Bill K.
Exocet: The lethal French anti-ship missile
One of the most important assets in a military, are its anti-ship missile systems, just like the MM38/MM40/AM39/SM39 variants of the Exocet. A family of anti-ship missiles with a huge global presence, different versions and many accomplishments in the field.The development of ExocetDevelopment of the anti-ship gun began by Nord in 1967 as the MM38 with the design having several similarities to the air-to-ground...
“Wasp” and “America” class: The mini aircraft carriers of the US Navy
A "tool" of the US Navy that many forget are the Wasp and America class "mini aircraft carriers". Perhaps when we think of the...
Falklands War: The battle for Air supremacy over the islands
The Falklands War can be considered one of the most important conflicts of the last decades, with the Air Force playing an important role....
S-300 P Anti-Aircraft System: Its history and versions
The S-300 is a Soviet-origin anti-aircraft system that has become one of the most widely used systems of its kind. The system has gone...
Romania to get more M1278A1 JLTVs
In a press release by DSCA it became known that Romania will acquire up to 95 more M1278A1 Heavy Gun Carriers JLTVs. Originally Romania...
BREAKING: US MQ-9 downed after mid-air collision with Russian Su-27
The U.S. European Command made public that earlier today a Russian Su-27 collided with a MQ-9 unmanned aircraft. This resulted to damage on the...
Delilah: Elbit Systems’ versatile cruise missile
Israel's arms industry has big portfolio of highly capable weapon systems. One of them is Elbit Systems' Delilah cruise missile. Delilah's development started in...
Norway to provide Ukraine with NASAMS systems
Norway has decided to bolster Ukraine's air defense by providing two NASAMS firing units. Norway's Defense Minister, Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram, visited Ukraine and...
FGM-148F Javelin for Australia and E-2D Hawkeye AWACS for Japan
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) recently cleared two major arms sales. The first one was about Australia's request to acquire more Javelin missiles...
Bob Menendez signed for Greek F-35s and sent a deterrence message to Turkey
Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the US Senate, made public statements about the Greek F-35s and spoke about the United...
Mole Cricket 19: The greatest aerial battle in 50 years
Suppressing and destroying enemy air defenses (SEAD and DEAD operations) is one of the most important operations of an air force. During Operation Mole...