US Light Tank revealed
BAE Systems and General Dynamics have started to test the US military's "Mobile Protected Firepower" at Land & Armaments Centre of Excellence in Michigan.
USA News
Land
Air
F-35 Becomes the Backbone of USAF
Air Force Chief of Staff told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defence that the F-35 “is the cornerstone of future fighter force and air superiority.”
E/W
Communication
Stealth fighters to communicate via U-2
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the Missile Defence Agency and the U.S. Air Force successfully linked a U-2, five F-35s and an F-22 in air .
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
US New Strategic Partner: Ukraine
The Biden government declares relations with Ukraine as strategic partners.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Minuteman III Test Launch Aborts Prior to Launch
Air Force Global Strike Command announced that an unarmed Minuteman III test launch experienced a ground abort prior to launch.
Country
US Fines Honeywell $13 Million violating ITAR
Department of State announced the settlement with Honeywell due to ITAR violations as Honeywell will pay a civil penalty of $13 million.
Air
Space
Weapon / Missile
Stratolaunch Completes Second Flight
US Company Stratolaunch has taken another step towards its goal of air-launching hypersonic vehicles.
Air
Bilateral Relations
USAF 31st Wing: From İncirlik to train HAF
The US Air Force (USAF) and Hellenic Air Force (HAF) conducted exercise INIOCHOS 21 at Andravida Air Base in Greece on 18 April.
Air
E/W
F-16 Vipers to Trust L3’s Electronic Shield
L3Harris Technologies will provide advanced electronic warfare (EW) AN/ALQ-254(V)1 system for the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Marines’ Unmanned Truck AShM Missile to Hit Target at Sea
The Marine Corps deployed an unmanned truck to the seashore to strike a surface target and launched a Navy missile from the vehicle.
Land
The US to Deploy Short-Range Air Defence Systems to Europe
The first platoon of Manoeuvre Short-Range Air Defence (M-SHORAD) systems are deployed in Europe to get the air defence capability.
Space
Breathing in Mars? NASA Proves Possible
NASA extracted breathable oxygen from thin Martian air. NASA converted carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Biden Administration Declares National Emergency Over Russia
US President Joe Biden has declared a national emergency over the threat to the national security posed by Russia.
Navy / Maritime
Air
AV-8B Harrier II to stay operational until 2029
The AV-8B Harrier II vertical or short take-off and landing (V/STOL) attack aircraft will stay operational for U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), until 2029.
