In 2001, Boeing’s X-32 stood off against Lockheed’s X-35 in a fly-off for the massively lucrative Joint Strike Fighter contract. Making a stealth fighter capable of carrying a significant payload while also having a version that can take off in short distances and land vertically was quite the task, and …

There won’t be any more new F-22s Read why?? A 2017 Pentagon report to Congress detailing production retail costs for Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor shows that reviving the powerful stealth air superiority fighter would be prohibitively expensive. Moreover, it would take so long to reconstitute the production line that it …

Israel Turns Artillery Rocket Into Supersonic ‘Rampage’ Air-Launched Stand-Off Weapon Israel Turns Artillery Rocket Into Supersonic ‘Rampage’ Air-Launched Stand-Off Weapon These weapons cost-effectively fill the gap between Short-Range Guided Bombs and Long Range Stand-off missiles. Israeli Military Industries Systems, or IMI Systems, in cooperation with Israel Aerospace Industries, abbreviated IAI, …

Kamov’s Ka-52 Alligator Attack Helicopter Kamov’s Ka-52 the ‘ALLIGATOR’ Comparison with Ka-50 ‘BLACK SHARK’ Real Deal – Ka-52 the “NILE ALLIGATOR” BIRTH of Ka-52 : Ka-50 ‘Black Shark’ was a single seat helicopter and the world’s first operational helicopter with a rescue ejection system. In the early 1980s, while comparative …

Raytheon to Develop Next Generation DAS for F-35 Family Aircraft Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) selected Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) to develop and deliver the next generation Distributed Aperture System (DAS) for the F-35 fighter jet. The result of a Lockheed Martin-led competition and thereof selection will enhance capability and reduce cost. …

Faulty Oxygen Generating Systems have turned US aircraft into flying coffins No satisfactory solution in sight yet  Is US Air Force and Navy turning its pilots into Guinea Pigs ? Find out in this extremely readable report at Defence Express BACKGROUND In ancient Greek mythological tragedy, Icarus was drowned in …

News of any terrible air accident instantly raises questions about aircraft safety and the threat of terrorism. But until the facts are known, it is unwise to speculate on what might actually have caused a specific crash What we do know is that there are several causes that are more likely …

European Main Battle Tank (EMBT) unveiled at Eurosatory 2018. France-Germany come together in challenge to Russian tanks EMBT combines the body of German Leopard 2A7 with turret of French Leclerc At Eurosatory 2018 in Paris on 11 June KNDS – the Franco-German joint venture formed from France’s Nexter and Germany’s …

⏩USA is making a new Submarine-launched missile ⏩The World yet doesn’t know about it ⏩China already hacked it ⏩What this new missile could be : learn with Defence Express. ?INTRODUCTION: CHINESE THEFT China’s relentless cyber espionage campaign against the Pentagon has been one of the central reasons why this country’s …

Next-Gen. RAFALE F4 STANDARD to Fly in 2023 ?RAFALE F4 STANDARD BY 2023 NOT BY 2030 AS EARLIER THOUGHT OF ?WHAT SHALL F4 STANDARD HAVE? ⏩ANNOUNCEMENT : Dassault Aviation announced on 22 March last year that French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has authorized development of the new RAFALE F4 …