Andrew Drwiega
LongShot – DARPA’s Air-Launched Armed UAV
Three leading defence companies - General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman - have received contracts for Phase 1 design work from the US...
European Defence Agency Identifies Ten Topics With Future Potential
The European Defence Agency’s (EDA) Steering Board has identified 10 topics that will be studied to see if they are suitable to be considered...
EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (8 FEBRUARY 2021) No.44
“The more a weapon costs, the farther you will have to send it away to be repaired.” - Unattributed.
Dear Readers,
On 20 January 2021, the...
Space Defence Set for Meteoric Rise
Published in the December 2020/January 2021 issue - As space operations are increasingly under threat, the United Kingdom is joining the United Space in...
Upgrade Approved for Sweden’s Visby-class Corvettes; Generation 2 Definition gets ‘Green Light’
The Swedish Navy will have upgrades to its five Visby-class corvettes following an agreement between the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and Saab.
Two...
US Navy Chief of Ops visits Bahrain; Focus is on Coalition and Readiness
Chief of US Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russ Smith visited the Gulf state of Bahrain...
Bright Horizons for Maritime Rotary UAVs
Published in September 2020 Issue - Naval rotary unmanned aerial vehicles are a reality. From mine countermeasures to ISR and beyond, the number of...
EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (25 JANUARY 2021) No.43
“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” – Sun Tzu
Dear Readers,
There is the twinkling of a new military helicopter project in Europe....
EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (18 JANUARY 2021) No.42
“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” – Winston Churchill
Dear Readers,
The...
US Army’s VIPER Lab Gears Up for Future Vertical Lift
In December 2020, the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), part of the Army Research Laboratory, initiated a Vehicle Innovative Powertrain Experimental Research...
