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Boeing’s Dubai Airshow pitch focuses heavily on Performance Based Logistics

Boeing’s Dubai Airshow pitch focuses heavily on Performance Based Logistics
Boeing’s Dubai Airshow pitch focuses heavily on Performance Based Logistics

“Boeing customers around the world are moving to Performance Based Logistics solutions because PBL has the potential to lower flying hour costs, increase aircraft availability, and maximize the use of local industry,” company exec Rick Lemaster told Breaking Defense.

B-21 Raider takes first flight

B-21 Raider takes first flight
B-21 Raider takes first flight

The B-21 Raider, America’s newest stealth bomber, “is in flight testing,” an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Breaking Defense.

FCAS weighing 4 fighter designs, could make final choice by March 2025

FCAS weighing 4 fighter designs, could make final choice by March 2025
FCAS weighing 4 fighter designs, could make final choice by March 2025

“There is a good working atmosphere and the deliverables are being delivered,” Major General Jean-Luc Moritz said of the French-German-Spanish future fighter system project.

Amid geopolitical crises, how some key countries are planning for Dubai Airshow

Amid geopolitical crises, how some key countries are planning for Dubai Airshow
Amid geopolitical crises, how some key countries are planning for Dubai Airshow

Russia so-far appears to have a muted appearance, Ukraine none at all, but American and Chinese companies will be out in force for this year’s Dubai Airshow.

Army on the hunt for counter-drone tech as firms show off c-UAS solutions

Army on the hunt for counter-drone tech as firms show off c-UAS solutions
Army on the hunt for counter-drone tech as firms show off c-UAS solutions

Counter-drone strategy was a key theme at this year’s AUSA conference, ahead of an Army challenge to industry to take out dozens of UAVs at a time.

Russia’s Air Force ‘eating into’ aircraft lifespans, with no easy solution

Russia’s Air Force ‘eating into’ aircraft lifespans, with no easy solution
Russia’s Air Force ‘eating into’ aircraft lifespans, with no easy solution

“When it comes to the Russian VKS all you can say sometimes is ‘thank God for shoddy maintenance,’” a NATO-nation military aviation analyst told Breaking Defense.

Israel, Ukraine and the Pentagon need munitions. The US needs a wartime mindset to deliver.

Israel, Ukraine and the Pentagon need munitions. The US needs a wartime mindset to deliver.
Israel, Ukraine and the Pentagon need munitions. The US needs a wartime mindset to deliver.

The US has been struggling to keep up with munitions since the war in Ukraine started. In this op-ed, Nadia Schadlow discusses the need for a surge in munitions production for the US, Ukraine and Israel.

‘Menu of options’: What the Ford carrier strike group brings to Israel’s defense

‘Menu of options’: What the Ford carrier strike group brings to Israel’s defense
‘Menu of options’: What the Ford carrier strike group brings to Israel’s defense

The strike group, to arrive “very soon,” has practical and strategic advantages beyond just a “show of force.”

Marines complete first XQ-58A Valkyrie flight

Marines complete first XQ-58A Valkyrie flight
Marines complete first XQ-58A Valkyrie flight

The Marine Corps worked with the same US Air Force squadron flying XQ-58s for that service.

Coalition warfare requires coalition software

Coalition warfare requires coalition software
Coalition warfare requires coalition software

The former commander of the US Air Force’s Kessel Run software development center argues in this op-ed that the American military must play nicer with allies in tech development and cyberspace if it’s to win there.

Why the missing F-35 was hard to find — and didn’t stray too far

Why the missing F-35 was hard to find — and didn’t stray too far
Why the missing F-35 was hard to find — and didn’t stray too far

Before the Joint Strike Fighter was located, an analyst told Breaking Defense it probably couldn’t fly too long on its own due to aerodynamic and fuel limitations.

Air Force bullish on drone future: ‘We’re gonna need them around just about everywhere’

Air Force bullish on drone future: ‘We’re gonna need them around just about everywhere’
Air Force bullish on drone future: ‘We’re gonna need them around just about everywhere’

“What I would say is, be on the lookout [because] there’s going to be a CCA near you… because we’re gonna need them around just about everywhere,” Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach said.

Poland unveils HAASTA prototype for drone-on-drone warfare

Poland unveils HAASTA prototype for drone-on-drone warfare
Poland unveils HAASTA prototype for drone-on-drone warfare

The HAASTA is design to hunt low velocity flying Shahed-type drones and destroying the enemy target with an underbelly mounted 5.45mm machine gun.

Ukrainian pilots to train on F-16s in US in weeks: Pentagon

Ukrainian pilots to train on F-16s in US in weeks: Pentagon
Ukrainian pilots to train on F-16s in US in weeks: Pentagon

Flight training is to begin in October, following language training for what’s expected to be “several” Ukrainian pilots and more maintainers.

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