On Friday, December 15, 2017, Lockheed Martin delivered the 66th F-35 aircraft for the year, meeting the joint government and industry delivery target for 2017. According to a Lockheed Martin press release dated December 18, 2017, the importance of meeting the delivery number was highlighted. On Friday, December 15, Lockheed…
According to an article published this month by our partner India Strategic, the Indians have successful tested their high speed cruise missile. BrahMos, the formidable supersonic cruise missile with indigenous seeker was successfully flight tested at 0842 hrs March 22, 2018 at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. The supersonic…
Our partner defenceWeb has highlighted a South African input to the Australian Defence Force, namely, in terms of land munitions capabilities. Rheinmetall will deliver the first qualification lots of 155 mm Assegai ammunition to the Australian Defence Force this year, with further partial deliveries taking place next year. After successful…
Project LAND 400 Phase 2 will acquire 225 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) to replace the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV). The Phase 2 fleet will include seven variants. On 28 July 2016, Defence announced that BAE Systems Australia and Rheinmetall had been shortlisted to participate in the Risk Mitigation Activity,…
The USCG is about to make steps to deal with the icebreaker gap, a significant shortage when dealing with Arctic challenges, both now and in the future. Down to one heavy icebreaker, the ability of the US to exert its maritime presence in the Arctic Ocean is on a slippery…
Given the close relationship between design, development and manufacturing for 21st century combat systems, the ATK acquisition by Northrop Grumman makes a great deal of sense. With the incorporation of ATK within Northrop Grumman, the company sees an opportunity to enhance its capability to develop and manufacture 21st century combat…
A key manufacturing revolution has been necessary to provide the USMC with its core lift and assault aircraft.
In this article by Danny Lam, he calls for a fundamental rethink of energy systems across all combat systems architectures.
