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EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (22 September 2021) No. 70
Dear Readers,
The first major defence event in Europe, DSEI, has come and gone. After so long it was a real pleasure to attend every...
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...
In Search of a Role?
The US Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces has asked the USAF to assess the feasibility of the Next Generation Jammer for its...
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...
FLRAA and FARA – Procurement With a Difference
The US Army is on track to ensure that the two platforms that emerge from the Future Vertical Lift concept - FLRAA and FARA...
Guardrail Goodbye
At fifty years old, the US Army’s Guardrail series of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft are looking at a well-deserved retirement.
The Guardrail concept employed a...
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...
Beginning of the End for F-35?
The United States Air Force’s (USAF) Warfighting Integration Capability (AFWIC) office has drawn up a new future fighter roadmap that would cap Lockheed Martin...
Captain CIRCM
The US Army is moving forward on the CIRCM programme enhancing rotorcraft protection.
Northrop Grumman is delivering its Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) to the US...
Check Six – 360º Air Engagements
Air-to-air missiles can engage targets beyond visual range and ‘over the shoulder.’
The development of fighter aircraft has largely stalled in recent years, at least...
