Category: Features & Analysis

Boeing Secures $4.7 Billion Deal to Deliver Apache Helicopters to Poland 0

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Boeing Secures $4.7 Billion Deal to Deliver Apache Helicopters to Poland

Boeing Secures $4.7 Billion Deal to Deliver Apache Helicopters to Poland. Poland orders 96 AH-64E Apaches, marking the largest international purchase in the program’s history. Boeing has announced it will manufacture AH-64E Apache attack...

China’s Sixth-Generation J-50 Fighter Advances with Second Prototype Testing 0

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China’s J-50 sixth-gen fighter Testing

China’s Sixth-Generation J-50 Fighter Advances with Second Prototype Testing Shenyang Aircraft Corporation’s tailless stealth jet, designated J-XDS or J-50, enters accelerated flight trials, signaling Beijing’s push to outpace U.S. and European sixth-gen programs. The...

2026 01 01 Strategic Analysis - Iraq’s Air Force Modernisation Drive 0

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Iraq’s Air Force Modernisation Drive

Rafale jets, Texan II trainers, and JF-17 fighters reshape Baghdad’s defence posture Iraq is modernising its air force with Rafale jets, Texan II trainers, and JF-17 fighters, diversifying suppliers and financing through oil, as...

2025 12 19 Embraers Eve Completes First Flight of Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype 0

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Embraer’s Eve Completes First Flight of Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype

Milestone marks progress toward certification as company targets 2027 for commercial entry into service. The full-scale prototype of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by Eve Air Mobility is seen as...

2023 04 04 CMV-22B Osprey Strengthens U.S. Navy Carrier Operations 0

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CMV-22B Osprey Strengthens U.S. Navy Carrier Operations

The CMV-22B Osprey has quickly proven itself as a vital addition to the U.S. Navy’s fleet, replacing the aging C-2A Greyhound that has served carrier-onboard-delivery missions since the 1960s. While the Greyhound was capable...

2023 04 25 Japan Reports Increased UAV Interceptions Despite Fewer Scrambles in FY 2022 0

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Japan Reports Increased UAV Interceptions Despite Fewer Scrambles in FY 2022

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) conducted 778 scrambles in FY 2022, according to data released by the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) on 18 April. Rising Chinese and Russian Air Activity Around Japan...

2023 04 11 Cobras Give Bahrain Extra Bite 0

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Cobras Give Bahrain Extra Bite

Helicopters play a major role in the defence and security of Bahrain. Alan Warnes has been looking at the Royal Bahraini Air Force and the background to its capabilities. Helicopters at the Core of...

USAF F-15EX Eagle II takes flight 0

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F-15EX Eagle II takes flight

US Air Force asks for 72 fighters in 2024, and it might happen again An F-15EX Eagle II takes flight for the first time out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on April 26,...

ADASI demonstrates Garmoosha to Middle Eastern militaries, continues trials for UAE customer 0

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ADASI Showcases Garmoosha Unmanned Helicopter in the Middle East

Edge Group subsidiary ADASI successfully showcased its Garmoosha light unmanned helicopter in February 2023 to several armed forces in the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy. According to ADASI officials, the...

2023 03 31 India signs significant defense contracts for military modernization 0

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India signs contracts to acquire air and coastal defence systems

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded contracts to supply Akash Weapon System (AWS), next-generation maritime mobile coastal batteries-long range (NGMMCB-LR), and BrahMos missiles to the Indian Armed Forces. On 30 March 2023,...