North Korean ‘Poop Balloons’ Close Seoul Airport in Another Harassment Raid
Whether the escalation of balloon activity is a precursor to additional military activity or the emergence of a new normal for surveillance, testing and propaganda operations remains to be seen.…
New F-22 Pods Spotted Up Close On Sabreliner Test Bed
The pod has reportedly undergone testing in the NTTR with the NT-43 aircraft used to validate low observable technology. Few months after the first sighting of the new stealth external…
U.S. Navy Releases New T-45 Replacement’s Request For Information, Pushing Program To 2028
The next generation Undergraduate Jet Training System will replace the aging T-45 Goshawk, with the candidates being the Leonardo-Textron M-346N, the Boeing-Saab T-7 and the Lockheed Martin-KAI T-50. The U.S.…
Portuguese Government Nears Decision on Acquiring Embraer Super Tucano Aircraft
Portuguese Minister of Defense reaffirms the intention to acquire the Super Tucano from Embraer. The Portuguese Minister of National Defense announced last week that the Government is “finalizing the implementation…
NAVAIR Begins Planning For F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Production Shutdown
The command released a presolicitation to procure production line shutdown efforts for the F/A-18E/F center aft fuselage production line from Northrop Grumman, ahead of Boeing’s planned end of the production…
Turkey’s TB3 UCAV Reaches New Highest Altitude At 36,000 Feet
The TB3 has so far logged 445 hours and 3 minutes of flight time during testing, with this being its 55th test flight. Turkey’s Bayraktar TB3 UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial…
