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Ukrainian company Yartura has unveiled a fixed-wing drone interceptor capable of reaching 450 km/h (280 mph) and equipped with an AI-powered automatic target re-engagement system, developed specifically to counter the growing speed of Russian kamikaze drones, the Ukrainian defense outlet Oboronka reported, citing a company announcement. The system, designated Dancer 4.5.0, arrives as Ukraine’s drone […]View the full article

A New Zealand-built drone boat became a moving radio-sensing platform during a British military trial at RMB Chivenor, where SYOS Aerospace supported the Trident Sprint series with its SM300 uncrewed surface vessel and helped integrate CRFS passive RF sensors into a wider battlefield network. The trial, led by the UK Ministry of Defence and MarWorks, […]View the full article

The U.S. Army reported that during Project Convergence-Capstone 6, a large-scale experimentation event hosted at Fort Irwin, California, Army Aviation demonstrated a networked strike sequence over the high desert in which two reconnaissance drones located and identified a threat before a third, weaponized drone flew in to finish it off, according to a story by […]View the full article

Firehawk successfully fired six Hydra-70 rockets in a live-fire test at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, the company said Friday, achieving a 100 percent success rate. The rockets were built at Firehawk’s facility in Crawford, Mississippi, and fired from an M261 rocket launcher, the launcher used operationally with the Hydra-70 system on aircraft including the AH-64 […]View the full article

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jMxlWqNjWjs/U1nIwXMMBjI/AAAAAAAAIJ4/839fmIwW8yk/s320/Galanti-portrait-Newswk-cap.jpgI bumped into a post I did over six years ago on the passing of one of our greats. Phyllis. Thought I'd repost today ... because, she deserves it. Circumstances display character. Character comes often from places least expected - unless of course you know the best of military spouses; She said in a Richmond News Leader interview in 1971 that while Galanti was a POW, she just “wanted to be a housewife.” She wanted to “sink into oblivion” when he returned. By 1969, she had become active with other POW wives. In 1970, the wives group became the National Leag…

Americas HMX-1 and the White House Military Office is testing the VH-92A at Joint Base Charleston this week. The military says this is part of operational testing for Marine Helicopter Squadron One. It is unknown how much longer the process will last. The new Marine One, also referred to as VH-92A, is the next-generation presidential transport helicopter being developed for the US Marine Corps (USMC). Scheduled to enter service this year, the VH-92A helicopter will provide safe and reliable helicopter transportation for the US president and vice president. Raytheon won a $35.9 million deal, which provides for the procurement of follow-on software system architecture and…

There is no such thing as a "normal watch," especially on Nov. 22, 1975 onboard the USS BELKNAP (CG-26); We were on plane guard. They put us on a plane guard because their TACAN was down. We had been making this same maneuver to port eight or nine times a day – from the start of the turn to completion was 3600 yards. This time we made a turn to starboard. I’ve read the investigation report, so even though I was down in the fire room, I’ve since come to know what happened up on the bridge. With the lights of the carrier looking the same, there was confusion, and miscommunication, and we made a right-hand turn this time, and the arc was half of what it had been for the last…

Have you been waiting for more substantial push back by Congress about the Navy's self-deluding happy talk, their iffy deployment numbers, and sleepwalking in to disaster should war come? Do you see the disconnect between warfighting requirements west of Wake and the looming VLS cell issues in the Davidson Window? Are you concerned that not enough people - even in 2022 - see the Terrible 20s headwind? Behold from today's HASC hearing on FY23 Navy Budget. Mr. Secretary, your FY23 Navy Budget Book paints a rosy picture… that does not match reality. pic.twitter.com/sfQKxWAVqF — Rep. Elaine Luria (@RepElaineLuria) May 11, 2022 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/FAFV?d=…

