Author: Michael

Key Points and Summary: With the 6th-generation NGAD fighter facing delays and budget questions, the U.S. is pivoting to “Super” F-22 and F-35 upgrades of its existing stealth fleet.

-The “Super” F-22: A major structural refresh featuring new stealth materials, powerful onboard processors, and NGAD-derived electronic warfare systems to extend the Raptor’s dominance for decades.

An F-35 Lightning II connects to a KC-10 Extender fuel injection arm to refuel during an aerial training mission, during Operation Astral Knight 19 over the Adriatic Sea, June 3, 2019.

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Key Points and Summary – Viral images of “rusting” F-35s aboard the USS Carl Vinson sparked a media firestorm, but the reality is a misunderstood feature of stealth technology.

-The Myth: Critics claimed the F-35 was unfit for sea duty due to visible corrosion and rust after deployments.

F-35 Demonstration Team members sprint to their positions during the ground show at the Defenders of Liberty Air & Space Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 17, 2019.

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The Army’s new Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Fires issued multiple memorandums to industry Monday as it looks to advance an initiative known as the Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher.
For the CAML effort, the Army is interested in autonomous vehicles that could move around the battlefield and shoot missiles at adversaries. The service is aiming to boost its firepower and capacity while minimizing risk to soldiers.

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Steven Price grew up in Panama and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1981. For his first base, he “signed up to go back home,” volunteering for duty at the Panama Canal Zone, where more than 10,000 soldiers were stationed in the 1980s.
He spent three and a half years in Panama, first as a radio operator and then as a linguist, deploying to Honduras and El Salvador. He was, he remembers, constantly amid toxic pesticides. To control insects, it the poisons were mixed with diesel to be sprayed from trucks.

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The Ukrainian war has featured a rapidly changing technology environment, especially with the deployment, and defense against FPV drones.
In the video below, Russian drones display an innovative way to destroy Ukrainian FPV drone netting defenses.
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