Surface Navy 2022: New US Navy surface naval plan includes focus on maintenance changes
14 January 2022
by Michael Fabey
The new US Navy surface naval plan, “Surface Warfare: The Competitive Edge,” released during the Surface Navy Association National Symposium, which started 11 January in Arlington, Virginia, calls on sailors and offices to review the way they maintain their ships and platforms.
“We will think differently about the fleet we have, and we will consider ways of getting more out of it,” the plan said.
“More ready ships means harnessing the power of data analytics to anticipate maintenance and modernisation requirements that then translate into well-defined, well-executed work packages,” the plan noted.
RAF, RAAF reform respective 80 Sqns as US-based F-35 data centres
18 April 2024
by Gareth Jennings
The chiefs of the RAF and RAAF reconstituting their respective 80 Squadrons during a joint ceremony at Eglin AFB in the US. (Crown Copyright)
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) stood up their respective 80 Squadrons on 17 April to serve as US-based data units for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
Announced by the RAF, the two separate but linked squadrons were reconstituted during a joint ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) in Florida.
France touts new modular trainer aircraft with Spain, UK
18 April 2024
by Gareth Jennings
With France having an approaching requirement to replace its Alpha Jets, the country has touted the possibility of a joint modular solution with Spain and the UK. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
France has raised the possibility of developing or acquiring a new modular advanced jet trainer aircraft with Spain and the United Kingdom.
DRDO test-fires ‘Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile'
18 April 2024
by Kapil Kajal
The ITCM (pictured above from its test on 18 April) is a technology demonstrator programme to validate the capability of small turbofan engines. (Indian Ministry of Defence)
India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) test-fired its ‘Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM)' from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the northeastern coast of Odisha, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a press release on 18 April.
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