This is one of those DivThu that could be a, in a word, tome. As such, I am only going to pull a small portion of the things I normally would. You will have to do some reading yourself. Trust me on this, depending on your areas of concern, you will find many items worse than I will pull out on today's post. Poison wrapped in a few nice marshmallows...but poison nonetheless. The focus of this week's DivThu is what is going on at the US Naval Academy. I've had all sorts of people, from active duty to retired USNA alumni (and others...ahem) reach out to me - a NROTC guy - because they want to get the word out concerning what is going on. Not only do they love their school, t…

Americas The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has teamed up with California-based SentinelOne for the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative to “further support the US government’s strategy to secure the cyber ecosystem and critical infrastructure.” As part of the partnership, the company will provide its autonomous platform to assist in data collection, analysis, and sharing of […]View the full article

Americas Sikorsky won a $29.4 million modification, which exercises an option to provide logistics support analysis, logistics products and product data, technical publications resulting from production engineering changes, diminishing manufacturing sources, material shortages in support of CH-53K King Stallion aircraft production, and fielding for the Marine Corps. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut; Bohemia, […]View the full article

The Pakistan Army has formally inducted its first batch of Chinese-made Z-10ME attack helicopters during a ceremony held at the Multan Army Aviation Base. Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir oversaw the ceremony and personally inspected one of the newly delivered helicopters. During the event, he was seen warmly greeting Chinese personnel involved […] The post Pakistan inducts Chinese-made Z-10ME attack helicopters first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

A new Ukrainian electronic warfare system designed to counter drones such as Mavic and FPV models was unveiled in Lviv during the forum “Joint Enterprises, Joint Defense.” The system, named DF-M, was developed by Ukrainian company Piranha Tech. It introduces a modular design that allows military units to select different jamming blocks for the frequency […] The post Ukraine develops new DF-M drone jamming system first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

The U.S. Marine Corps has formally retired the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV), closing a chapter that spanned more than half a century of amphibious warfare. The vehicle was officially decommissioned during an AAV Sundown Ceremony on September 26 at the Assault Amphibian School at Camp Pendleton, California, commemorating 53 years of service and honoring the […] The post U.S. Marine Corps retires iconic assault amphibious vehicle first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

China has taken a new step in its unmanned aviation development with the successful maiden flight of the Boying T1400, a tandem rotor unmanned helicopter developed by United Aircraft. The flight took place in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on October 30, 2025, according to Chinese state media outlet Xinhua. The T1400 is an unmanned […]View the full article

KNDS has announced two major production milestones for its CAESAR artillery line, marking the rollout of the 450th CAESAR MKI and the 100th CAESAR MKI OCTAVE. The announcement was made by Olivier Bonfils, Director of Industry & Supply Chain at KNDS, who emphasized the achievements as a testament to growing industrial capacity and deep cooperation […]View the full article

China’s People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command on Monday began large-scale joint military drills around Taiwan, code-named “Justice Mission 2025,” involving ground, naval, air, and rocket forces, according to China’s state media. According to a report from Xinhua News Agency, the drills started on Dec. 29 and are being conducted in the Taiwan Strait as […]View the full article

The United States State Department has approved a possible $1.7 billion Foreign Military Sale to Spain for the mid-life upgrade of its F-100 frigates, with Congress formally notified by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, U.S. officials reported. According to the notification, Spain requested equipment and services to modernize five AEGIS-equipped frigates operated by the Spanish […]View the full article

German defense technology startup SWARM Biotactics has revealed that its bioelectronic insect-based robotic systems have been field-tested and deployed with paying NATO customers, according to a Feb. 25 statement by company Chief Executive Officer Stefan Wilhelm. The announcement confirms operational progress for programmable cyborg insect swarms developed for sensing and reconnaissance missions. According to Wilhelm, […]View the full article

Russian sources have released footage showing the operational use of a new interceptor drone known as Lys-2 (Fox-2), a fixed-wing unmanned system designed to engage aerial targets. The footage, circulated on March 24, highlights the drone’s use as a counter-UAS platform with an autonomous target acquisition feature during the final phase of flight. According to […]View the full article