China’s Z-10 Attack Helicopter Seen Carrying Electronic Warfare Pod For The First Time
The Z-10 would need organic EW capability in contested battle spaces and the KG300G EW pod serves this purpose. A picture recently emerged online shows a PLA (People’s Liberation Army)…
Airbus, Singapore Air Force Demonstrate Night Automatic Aerial Refueling With A330 MRTT
With Automatic Air-to-Air Refueling, the Boom Flight Control System becomes fully automated and autonomously makes contact with the receiver, reducing the tanker’s crew workload. The Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker…
F-19 Stealth Fighter: The Most Questionable (and Beautiful) Aircraft of the Cold War
John Andrews and the F-19 Myth: Connecting the Dots of Stealth. The F-19 Stealth Fighter is a fictional aircraft, that became quite popular in the 1980s, thanks to the model…
KC-135 Tankers Take Part In ‘No Notice’ Nuclear Operational Readiness Drills
92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings were put to test during a no-notice Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection whose goal was to assess the readiness of the air refueling wings to…
Swedish Air Force Exploring JAS 39 Gripen for Satellite Launches and Enhanced Agile Combat Employment
The Stella study revolves around Sweden’s pioneering ACE and dispersed operations doctrine Sweden is studying the feasibility of launching a small satellite from a Saab Gripen multirole fighter jet, the…
Second USMC F-35C Squadron Declares Initial Operating Capability
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311 has become the newest F-35 squadron in the U.S Marine Corps to declare initial operating capability (IOC). VMFA-311, which is assigned to Marine Aircraft…
