David Oliver
Poland’s Diverse Military Air Requirements
Poland’s Air Force acquisition programmes that strive to replace Soviet-era airframes with NATO compatible ones have suffered from frequent delays due to funding and...
Sky High Future
The financial rewards of building UAVs to meet a multitude of mission over the next decade is set to sky-rocket.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will...
Navies Now Seeking MUAS Bids
There has been a resurgence of interest in unmanned aerial submarine-hunting capabilities as potential underwater threats, especially from Russia and China, continue to grow.
The...
Loyal Wingmen and Swarms
The concept of an unmanned loyal wingman is being turned into reality and a variety of countries are investing in swarming development too.
The concept...
Afghan Air Force Failed to Turn Up – On Many Occasions
The failure of the best resourced and trained branch of the Afghan armed forces, the Afghan Air force, contributed to the Taliban's rapid victory...
F-35A wins the Swiss Air Force Competition
On 16 June US President Joe Biden had lobbied on behalf of American defence companies when meeting his Swiss counterpart while in Geneva for...
RAF selects Aeralis for Future Aircraft Modular Design
The Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) has awarded Aeralis a three-year contract for research and development into a new modular approach...
And the Winner is…?
Published in the February/March 2021 Issue - Decisions by Canada, Finland and Switzerland over which new fighter they will select to replace their existing...
Lifting Power Sustains Mali Mission
Published in December 2020/January 2021 issue - On 1 August, 2014, France launched Operation Barkhane at the request of the Republic of Mali government...
Sweden’s Aerial Shield
Published in the December 2020/January 2021 issue - Major General Carl-Johan Edström discusses current and future deployments for the Swedish Air Force, as well...
