By Ed Timperlake 09/24/2010 The world has taken notice of an important and successful military attack in a nasty war raging in Colombia South America. The event has a lesson for the American Military especially in Afghanistan.
The A400M leverages a significant amount of Airbus's commercial experience.
An Interview With Lieutenant-Colonel Berke "The joint operational role for the Raptor is significant. I'd say 80% of our funded testing since I've been here in the last two years in some way, shape, or form involves integration; whether it's integration with other airplanes like F-18s, F-15s and 16s, or…
A Conversation with General Corley About the Future of Air Power "In my mind, I think enduring capabilities for a Combat Air Force is, first, the ability to dissuade and deter, and I probably think I would add the word reassure. I think we are missing the point if we…
At the BAE Systems Media Center during the Farnbourgh Air show, an update was provided with regard to the UK’s Taranis UCAV. The program is the UK’s leverage point into any US or European collaborative programs, and underwrites the development of autonomous UK capabilities in the UCAV area.
By Harry Syringas What happens when a country faces its worst financial crisis in the past few years and asks other Euro Zone states and the International Monetary Fund for loans? The defense budget, which up to now has been hardly scrutinized, cannot be an exception.
At the Farnborough Air Show, MBDA held a media briefing providing an update on the Team Complex Weapons initiative and the way ahead. The business model is of interest, not only for shaping a key ally’s approach to shaping future capability but in terms of being a potential harbinger for…
Reposted 02/20/2011 - "Our approach to producing T/R modules is something that continually evolves. For example, we've just gone through an exercise on the F-35 T/R modules to re-shape the requirements and test screenings at the chip level, to improve both the chip yields and to further optimize the yields…