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UK Hercules centre-wing box replacement effort gets under way for completion in 2027
The UK is to replace the centre-wing boxes of 14 Hercules airlifters, with work to be complete in 2027. Source: Crown CopyrightTempest’s unmanned ‘loyal wingmen’ to be carrier capable
As part of the project to develop the next-generation Tempest future fighter (pictured as a mock-up), the UK is planning to team the aircraft with unmanned wingmen that will be compatible with future carrier operations. Source: Crown CopyrightUK removes one Reaper from service
The UK now has nine Reaper UAVs in service, with the disclosure that one aircraft is being decommissioned in the US. Source: Crown CopyrightGreece looks to procure MH-60R maritime helo
The Hellenic Navy is considering the procurement of four MH-60R maritime helicopters to augment and replace current types. Source: US Navy
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German-made UAV crashes in Yemen
The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis) released a video on 12 February showing a Luna unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that it said was shot down near the Saudi border. According to German company EMT, which manufactures the UAV, the Luna has a range of 100 km and an endurance of more than six
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US Air Force training squadron receives first two KC-46As
Key Points A USAF training squadron received its first two KC-46As This enables the service to start a 60-day familiarisation period and gives trainers hands-on experience with the aircraft Boeing on 10 February delivered its second KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker to the US Air
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UK to double armed-ISR aircraft with ‘Venom kinetic strike capability’
The UK is to arm additional airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms under a programme known as the ‘Venom kinetic strike capability’, the Secretary of State for Defence said on 11 February. Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London,
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UK to use ‘swarming drones’ to defeat enemy air defences
The UK is to field ‘swarming drones’ to confuse and overwhelm enemy air defences by the end of this year, the Secretary of State for Defence said on 11 February. Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London, Gavin Williamson said that the Royal Air Force (RAF) will
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Afghan helo crashes, claimed shot down by Taliban
An Afghan Air Force (AAF) light attack and scout helicopter crashed in the central Wardak district of the country on 8 February. Images posted online showed the MD Helicopter Inc MD 530F Cayuse Warrior (named ‘Jengi’ in AAF service) as being heavily damaged but essentially in one piece
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Canberra’s capabilities: Australia country briefing
The disruption of long-held assumptions underpinning Australia's strategic posture has moved the country's international security outlook from stable to unsettled. Julian Kerr reports -
Moscow’s missions: Russian expeditionary warfare capabilities
Russia’s military intervention in Syria and its growing footprint around the world have prompted interest in the country’s expeditionary capabilities. Tim Ripley examines Moscow’s recent intervention operations and how they are evolving -
Battle space: UK efforts to secure its celestial flank
With many of the vital civil and military systems becoming ever more reliant on satellite technology, the UK is reorganising and reinvesting in the space domain. Gareth Jennings explores the UK’s renewed focus on space as it attempts to safeguard its terrestrial interests
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Ukraine receives upgraded T-64s
The Ukrainian Army has received at least 100 upgraded T-64s from the Kharkiv Armour Plant since 2018, according to an 11 February Facebook post by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The post reads, “The best combat capabilities, modern thermal imagers, secure digital communications,
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Indonesia enters final stages of negotiations for another three-submarine contract with DSME
Key Points Indonesia is close to signing a contract for three more Type 209 submarines with DSME Jakarta has been studying several vessel types for the requirement, but is now inclined towards the South Korean option given commonality with earlier boats Indonesian officials have entered the final
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UK removes one Reaper from service
The UK has reduced its number of operational General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with one of the 10 aircraft currently in the US for decommissioning. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) made the disclosure in a
