Tag: US Air Force
War in Ukraine: USAF Deploys Aircraft to Sniff for Chemicals
United States President Joe Biden has continually asserted that NATO would not establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
However, wary of possible damage to...
Synthetic Training for Combat Air: Panacea or Pipedream?
While there seems to be a general agreement that more synthetic flying is a good thing (cost-effective, environmentally better, and broadly more inclusive), will...
February Spectrum SitRep
Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains.
Products
Towards the end of 2021 Mercury Systems unveiled...
Tomorrow’s Fighters
There are a number of prospective ‘Next Generation’ fighter projects taking shape around the world, although not all will be truly revolutionary.
A new generation...
Leading the Field
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston, Britain’s Chief of the Air Staff, talked to Armada International about his hopes for the new Protector Remotely...
Rough Transports stand ready to do Violence
Airbus has joined the sparse ranks of airframers offering ISR gunship versions of their seemingly benign transport aircraft.
Airbus Defence and Space’s late June 2021...
Spectrum Sitrep
Our new section detailing new products, programme developments and operational news across the electronic warfare domain.
Products
Roke launched its new Perceive Electronic Support Measure (ESM)...
Looking Down From On High
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force is bringing in new platforms to continue its airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability, a skill developed...
Pegasus Stretches Her Wings
Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Moores, Commander 344th Air Refueling Squadron provides insight into the squadron’s transition to the KC-46A Pegasus, its expanding mission set and...
All Change at the Corps: Force Design 2030
The plan for the future of the US Marine Corps is contentious and will see a restructuring away from its traditional all-arms employment.
A revision...
