Military Reconnaissance

20/01/2021

Suspect in Il-80 theft case arrested Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 A suspect has been arrested and detained over the theft of equipment from a Il-80 airborne command post. Artem Katranzhi from Bakashikha, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Zhora Khachunts’s lawyer told TASS t...

19/01/2021

Close call between USAF KC-135 and EVA airliner Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 ADS-B data captured by planefinder.net on Jan. 13 shows a U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling tanker (PEARL50) coming less than 1,000ft vertically with EVA Air flight BR225 as both airplanes cross path sout...

19/01/2021

MQ-9B SeaGuardian will be installed with Seaspray AESA radar Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Leonardo announced that it is working with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to install the former’s Seaspray 7500E V2 radar on the MQ-9B SeaGuardian. To be mounted into the centerline radar ...

19/01/2021

Latest aircraft carrier concept from Russia Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Russia’s Nevskoe design bureau has unveiled a new aircraft carrier concept dubbed Varan. Graphic: Nevskoe The ship has a displacement of 45,000 tons and can go up to 26 knots. It can carry up to 24 fixed-wing ai...

18/01/2021

Six Russian Air Force An-124s flew together for the first time Posted on January 18, 2021 Six An-124 airlifters assigned to the Russian Air Force’s 566th Military Transport Aviation Regiment at Seshcha Air Base, Bryansk took off together for a joint training mission on Jan. 15. This is the first t...

18/01/2021

Ukraine wants to revive production of An-74 Posted on January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 The Ukrainian government has indicated over the weekend that it wants to resume production of the Antonov An-74 cargo aircraft. Oleg V. Belyakov – AirTeamImages, CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons News...

17/01/2021

Netherlands to replace Goalkeeper CIWS with RIM-116 and DART Posted on January 17, 2021 Netherlands has laid out its plan to replace the aging Goalkeeper close-in weapon system (CIWS) with a new solution that consists of the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) with the Leonardo DART (Driven Ammun...

17/01/2021

Slovenia to buy one C-27J Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Slovenia is set to be the newest operator of the Leonardao C-27J transport aircraft as the country’s Ministry of Defense announced the purchase on Jan. 15. Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedi...

15/01/2021

Avenger carries Legion pod for the first time Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Lockheed Martin Legion Pod on its Avenger unmanned air vehicle for the first time. Photo: General Atomics The drone carried out a successful...

15/01/2021

Archangels, Sabres, Sentinels, Swordsmen and Valkyries are names shortlisted for 495th FS Posted on January 15, 2021 The U.S. Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing has chosen five suggestions as finalists for the new name of the 495th Fighter Squadron. United States Air Force / Public domain The names are...

15/01/2021

Boeing to develop new seeker for PAC-3 Posted on January 15, 2021 Boeing says it has secured contracts worth $974 million over the past year for the development work of a new seeker for the PAC-3 missile. A Patriot Launcher is staged during 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment’s culmi...

14/01/2021

HELIOS Laser Weapon System delivered to U.S. Navy Posted on January 14, 2021 The U.S. Navy has moved one step closer towards integrating the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) laser weapon system on a Arleigh Burke destroyer by taking delivery of the first sy...

14/01/2021

First USAF airman to graduate from Navy Airborne Electronic Attack weapons school Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Capt. Aaron Tindall, 390th Electronic Combat Squadron EA-18G Growler weapons officer, became the first Airman to graduate from the U.S. Navy Airborne Electronic Attack weapons...

13/01/2021

Greek parliament to vote on Rafale deal this week Posted on January 13, 2021 The Greek parliament will be voting on a deal worth $3 billion to buy 18 Rafale fighters from France. Infilight, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Debate has started and will conclude by end of the week. Defense ministers...

12/01/2021

USMC bringing containerized anti-ship missiles to San Antonio-class Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 The director of expeditionary warfare in the Office of the Chief of U.S. Naval Operations has disclosed a plan to bring a containerized anti-ship missile system to the San Antonio-class amp...

12/01/2021

12/01/2021

IJNAS ace Tomokazu Kasai has passed away Posted on January 12, 2021 Former Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) ace Tomokazu Kasai has passed away on Jan. 9. He was 94 years old. Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons He flew the A6M and N1K-J. Scoring 10 kills. For more informat...

11/01/2021

Spitfire woman passed away at age 103 Posted on January 11, 2021 Eleanor Wadsworth, one of the last surviving women who delivered warplanes to the frontlines during the second world war has passed away. Wadsworth had said that her favorite aircraft was the Spitfire and she flew more than 130 times o...

10/01/2021

Pentagon’s weapons tester faults EMALS and AAG Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 The Pentagon’s Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) latest assessment of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) installed on USS Gerald R. Ford remai...

10/01/2021

Five ANG F-16s sustained catastrophic damage in Kuwait 2 years ago Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 The U.S. Air Force has disclosed an accident in Kuwait two years ago that caused catastrophic damage to five F-16Cs from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard. While at Ahmad....

09/01/2021

Philippine telecommunications tycoon donates Bo 105 to Army Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 Philippine telecommunications tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan has donated a second-hand Bo 105 helicopter the the Army. The acceptance ceremony took place in Camp Aguinaldo on Jan. 7. It will be operated....

09/01/2021

USAF demonstrates ability for SDBs to collaborate with each other to prioritize targets Posted on January 9, 2021 A demonstration by the U.S. Air Force Test Center on Dec. 15 proved that Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) fitted each with a collaborative autonomy payload were able to established communicat...

08/01/2021

India will soon sign contracts for 56 C295s and 83 LCAs Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 India is close to sign the contracts to buy 56 C295 transport aircraft from Airbus and 83 LCA fighters from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Photo: Airbus Airbus will partner with Tata Advanced Syste...

07/01/2021

Japan to find alternative locations to bed down Ospreys Posted on January 7, 2021 The Japanese government has decided that it needs to start looking for an alternative site to bed down the new MV-22 Ospreys that it has bought. A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF)....

07/01/2021

American MQ-9s are now deployed in Campia Turzii Air Base, Romania Posted on January 7, 2021 U.S. European Command has announced that MQ-9s and approximately 90 Airmen have been deployed in Campia Turzii Air Base, Romania. An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle comes in for a landing at Joint Base B...

07/01/2021

P-8A to get self-protection pod against RF missiles Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 BAE Systems has been awarded a $4 million contract to demonstrate a quick-turnaround demonstration of a new radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system for the P-8A. Image: BAE Systems The pod has a small f...

06/01/2021

PLAAF 2021 recruitment video Posted on January 6, 2021 Related Posts (Automatically Generated) Does PLAAF 2015 recruitment video use scenes from Ace Combat?Official PLAAF recruitment video includes footage of J-20PLAAF releases video on J-16Video of PLAAF H-6K first flight over Miyako StraitAir-to-a...

06/01/2021

Loading of RS-24 ICBM into silo Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 The Russian Ministry of Defense has published a video showing the loading of a RS-24 nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile into a silo at Kozelsk. Longer version of the video For more information, hit the Source belo...

05/01/2021

UAE orders two more GlobalEye systems Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Saab says it had received a follow on contract with the United Arab Emirates regarding the sale of two GlobalEye systems. Photo: Saab The Swedish aerospace company says this contract is an amendment to that signed in 2015...

05/01/2021

Final design of South Korea’s light aircraft carrier Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 South Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo daily newspaper has obtained a computer rendering of the final design of the light aircraft carrier that Seoul plans to build. Graphic: RoKN While sources in the Navy claims ...