Author: Michael

U.S. Air Force

Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers arrived in Indonesia yesterday, marking what appears to be the first deployment of that aircraft to the country. While specific details on the deployment remain limited at this time, the B-52s‘ arrival in Indonesia comes as the U.S. continues to engage partners in the Indo-Pacific amid concerns over a possible future conflict in the region involving China. The War Zone has reached out to Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and Pacific Air Forces (PAF) for further information on the deployment.

First flown by the Lockheed Corporation in 1954, the C-130 Hercules is one of the world’s most iconic and versatile transport planes. Following its entry into U.S. Air Force service in 1956, allied nations like Australia and the United Kingdom quickly added the C-130 to their airlift fleets. However, in 2023, the British RAF is retiring the mighty Hercules from service.
The route flown by the trio of C-130s (RAF)
Officially, the RAF will stand down the C-130 and 47 Squadron that flies it on June 30, 2023.

Screenshot of Titan, a privately owned submersible that went missing on June 18 while exploring the Titanic’s wreck. (OceanGate Expeditions video).

The Coast Guard is searching for Titan, a privately owned submersible that went missing on Sunday with five people onboard while exploring the wreck of the Titanic.
So far, two U.S. Coast Guard C-130s, a Canadian P-8 Poseidon and P-3 Aurora, and three commercial vessels have searched an area roughly 10,000 square miles large, according to the Coast Guard.

This latest issue of Global Defence Technology once more brings you all the latest insight and analysis into the technologies, policies, and influencing factors in the defence space.
While the frontline armour elements of main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles get the most attention in the land domain, battlefield recovery and maintenance systems are a vital part in ensuring forces are able to be kept in the fight.

A Spanish Eurofighter was displayed at the Paris Air Show 2023. Along with Germany, the country has a requirement for a follow-on buy of aircraft that Airbus hopes to shortly close out as the lead design authority for the fighter in both countries. (Janes/Gareth Jennings)
Airbus is confident of securing follow-on orders for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft with partner countries Germany and Spain.

U.S. Army medics assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard, conduct combat medical training during a sensory deprivation exercise at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., Aug. 16, 2018. (Sgt. Jorge Intriago/U.S. Army National Guard).

An infantry company is taking casualties and a medic has no good options. As the wounded pile up, the golden hour — the standard of modern medical care that moves a soldier from the battlefield to surgery within 60 minutes — comes and goes.
The battlefield is bristling with modern air defense weapons, artillery, and a dug-in enemy.

A US Air Force KC-46A Pegasus tanker-transport featured in the US Department of Defense corral at the Paris Air Show 2023. (Janes/Gareth Jennings)
Boeing is to team with Aurora Flight Sciences to enhance the defensive capabilities of its KC-46A Pegasus tanker-transport aircraft, the manufacturer announced at the Paris Air Show on 20 June.
Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, is leading the research and conceptual design of composite components geared at enhancing operational survivability for aerial refuelling and mobility missions, Boeing said.

Safran and MTU are to team to develop a new engine to power a future rotorcraft for the EU’s ENGRT effort that could leverage the Airbus Helicopters RACER concept for high-speed helicopter flight (pictured) and the Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor. (Airbus Helicopters via Janes/Gareth Jennings)
France’s Safran Helicopter Engines and Germany’s MTU Aero Engines have agreed on a joint venture (JV) to develop a powerplant for the European Union’s (EU’s) European Next-Generation Rotorcraft Technologies (ENGRT) programme.

Commissioned into service between 1990 and 1994, the Royal Netherlands Navy’s four Walrus-class submarines are planned to be replaced from around 2034. (Royal Netherlands Navy)
As the tender submission deadline for the Walrus-class submarine replacement programme approaches, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has provided further details on the awards process.

AID awarded a contract to Nexter Arrowtech, EOS Technologie, and Traak on 16 June to develop a medium-range loitering munition under its and the DGA’s Larinae call for projects. (Nexter)
The Agence de l’Innovation de Défense (AID), the French defence innovation agency, awarded a contract to Nexter Arrowtech, EOS Technologie, and Traak on 16 June to develop a medium-range loitering munition under the Larinae call for projects aimed at providing the French Army with such a system armed with an anti-tank warhead, Nexter announced in a press release on 19 June.