janes.com —  9+ hour, 27+ min ago

...(US Air Force) On 30 May the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report about the Lockheed Martin F-35, finding that the programme... ...- Update: GAO finds problems with F-35 costs and technology in new report A US triservice formation of the US Air Force F-35A (lead), the US Marine... ...“According to programme officials, the programme is deferring the delivery of these 215 aircraft to later years at the request of the air force.”... ...The USD13.4 billion increase is because of greater acquisition costs, the GAO wrote....

janes.com —  1+ hour ago

...According to information published by the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD), several Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) fighter aircraft participated... ...(Japan MoD/Janes) Russian and Chinese strategic bombers concluded a major joint patrol with fighter aircraft over the Sea of Japan (East Sea), the... ...However, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) placed the number of aircraft in the joint patrol as four Chinese and four Russian aircraft.... ...During this phase, two Xi'an Aircraft Company (XAC) H-6K bombers of the PLA rendezvoused with two Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers of the Russian Aerospace...

janes.com —  4+ hour, 40+ min ago

...ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders are expected to offer the Indian Navy a version of the Type 214 submarine for the service's... ...(Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft) India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) and Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) have signed an agreement... ...(Janes/Jon Grevatt) Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has signed contracts with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (... ...“The research on hypersonic weapons is scheduled to be completed in FY 2031.” by Marc Selinger & Andrew MacDonald The US Capitol building in Washington...

janes.com —  5+ hour, 42+ min ago

...(Janes/Chinmay Kohad) Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) displayed a concept model of its new HCX-23 trimaran ship at the MADEX 2023 exhibition in Busan... ..., South Korea.... ...(Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat) Hanwha Ocean has unveiled a Joint Strike Ship concept that was conceived for Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation (KMPR... ...It was conceived against the backdrop of a growing nuclear threat from North Korea, said a Hanwha Ocean representative who spoke to Janes ....

janes.com —  4+ hour, 40+ min ago

...(OneWeb) The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has disclosed details regarding its most recent evaluation of commercial low Earth... ...- OneWeb demonstrates global connectivity platform to NCIA as part of ongoing LEO satcom evaluations During the live demonstration observed by the... ...(Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat) Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is developing a compact radar that will convert ship-based vertical take-off and landing... ..., South Korea....

janes.com —  5+ hour, 42+ min ago

...(Janes/Gareth Jennings) Lockheed Martin expects Poland to order approximately 32 armed S-70 Black Hawk helicopters as part of a wider revamp of the... ...First showcased at the Farnborough International Airshow in 2016, the armed Black Hawk is now being considered by the Polish army.... ...Speaking at the PZL Mielec facility in southern Poland on 7 June, Marek Chojecki, sales and business development manager at Lockheed Martin's Polish... ...HHI displays HCX-23 trimaran Lockheed Martin confident of Polish armed Black Hawk buy...

janes.com —  5+ hour, 42+ min ago

...Japan's push to acquire unmanned systems is based on the country's new Defense Buildup Program (DBP) document.... ...- Rise of the machines: Japan plans to replace some manned air assets with UAVs The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo has said it is planning to... ...In its Defense of Japan 2022 White Paper, the MoD said the number of people eligible for JSDF recruitment from 2020 to 2030 is forecast to decline... ...To align with this outlook, Japan seeks to cut about 2,000 personnel from JSDF service, according to the Japanese-language DBP....

janes.com —  2+ hour, 30+ min ago

...(Long Wei/VCG via Getty Images) A new hypervelocity wind tunnel in China has passed its acceptance check.... ...The National Natural Science Foundation of China said in a press release that the acceptance was granted on 3 June.... ...The state-owned broadcaster, China Central Television (CCTV), reported in 2021 that the wind tunnel will support the testing of several future air...

janes.com —  2+ hour, 25+ min ago

...(Long Wei/VCG via Getty Images) A new hypervelocity wind tunnel in China has passed its acceptance check.... ...The National Natural Science Foundation of China said in a press release that the acceptance was granted on 3 June.... ...The state-owned broadcaster, China Central Television (CCTV), reported in 2021 that the wind tunnel will support the testing of several future air...

janes.com —  2+ hour, 30+ min ago

...(Janes/Chinmay Kohad) LIG Nex1 has displayed a model of its new Multi-Purpose Unmanned Helicopter (MPUH) at the MADEX 2023 exhibition in Busan.... ...A model of the LiG Nex1 MPUH displayed at the MADEX 2023 exhibition in Busan.... ...LIG Nex1 said the small and compact design of the MPUH enables the aircraft to be launched from small landing pads.... ...Janes understands that it can also be fitted with additional payloads for anti-submarine warfare missions....