A computer-generated image of the Sky Sonic. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems)
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on 14 June that it is developing a new air-defence missile called the Sky Sonic to intercept hypersonic threats.
In a statement released ahead of the missile’s official unveiling at the Paris Air Show on 19 June, the company claimed the new interceptor offers “exceptional manoeuvrability and high-speed capabilities” enabling it to counter hypersonic missiles travelling at Mach 10 with “unmatched precision and stealth”.
Author: Michael
According to a recent report by GlobalData titled ‘Israel’s Defence Market, 2023-28‘, Israel’s defence budget is expected to experience a surge from $24.4bn in 2023 to $27.5bn in 2028, while its acquisition budget is projected to rise to $10.2bn by the year 2028.
Akash Pratim Debbarma, an aerospace and defence analyst at GlobalData, found that the country is taking steps to modernise its defence capabilities by initiating a series of strategic procurement programmes.
Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper was relieved as the commanding general of the Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill amidst an Inspector General investigation. (U.S. Army photo).
The general in command of the Army’s primary artillery training base was fired Tuesday just over four months after he was suspended amid an Inspector General investigation, the service said Wednesday.
Army Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper was fired as the commander of the Army’s Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, which is home to the Army’s Field Artillery School and Army Air Defense Artillery School.
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A green munitions truck slowly makes its way down the line of fighters at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, towing a rack that is packed with AIM-9X Sidewinders and AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs). Some of the AMRAAMs feature a yellow band, denoting a live warhead, but most have the warhead replaced by a telemetry kit. This will tell the experts on the ground exactly how the missile performs when it’s fired.
Denmark and Norway have agreed to donate 9,000 rounds of artillery to Ukraine on 15 June. Norway will provide the shells while Denmark donates fuzes and propellant charges.
Ukraine’s counter-offensive against Russia, now ten days old, is making slow progress along the eastern and southern fronts as it combats a Russian defensive network that includes extensive minefields and pre-planned security zones used to direct and channel offensive manoeuvres.
The 9,000 rounds of artillery comes after a string of support yesterday from various countries, on 14 June.
The submariners of World War II had one of the most dangerous jobs of the war. While Germans took the worst casualty rates, the American and Japanese duel in the Pacific saw thousands of lives lost and millions of tons of shipping destroyed. American crews destroyed an estimated 55% of Axis warships in the Pacific and 5.3 million tons of shipping.
But arguably, the most successful single submarine attack of World War II came from a Japanese sub. On September 15, 1942, the Japanese sub I-19 fired six torpedoes that hit three ships.
The British Covenanter tank looks way ahead of its time like someone took a prototype Abrams and photographed it with an old camera. But the old cruiser rushed into production with World War I designers working at the outbreak of World War II. It ended up too slow and hard-to-cool for North Africa. By the time the war moved back to Europe where it could fight, it found itself outgunned, out-armored and out of time.
It never saw combat and ended up on historians’ lists of the worst weapons of the war.
During WWII, aircraft carriers overtook battleships as the dominant warship, both in size and naval importance. However, it was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser that became known as “The Longest Ship in the World.” Officially, the Baltimore classes measured 673 feet and 5 inches in overall length. In contrast, the late-war Iowa-class battleships were nearly 900 feet long and the Midway-class carriers measured 968 feet long. So, how did a cruiser become the longest ship?
Pittsburgh in her original dazzle camouflage (U.S.
The most populous class of escort carriers in history was the Casablanca Class. Builders cranked out 50 ships of the class in record time to escort convoys, assist in amphibious assaults, and more. But while the ships were popular with government buyers and planners, design compromises made them risky for crews.
The need for escort carriers
World War II brought on the modern era of naval combat, with planes fighting beyond visual range. Navies of the world adjusted to the new reality differently. In America, a slow transition between the wars became a quick turn after Pearl Harbor.
Located in the South Atlantic, the British overseas territory of Saint Helena is over 1,200 miles from the nearest major land mass, making it extremely remote. The island is serviced by a single airport with just one runway that measures 6,398 feet in length. At over 1,000 feet in elevation, with rocky outcrops and strong wind shear, landing at Saint Helena calls for a steep approach and an experienced pilot. Regular commercial flights utilize small aircraft like the Embraer 190. However, the British Royal Air Force managed to land a massive Boeing C-17A Globemaster III on Saint Helena.