JLENS Plagued by Inaccuracy | $692.9M FMS Sends Bunker Busters to Turkey | European Countries Show Interest in Patriot Air Defense

by [email protected] | Mar 1, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * With testing only resumed within the last fortnight, the latest problem to afflict the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) program has reared its ugly head. A recent report stated that tests found that the radars...

McCain Vows to Block LRS-B Program | Hypersonic Missiles Possible by Next Leap Year | Taiwan Plans to Build 3 Air Defense Catamarans

by [email protected] | Feb 29, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has begun research into a miniature air-to-air missile that would be carried on the next generation of advanced fighter jets. Referred to as the Small Advanced Capabilities Missile (SACM), the missile will be...

F-35 Might Still Make it to Canada | KC-46 Timeline Tight for IOC | EU to Saudis: “No Arms for You”

by [email protected] | Feb 26, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * After sensationally backing out of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the Canadian government will not exclude the jet from the renewed CF-18 replacement competition. Canadian minister of national defence Harjit Sajjan said at the annual Conference of...

NG Plans for Hawkeye’s to be Aerial Refueled by End of Year | SA to Flight Test AN-132 Mil Transport Aircraft by 2017 | Airbus Vows to Double Deliveries in 2016

by [email protected] | Feb 25, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Northrop Grumman has announced that their E-2D Hawkeye aircraft is to carry out its first aerial refueling by the end of 2016. The air-to-air refueling modification is currently being integrated at the company’s newly-renovated St. Augustine, Florida...

It’s Official – Raytheon Glides into T-X Program | Two F-16s Fly Together as Manned and Unmanned | Tunisia’s New 125Mi Barrier Wall to Get Surveillance

by [email protected] | Feb 24, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Raytheon has officially entered a bid in the T-X program, offering an American made version of the Italian Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi M-346-based T-100. The company will take the position of head contractor vacated by General Dynamics in March, and will...