range Strategic Bombers
Russia bombed Islamic State (IS) targets yesterday using its Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear) and Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) strategic bombers, as well as Tupolev Tu-22 (Blinder) medium bomber. This marks the first time in Russian Air Force history that the Bear and the Blackjack have taken part in an “actual battle”, according to...
Syrian AF Fights ISIS With Antiquated MiGs
The Syrian Air Force is using its antiquated MiG aircraft to defense Syria against terrorists and their supporters. Syria is using its over four decades old MiG-21 which it bought in the 1960s and MiG-23 which were bought a decade later in the fight against Islamic State
Boeing, Lockheed File Protest Against Northrop’s Long Range Bomber Selection
Boeing and Lockheed Martin filed a formal protest today asking the U.S
Boeing, Lockheed Martin Demand Price, Risk Scores Of US LRSB Contract Award
Boeing and Lockheed Martin team are interested in knowing how the Long Range Strike-Bomber competition was scored in terms of price and risk. In a response to the US Air Forces decision to award Northrop Grumman with the $60 billion LRSB contract, Boeing and Lockheed Martin in a joint statement released...
Irkut Hands Over Su-34 Frontline Bombers To Russian Air Force
Russian Sukhoi has handed over Su-34 frontline bombers to the nation's Air and Space Forces. The aircraft took off from the V
Northrop Wins $60 Billion US Air Force Long-Range Strike Bomber Contract
The US Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman to develop its new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). The contract, worth an estimated $60 billion is dubbed the world's single biggest aerospace project since the F-35 contract for Lockheed Martin over a decade ago
USAF Likely To Award Next Gen Bomber Contract Tuesday
The US Air Force is likely to award a contract to develop the next generation bomber on Tuesday. Northrop Grumman and a team of Lockheed Martin and Boeing are competing for the contract, Bloomberg reported Monday
Chinese Bombers Capable Of Long Range Precision Strikes
Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Forces strategic bombers can now launch all-weather, long-range, precision strikes even if they lack stealth capability. "The fact that our H-6K bombers have performed several long-distance drills far into the Pacific Ocean indicates that the H-6K fleet has become capable of conducting various operations such as long-range precision strikes," Fu Qianshao, an aviation equipment expert with the PLA Air Force was quoted as saying by China Daily Tuesday
US Long Range Strike Bomber To be Subsonic, Carry Nuclear Weapons
The US Air Forces Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) will fly at subsonic speeds over an extensive range and carry a variety of munitions including nuclear weapons. Details of the LRS-B program, intended to yield 80 to 100 strategic bombers to replace aging B-52s and B-1s, beginning in the mid-2020s were revealed in a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report released on September 1
USAF Math Skills On Display In B-3 Bomber Miscalculation
The US Air Forces new Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) will cost $58.2 billion up by $25 billion from previous years estimate of $33
China To Showcase New Strategic Bomber At Military Parade Next Week
China is building a new bomber and will showcase a model in the military parade in Beijing next week. The new bomber is a refitted model independently developed for long-distance precision strikes and will be was loosely based on a previous bomber model, but 90 per cent has been refitted, Bao Lianjing, leading pilot of the parade debut formation, said
Denmark Shifts from Weapons Donation to Investment in Ukrainian Defense Industry
Kazakhstan Sold 81 Soviet Era Fighter Jets to U.S. for Possible Transfer...
Belgium Inaugurates Factory to Manufacture Griffon Armored Vehicles
Boeing to Use GKN Aerospace's St. Louis Facility for F/A-18, F-15 Programs...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...