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The Army wants to make its CH-47 Chinooks easier to upgrade as avionics technology changes.
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The deployment, which was anticipated to end in May, has been extended with no publicly announced return date.
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The Pentagon’s top research lab is interested in developing a hypersonic cruise missile prototype that provides “a revolutionary leap in operational performance”
Recent assessments of the China’s aircraft carrier program has indicated that it is increasingly developing around a different strategic concept to that of the U.S. Navy, with the People’s Liberation Army Navy expected to use carriers as components of a broader regional military system, rather than replicating the American model of globally deployed carrier strike groups. Brendan Mulvaney, director of the China Aerospace Studies Institute observed to this effect: “Just because they have the same kinds of equipment doesn’t mean they will use it in the same way as the U.S.
Editor’s note: This is the eighth article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, and winners will be selected by a reader vote undertaken through our newsletter later this summer. Prior installments can be found at the Arsenal of Innovation page.
When war changes, schools change. New technology, the politics of mass mobilization and campaign design, and novel tactics that defined Napoleonic warfare led to Gerhard von Scharnhorst’s reforms and the idea of lifelong education as a professional obligation. The pattern repeated itself in the interwar period. In 1929, James Carson Breckinridge, a Marine officer, published “Some Thoughts on Service Schools” in the Marine Corps Gazette, calling for a new educational paradigm consistent with John Dewey’s ideas about pragmatism and experiential learning.War is again changing.
Thai sources on August 11 widely reported the appearance of a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force H-6 strategic bomber in the country, which appeared intended to participate in the Falcon Strike 2026 joint air force exercises. Other aircraft reportedly seen deploying to Thailand include the Y-9LG electronic warfare aircraft, KJ-500 airborne early-warning and control system, and what appear to be either J-11 or J-16 fighters, representing one of the most capable contingents ever deployed abroad by Chinese forces.
Russian Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter units have been reconfigured for drone interceptor operations, responding to the growing threat posed by Ukrainian unmanned aviation. The Ka-52 was designed to detect and engage small, low-signature ground targets at long range, and integrates electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors capable of detecting drones, a laser rangefinder/designator already integrated for guided missile employment, and modern battlefield surveillance systems, which are well optimised for targeting unmanned aircraft.