Category: Defence Industry

Source: Air Force Times By Stephen Losey The Air Force said Friday that an unspecified number of aircraft left inside hangars at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida were likely damaged when Hurricane Michael devastated the base, with imagery on social media showing an unknown number of F-22 Raptors are among those impacted. Air Force… Continue reading F-22, QF-16 LIKELY DAMAGED AFTER TYNDALL HANGARS HIT BY HURRICANE

Source: Defence Blog Ukrainian aerospace company Antonov unveiled a scale model of the long-endurance unmanned aircraft system at the military exhibition in Kyiv. According to the company’s statement, Antonov developing a new generation of the long-endurance unmanned aircraft system for surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) will be used as a… Continue reading ANTONOV UNVEILS LONG ENDURANCE UNMANNED UAS CONCEPT

Source: Defense World China has revealed a new-generation stealth bomber program, Hong-20 whose flight trials may take place soon, state-owned Global Times newspaper reported today. The Hong-20 official unveiling could be slated for next month’s Zhuhai Air show though there is no confirmation of it as yet. While details of the aircraft are not known,… Continue reading CHINA REVEALS HONG-20 NEW GENERATION STEALTH STRATEGIC BOMBER PROGRAM

Source: Defense One By Magnus Nordenman NATO used to worry that Soviet subs would decimate supply convoys and carrier battle groups. Now Russia can simply wreck ports from afar. Three years ago, the Russian submarine Rostov-na-Donu wrapped up its sea trials by firing a few test missiles in the Barents Sea. This is not particularly… Continue reading HOW RUSSIA’S SUB-LAUNCHED MISSILES THREATEN NATO’S WARTIME STRATEGY

Source: The Drive By Joseph Trevithick After weathering Congressional backlash and industry protests, the U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract for new jamming aircraft based on the Gulfstream G550 business jet. The decision puts the service on a road to finally replacing the aging, but important EC-130H Compass Call fleet and could prompt an… Continue reading THE USAF’S NEXT JAMMING PLANE WILL BE A GULFSTREAM BIZJET

Source: HI Sutton Flag France’s Triomphant Class SSBNs are among the most modern submarines in NATO, but work is already underway on a replacement set to enter service around 2032. Defense news website Navy Recognition got an early look at the replacement design from Naval Group. The third generation of French SSBN (after the Redoutable… Continue reading FIRST LOOK AT NEXT GENERATION FRENCH SSBN

Source: Defense World The Syrian specialists will need three months to train on how to use the Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile defense systems, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday. “We have finished personnel recruitment and have begun to train them,” Shoigu was quoted as saying by TASS on Tuesday at a Russian Security Council… Continue reading MOSCOW: 3 MONTHS TO TRAIN SYRIAN SPECIALISTS ON S-300PMU2 AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM

Source: Russian Insider By Federico Pieraccini The tragic episode that caused the death of 15 Russian air force personnel has had immediate repercussions on the situation in Syria and the Middle East. On September 24, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed allies and opponents that the delivery of the S-300 air-defense systems to the Syrian… Continue reading THE S-300 MAY DESTROY AND EXPOSE THE F-35

Source: Defense World Russia’s Krylov State Research Center (KSRC) has devised a new design concept for its future semi-catamaran aircraft carrier. The model of a future non-nuclear multirole aircraft carrier was presented for the first time at the Army-2018 forum in August this year. “The semi-catamaran design of the ship’s underwater part is the project’s… Continue reading RUSSIAN FUTURE SEMI-CATAMARAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER GETS NEW DESIGN CONCEPT

Source: HIS SUTTON The Pr.885 Class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines (SSGN) (Project 08850) “Ash” (Ясень) YASEN / GRANEY Class. (NATO: SEVERODVINSK Class) represent the most modern and potent Russian submarines are and widely regarded as similar to the latest Western submarines. The closest comparison is the US Navy’s Seawolf Class but the Russian design incorporates… Continue reading SEVERODVINSK CLASS: RUSSIA’S MOST POTENT SUBMARINES