Air Warfare

US-Gulf Cooperation Council eyeing path ahead on integrated air defense

US-Gulf Cooperation Council eyeing path ahead on integrated air defense
US-Gulf Cooperation Council eyeing path ahead on integrated air defense

“There are some technical challenges to being able to share it, but ultimately, it’s really an authority….We can at least pick up a phone and relay that there is a threat inbound,” Maj. Gen. Clark Quinn, the deputy commander of Ninth Air Force, Air Forces Central.

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A solution rises for Middle East nations that demand persistent ISR for border and maritime security

A solution rises for Middle East nations that demand persistent ISR for border and maritime security
A solution rises for Middle East nations that demand persistent ISR for border and maritime security

A VTOL system with no stick or rudder plus beyond line-of-sight ISR meets the demands of the UAE and its Middle East neighbors.

Sentinel ICBM ‘on track’ for flight test this year: Senior USAF official

Sentinel ICBM ‘on track’ for flight test this year: Senior USAF official
Sentinel ICBM ‘on track’ for flight test this year: Senior USAF official

According to the Congressional Research Service, due to its modular design and increased throw weight, the Sentinel ICBM could be equipped “with two or three warheads to meet the international security environment.”

Israeli defense firm Rafael opens first office in United Arab Emirates

Israeli defense firm Rafael opens first office in United Arab Emirates
Israeli defense firm Rafael opens first office in United Arab Emirates

In a growing closeness once unthinkable for the historical rivals, Israel and some Gulf nations, especially the UAE, have made significant strides in defense cooperation ever since the Abraham Accords were signed in 2020.

Australian Greens press Labor over nuclear weapons, as AUKUS decision looms

Australian Greens press Labor over nuclear weapons, as AUKUS decision looms
Australian Greens press Labor over nuclear weapons, as AUKUS decision looms

An AUKUS announcement is “imminent,” Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said. “We’re in conversation with both the UK and the US around the manner in which that is ultimately announced.”

General Atomics signs 3D printing agreement with automotive-focused startup Divergent

General Atomics signs 3D printing agreement with automotive-focused startup Divergent
General Atomics signs 3D printing agreement with automotive-focused startup Divergent

For something like a small UAS, “instead of taking years to develop [a design] it takes months, and instead of taking weeks to manufacture by laying out carbon fiber, we take hours to assemble,” Divergent CEO Kevin Czinger told Breaking Defense.

Air Force grounds KC-135 fleet over fear tails could fall off mid-flight

Air Force grounds KC-135 fleet over fear tails could fall off mid-flight
Air Force grounds KC-135 fleet over fear tails could fall off mid-flight

Inspections must be completed within the next 15 days, and includes not just the KC-135 refuelers, but the RC-135 reconnaissance planes and the WC-135 Constant Phoenix fleet.

North Korea’s October launch over Japan showed increased payload, distance: exclusive analysis

North Korea’s October launch over Japan showed increased payload, distance: exclusive analysis
North Korea’s October launch over Japan showed increased payload, distance: exclusive analysis

In a new analysis, Ralph Savelsberg of the Netherlands Defence Academy warns that North Korea’s October launch demonstrated the ability to deliver an almost 20 percent greater payload into Guam.

NATO must collaborate, be ‘smarter’ about rebuilding munition stockpiles: Official

NATO must collaborate, be ‘smarter’ about rebuilding munition stockpiles: Official
NATO must collaborate, be ‘smarter’ about rebuilding munition stockpiles: Official

Patria Group’s CEO, Esa Rautalinko suggested the UAF were using more than 5,000 artillery rounds every day during the conflict — a figure which is more than the annual procurement of some European nations, he claimed.

11 countries to give tanks to Ukraine, as Kyiv is ‘contemplating’ spring offensive: US

11 countries to give tanks to Ukraine, as Kyiv is ‘contemplating’ spring offensive: US
11 countries to give tanks to Ukraine, as Kyiv is ‘contemplating’ spring offensive: US

“Ukraine will integrate recent commitments of armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles and tanks with fires that achieve the effect of synchronized ground maneuver,” Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said.

Countdown to counteroffensive: Give Ukraine ATACMS before it’s too late

Countdown to counteroffensive: Give Ukraine ATACMS before it’s too late
Countdown to counteroffensive: Give Ukraine ATACMS before it’s too late

With renewed fighting expected, Kyiv needs the ability to attack deeper behind Russian lines in occupied lands, write a trio of FDD researchers.

F-35 readiness and flight hours fell in 2022, says CBO

F-35 readiness and flight hours fell in 2022, says CBO
F-35 readiness and flight hours fell in 2022, says CBO

F-35s are flying fewer hours and achieving lower readiness rates than earlier fighters did at comparable points in their service lives. In fact, the F-35A and F-35B variants are doing worse than they did in prior years.

Air Force ‘committed’ to ‘collaborative’ drones, as budgets will show: Gen. Brown

Air Force ‘committed’ to ‘collaborative’ drones, as budgets will show: Gen. Brown
Air Force ‘committed’ to ‘collaborative’ drones, as budgets will show: Gen. Brown

Going more than “PowerPoint deep,” the services also are making “a lot more progress” on Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said today.

Chinese balloons have been ‘transiting’ Middle East, top general says

Chinese balloons have been ‘transiting’ Middle East, top general says
Chinese balloons have been ‘transiting’ Middle East, top general says

The Pentagon has changed how it tracks items in American airspace, increasing the number of objects it sees.