Lt. Col. Rob Sweet, the last serving U.S. Air Force prisoner of war (POW), had his retirement ceremony on Jun. 6.
The last serving USAF POW has retired
LIG Nex1 to showcase Korean-made Goalkeeper at MADEX 2021
At MADEX 2021 in Busan, South Korean defense firm LIG Nex1 intends to showcase the Korean-made Goalkeeper that it intends to offer to the South Korean navy for its CIWS-II program.
Continue reading “LIG Nex1 to showcase Korean-made Goalkeeper at MADEX 2021”
AFRL releases new video explaining the capabilities of the THOR portable counter-UAS system
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has created a new video animation that realistically depicts THOR (Tactical High-power Operational Responder) destroying swarms of enemy drones in a base defense scenario.
Japan will launch its loyal wingman from F-X fighter
Yomiuri Shimbun reports that Japan will budget for the research and development of its loyal wingman in next year’s fiscal budget.
_%26_AAM-3_at_Gifu_Air_Base_October_30,_2016_02.jpg)
Hunini, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Japan will launch its loyal wingman from F-X fighter”
Taiwan Oerlikon GDF-006 35mm AAA and USAF C-17
Someone in Taiwan captured the USAF C-17 with Taiwan’s Oerlikon GDF-006 35mm towed anti-aircraft gun in the same video frame during the former’s visit to SongShan airport on Jun. 5.
Continue reading “Taiwan Oerlikon GDF-006 35mm AAA and USAF C-17”