Thales hopes to employ gallium nitride transmit/receive modules in its radar systems with the help of “cloud” architecture.
Afghan Air Force received two new Mi-17s
The Afghan Air Force with help from the Combined Air Power Transition Force, receive two new Mi-17 helicopters on Jul. 8.
Sky Warrior UAS Enters Initial Production for Army’s ER/MP Program
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has received $195.5 million in funding from the U.S. Army towards an estimated $399 million contract to provide supplemental hardware and Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of its Sky Warrior UAS in support of the Army’s Extended Range/Multi-Purpose (ER/MP) UAS program.
Another batch of J-15 photos surfaced, no tailhook though
Folks from China Defense Blog has a new batch of J-15 photos. After adjustment to the brightness and contrast on one photo. It seems that the jet is flying without a tailhook. But the canards can be clearly seen now.
Relevance of Pentagon’s AirSea Battle concept to India
Iskander Rehman, a Visiting International Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, offers his perspective on how India can borrow ideas from the Pentagon’s AirSea Battle concept.