As in Other Domains, US Use of Electromagnetic Spectrum is Contested
That the U.S. military is no longer the only — or even the dominant — user of air, land, sea, space and cyberspace is not disputed. In every domain where the U.S. military once went unchallenged,...
View ArticleAirbus Military Aircraft Perform Life-saving Medevac Missions During the...
W ith the number of coronavirus patients mounting around the world, Airbus-built military transport aircraft are increasingly used for civil medical evacuation (medevac) duties in time-critical airlift...
View ArticleLand Forces Training Digital Conference
The Bridge Between Combat Doctrine & Training Transformation As land power doctrine re-orientates towards multi-domain operations there is a need to invest in new training capabilities that will...
View ArticleAttack Submarine USS Toledo Earns Navy Unit Commendation
The Acting Secretary of the Navy awarded the Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) to the crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769), May 8. The award recognized the crew for their...
View ArticleBlue Angels Perform for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the...
The crew of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group observed the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, perform while underway in the Atlantic Ocean May 20. The Blue Angels...
View ArticleUSS Zumwalt Completes 1st Live Fire Test
Sailors aboard USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), working with engineers and technicians from Navy Surface Warfare Centers, successfully executed a “structural test fire” of the Mark 46 MOD 2 Gun Weapon System...
View ArticleUSS Portland Conducts Laser Weapon System Demonstrator Test
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2...
View ArticleTotal and Gaussin Developing World's 1st Full Electric Aircraft Refueller...
Gaussin and Total are jointly developing the world's first full electric ART® (Aircraft Refueller Transporter). Planned for the Airbus industrial site in Toulouse, this prototype will be capable of...
View ArticleCAE Awarded Contract to Deliver Additional PC-21 Full-mission Simulator for...
CAE today announced it signed a contract amendment last February with Cognac Formation Aero, a joint venture of Babcock France and Dassault Aviation, to provide an additional Pilatus PC-21 full-mission...
View ArticleNGC Builds Very Lightweight Torpedo for US Navy
Northrop Grumman has successfully manufactured and tested the first industry-built Very Lightweight Torpedo (VLWT) for the U.S. Navy. The prototype torpedo is based on the Pennsylvania State University...
View ArticleOctopus ISR Systems Introduces Epsilon 180 Airborne Surveillance Camera System
The newly launched imaging technology includes a Full HD 30x optical zoom, global shutter EO sensor, a state-of-the-art 15x optical zoom MWIR sensor, laser range finder with up to 20km measuring range,...
View ArticleWhy ESA and NASA's SOHO Spacecraft Spots So Many Comets
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, was not designed to find comets — its original goal was to study the Sun from its deep core to the...
View ArticlePK8303 Crisis statement
Airbus regrets to confirm that an A320 aircraft operated by Pakistan International Airlines was involved in an accident during flight PK8303 from Lahore to Karachi on May, 22 2020. Initial reports...
View ArticleFuture USS Kansas City Arrives at San Diego Homeport
The next ship to be commissioned and carry the Kansas City name arrived at its homeport in San Diego, May 24. The future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) arrived for the first time at Naval Base San Diego,...
View ArticleFuture USS Oakland Completes Successful Acceptance Trials
The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) successfully concluded acceptance trials May 22 following a series of in-port and underway demonstrations in the Gulf of Mexico. During trials, the final milestone prior...
View ArticleAirbus' Aeolus Satellite Supports Weather Forecasting Amid COVID-19
Following a sharp decline in weather-related measurements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Airbus-produced Aeolus satellite – launched in 2018 – has risen to the challenge and is providing the data...
View ArticleGalactic Crash May Have Triggered Solar System Formation
The formation of the Sun, the Solar System and the subsequent emergence of life on Earth may be a consequence of a collision between our galaxy, the Milky Way, and a smaller galaxy called Sagittarius,...
View ArticleHow to Submit a Voluntary Disclosure Webinar
Refresh your knowledge of the ITAR/EAR or become completely export compliance certified - the choice is yours! Each webinar worth 1.0 CECP credit. Each attendee will receive a log-in, a copy of the...
View ArticleVirgin Orbit Ignites LauncherOne Rocket During First Launch Demo, Mission...
Virgin Orbit, the California-based satellite launch company, conducted a launch demonstration of its innovative air-launched rocket today in the skies over the Pacific Ocean just off the California...
View ArticleKongsberg Awarded Contract to Provide RWS to the Canadian Army Worth 500 MNOK
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract with General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada for delivery of the PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) to the Canadian Army valued 500 MNOK. The...
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