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Steve Trimble, Aviation Week
Lockheed Martin on June 24 unveiled a concept for a hypersonic glide body designed for lower costs and high rates of production.
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The Air Force is launching an effort to develop a new stand-off missile with a range of 1,000 nautical miles, or 1,150 miles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is turning up the heat on Russia, expanding his wildly successful campaign of “long-range sanctions” and promising a brutal 40 days ahead. Yes, the Ukraine war has entered a new, deadlier phase.
Zelenskyy Orders Preemptive Strikes
Russia Tu-160 Bomber. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
The UK Boxer programme could be set for a mid-2031 finish if production reaches and can be maintained at 100 vehicles per year.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has for several years been procuring KJ-500 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system on a larger scale than all other countries’ procurements of all other land-based AEW&C systems combined, with the KJ-500 fleet now estimated to have reached over to 50 aircraft making it by far the most fielded system of its kind in the world. Although the KJ-500’s primary rival the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail has been ordered by multiple countries, each has acquired only very small numbers typically between three and seven.
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that it is seeking industry proposals for the Air Force Long Range Weapon (AFLRW) air-to-air missile program, which according to an industry notice released by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is required to have a minimum range of 1,850 kilometres. The missile is expected to be developed in two variants, namely one for air-to-air combat and another for air-to-surface strikes.
The Russian Aerospace Forces deployed MiG-31BM long range interceptors to escort the country’s most capable strategic bombers, Tu-160 aircraft, on a 16-hour mission over the Barents and Norwegian Seas. The operation included air-to-air refuelling, and demonstrated the endurance of Russia’s long-range aviation and its ability to conduct sustained operations near NATO’s northern flank.
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