2020s

View: https://twitter.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1753822277152407914?s=20 View: https://twitter.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1753472788839403705?s=20

will the A-10 have a successor that can can preform as well or better thant the A-10?

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/eu-launches-next-generation-medium-helicopter-programme Cheers

https://www.gspace.com/

https://www.defense-aerospace.com/how-the-military-is-driving-the-adoption-of-alternative-aviation-fuels/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=les-newslettertotal-derniers-articles-de-notre-blog-11

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/04/south-koreas-dsme-to-design-arsenal-ship-for-rok-navy/ This time with balistic missiles.

At the International Defence Exhibition and Conference IDEX (IDEX 23) exposition in Abu Dhabi (UAE), the Abu Dhabi Defense and Space Manufacturing company (ADASI) unveiled a model of the Jeniah (جنيه، fairy) Unmanned Combat Aerial System (UCAS). The Jeniah project is the result of three years...

And so it caught fire. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1yS-xBWMUw That tub seems like the gods themselves are toying with it.

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/20221209-OYT1T50038/ Yomiuri Shinbun reported that there's a major shift of JSDF force mix incoming. This is following a major increase in defense spending by the Japanese. In short, they will replace a major share of their manned aerial assets in favor of...

Space Perspective to launch balloon-borne tourist flights from 'marine spaceport' I'm dubious: a ship-launched balloon will carry passengers who paid $125,000 each up to 100,000 feet. They will subsequently splash down... and be picked up by the same ship. That had better be a *fast* ship.

https://breakingdefense.com/2022/10/at-euronaval-defense-firms-dive-deep-into-seabed-warfare-platforms/

The genesis of the Long Range Cannon project was the M777 Extended Range (ER) Howitzer project, a 2014 prototyping initiative to significantly extend the range of the currently fielded M777A2 variant. That effort involved the incorporation of a longer cannon tube for extended-range firing; a...

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/10/stoke-space-aims-to-build-rapidly-reusable-rocket-with-a-completely-novel-design/

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzHiVtwLHhg View: https://twitter.com/ronkainen7k15/status/1578314880330833920 View: https://twitter.com/ronkainen7k15/status/1579773394274635777 The model of LRIP configuration of GDLS MPF.#AUSA2022 The modifications on LRIP will include: ▪️using...

Not a journalist I place a lot of credence with so take with pinch of salt: Satellite photos reveal colossal airship hangar in Chinese desert Keen to know if other sources on this.

Some quick background on this, in particular the ICV, via an old post in another thread (note that the info on the Type 16 MCV procurement & deployment may be out of date, there seems to be still some momentum within the MOD/JGSDF on replacing proper tanks on active duty with MCVs according to...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/09/saab-receives-orders-from-sweden-for-submarine-upgrades/ HSwMS Östergötland isn't mentioned in the article, but presumably it will receive the same upgrade as HSwMS Södermanland in due course.

They’ll be based in Canada using the 100% Ukrainian Cyclone-4M medium lift launcher. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/09/mls-spaceport-nova-scotia/

First Ohio, and now this. Don't they realize that Idaho is known for growing potatoes? :) https://www.thestreet.com/markets/micron-unveils-plans-for-15-billion-chip-manufacturing-plant-in-idaho

ORIGINAL CAPTION: An illustration of a small attack drone (Provided by Defense Ministry) Defense Ministry is asking for attack drones in 2023 budget (The Asahi Shimbun)