By Pierre Tran Paris - French and German defense ministers attended an unveiling of a mock-up of a new fighter jet at the Paris air show, even as the two countries compete to fill top jobs in the European Union, and the UK Conservative party limps toward selecting a new…
By Robbin Laird On June 18, 2019, the President of Sikorsky, Dan Schultz, himself a former CH-53-E pilot, provided an overview brief on the CH-53K and their offering for both Germany and Israel. He was joined by John Rucci, Senior Experimental Test Pilot, who was in the Lockheed chalet, working…
By Andrew McLaughlin Italy’s Leonardo has unveiled the Falco Xplorer UAS, the largest remotely piloted system it has ever designed, at the 2019 Paris Airshow. The Xplorer is the latest addition to the company’s Falco line of UASs, and features a 350kg payload and an endurance of more then 24…
By Pierre Tran Paris Air Show 2019 MBDA, a missile builder, displayed at the Paris air show life-size models of concepts for cruise missiles and tactical smart weapons as options for the Future Combat Air System, a European plan for a new fighter jet and other weapons. A Spear missile…
By Kenneth Maxwell The government of Brazil continues to face major challenges. Many are generic and long standing and not all of them are the result of President Bolsonaro’s “method” of governing. But many are. And they are assisted mightily by the antics of Bolsonaro's three sons, Flávio, Carlos and…
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) has come to its first major air show by having a chalet at the 2019 Paris Air Show. According to Arab News in an article published June 12, 2019: Saudi Arabia Military Industries (SAMI) will participate in the 53rd edition of the International Paris Air…
By Robbin Laird Recently, the Williams Foundation held a seminar, which addressed the core question: how sustainable was the Australian Defence Force if it faced a major regional crisis? The challenge is rooted in part that the forces of the liberal democracies, which have participated in the Middle Eastern land…
By Pierre Tran Paris - France is due in November to arm its Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance drone with the GBU-12 smart bomb, with the Hellfire missile to be fitted next year, a defense source said. The French Air Force arms the Mirage 2000 fighter jet with the GBU-12, said the source, adding,…
