All Defence articles – Page 94
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NewsAdjusted radar settings likely behind rash of USA’s unknown object detections
The Pentagon says it has been more closely scrutinising the airspace around North America after an incursion by a Chinese surveillance balloon, including increasing the sensitivity settings on radars that previously were not reporting small, low-speed objects.
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NewsFourth airborne object shot down after overflying ‘sensitive sites’
Another unidentified aerial object was shot down by an F-16 fighter aircraft near the maritime border between the USA and Canada on Lake Huron – the third unknown object and fourth overall to be destroyed in the past week.
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NewsUS fighter jet shoots down third airborne object over North America
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered fighter jets to shoot down an unidentified airborne object, the third such object that has been downed over North America in one week.
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NewsUS F-22s shoot down unidentified high-altitude object over Alaska
The Pentagon says at the direction of US President Joe Biden fighter aircraft shot down an unknown object off the coast of Alaska around 40,000ft, with military officials describing the craft as posing a hazard to commercial aviation.
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NewsU-2 spy planes monitored Chinese balloon during USA transit
While the US military is keeping quiet about what measures it took during the recent balloon flyover, a senior American diplomat says high-altitude Lockheed Martin U-2 reconnaissance aircraft were used to collect information on the airship.
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NewsAsia-Pacific air forces power up for Turkey HADR mission
Transport aircraft operated by Asia-Pacific nations have played a key role in funnelling material support and rescue personnel to earthquake-hit Turkey.
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NewsUSA clears sale of 1,000 JDAM kits for Singapore
The US government has approved a possible $55 million sale of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits to Singapore.
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NewsLawmakers frustrated with Pentagon balloon response
Members of Congress are grilling US defence officials about the military’s response to a multi-day incursion into North American airspace by a Chinese surveillance platform, and many are not satisfied with the answers.
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NewsChinese spy balloons have passed over five continents: Pentagon
The US military says what it describes as a Chinese intelligence gathering programme has sent balloon airships all over the globe, including Central and South America, Southeast Asia and Europe.
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NewsLeonardo to upgrade avionics on USA’s remaining C-27Js
The $91 million contract with the US Special Operations Command will provide an upgraded avionics package on the ageing Leonardo tactical transports, currently operated by the US Coast Guard and the US Army’s special operators.
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NewsJapanese carrier Izumo set to receive JPALS landing aid
The US Navy has awarded an $8.6 million contract to provide the Joint Precision and Approach Landing System (JPALS) to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for use aboard JS Izumo.
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NewsIndonesia affirms ‘big commitment’ to KF-21/I-FX fighter
Indonesia has reaffirmed its commitment to the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21/IF-X programme, in which it is a junior partner to South Korea.
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NewsNearly one-third of US Senators oppose selling F-16s to Turkey
In a letter to President Joe Biden, 29 US Senators officially declared their opposition to selling NATO ally Turkey F-16 fighter jets, unless Ankara drops its opposition to Finland and Sweden entering the military alliance.
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NewsMiG-29K, LCA Navy conduct first flights from INS Vikrant
The RAC Mig-29K and Hindustan Aeronautics LCA Navy fighters have conducted the first flights to and from India’s new aircraft carrier, INS Vikra
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NewsV-22s grounded over continued problems with hard clutch engagement
After the US Air Force and US Marine Corps failed to previously address the problem, the joint office overseeing the US military’s fleet of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotors recommended a flight restriction on the problem-plagued craft over continued issues with hard clutch engagement.
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NewsUSAF launches effort to develop stealthy air tanker
Formerly known as “KC-Z”, the programme now dubbed Next Generation Air-refuelling System seeks to deliver an air tanker capable of surviving in a contested environment by 2040.
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In depthNot just a helicopter company: Bell makes a play for the future of vertical lift
The Textron subsidiary, which rose to 20th century prominence as the maker of the Vietnam-era UH-1 Huey and over a dozen commercial helicopter types, is envisioning a new future for itself pioneering the next era of vertical flight.
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NewsUK mothballs H135s bought to replace Gazelle helicopter fleet
UK procurement officials are facing awkward questions over acquisition policy after it emerged that a fleet of Airbus Helicopters H135s purchased as replacements for the British Army’s elderly Gazelles has been mothballed before ever seeing active use.
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NewsAustralia awards first contract in EA-18G upgrade programme
Canberra has awarded its first contract in a programme to upgrade Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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NewsUSAF downs Chinese balloon off Atlantic coast
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors from the US Air Force shot down the surveillance vessel on 4 February off the USA’s East Coast, with Washington denouncing the balloon’s presence as a violation of territorial sovereignty.