JSM at Drop Test From JSF
Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency released photos from a test conducted in February of the JSM, the air-launched version of the NSM.
USA News
Air
Weapon / Missile
Land
Stryker for Macedonia
The U.S. State Department approved FMS to North Macedonia of Stryker Vehicles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $210 million.
Air
JSF is The Key to Draw Attention
General Richard Dannatt, former Chief of the General Staff and member of the House of Lords, criticized the British Ministry of Defence heavily.
Weapon / Missile
Javelin for Norway
The State Department approved the sale of Javelin FGM-148 Missiles and related equipment to Norway for an estimated cost of $36 million.
Air
Defence Politics
Modernisation
USAF accepts First Boeing F-15EX
USAF officially accepted the first F-15EX fighter on 10 March at Boeing’s St Louis production facility in Missouri.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Modernisation
Russia Wants to sell Su-35 and Su-57 Fighter Jets to Turkey
Russia is ready to negotiate the deliveries of fifth-generation fighters SU-57 and generation 4++ fighters SU-35 with Turkey.
Air
Defence Politics
A Review of F-35 Discussion
A recent article published at the Hill represents that “Pandora’s box” about the F-35 is open now: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is a “rathole”.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Germany to invest in Maritime
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Germany of P-8A Aircraft and Associated Support, and related equipment, for an estimated cost of $1.77 billion.
Defence Politics
NATO might add China to the Strategy Concept
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg took part in a fireside chat with Ms Rose Gottemoeller, Payne Lecturer at the CISAC, Stanford University,
Air
Modernisation
Belgian Air Force Grounds F-16 Fleet
Belgian Air Force announced on February 11 that an F-16 aircraft had engine problems on take-off and landed immediately.
Air
Investment
Country
Modernisation
US Top Lawmaker Calls F-35’ Rathole,’
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is under the scope of the House Armed Services Committee which called the F-35 a “rathole” in a virtual event.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Kalın: Turkey loses, the US loses
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalın Kalın accused the US of interfering with T-129 export to Pakistan.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Egypt’s Su-35 CAATSA Triangle
According to Al-Monitor, Russia officially announced that Egypt had received five Sukhoi Su-35 advanced combat aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
ScanEagle to patrol Malaysian Maritime
RMN launched the 601 Squadron Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) at the Sepanggar Naval Base in Sepanggar.
