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Australian Army to choose between HIMARS or StrikeMaster

Posted on December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 by alert5

In a move reflecting the evolving strategic environment, the Australian Army is embarking on a crucial procurement process to strengthen its long-range strike capabilities, ABC news reports. Project LAND 8113 phase two will see the army evaluate two prominent contenders: the indigenously developed StrikeMaster, offering a cost-effective and sovereign solution, and the American HIMARS, boasting proven combat effectiveness but carrying a higher price tag and reliance on U.S. technology. This decision will shape the future of the Australian Army’s long-range firepower and influence the nation’s broader defence industry.

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The GE F110: A Forty-Year Legacy of Power and Innovation

Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by alert5

GE Aerospace’s F110 engine is celebrating 40 years of continuous production, a remarkable achievement for a powerplant born from what some call the “Great Engine War” of the 1980s. This war saw GE challenge Pratt & Whitney’s dominance in supplying engines for the US Air Force’s F-15 and F-16 fighter jets. The F110 ultimately emerged as a champion, powering these aircraft for the US military and 16 other nations.

The 35th Maintenance Squadron test cell, or hush house, provides a testing area for an F110-GE-129 engine March 4. Because of the engine’s proven safety track record and heritage of high reliability, the F110-GE-129 has been chosen to power more than 75 percent of the U.S. Air Force’s single engine F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft.

Thales integrates AI into Talios pod

Posted on November 29, 2024 by alert5

The French Air Force is set to receive a major upgrade to their Rafale combat aircraft in 2026 with the introduction of an AI-equipped Talios targeting pod. The new pod, developed by Thales, will mark the first time a French combat aircraft will carry a system that makes “intensive use” of deep learning technology.

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Elbit’s WACHUD to replace outdated displays in USAF F-16 Block 40/42 jets

Posted on November 29, 2024 by alert5

Elbit Systems of America has scored a major win with the U.S. Air Force, securing an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a ceiling of $89 million for replacing outdated Head-Up Displays (HUDs) in the service’s F-16 Block 40/42 fleet. The contract, announced on Nov. 21, calls for the installation of Elbit’s Wide-Angle Conventional Head-Up Display (WACHUD) in place of the existing Diffractive Optic HUDs currently in use. The first delivery order, worth over $57.5 million, was placed in September 2024, with work scheduled to be carried out at Elbit America’s Talladega, Alabama facility and systems expected to be delivered by September 2027.

A 138th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon from Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, flies next to a KC-135R Stratotanker April 25, 2019. The Stratotanker, from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, refueled four 138th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcons during flight operations over Kansas. (Courtesy photo by Mike Killian)

Eurofighter’s Electronic Warfare capabilities set to extend operational life to 2060 and beyond

Posted on November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 by alert5

The Eurofighter Typhoon is undergoing a significant modernisation to ensure its continued dominance in the face of ever-evolving threats. The heart of this upgrade is a next-generation electronic warfare (EW) system, poised to extend the aircraft’s operational life to 2060 and beyond. This new system, built upon the legacy of the existing “Praetorian” Defensive Aids Sub-System (DASS), promises to catapult the Eurofighter into a new era of electronic dominance.

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