Bill K.

The Evolution of the Deadly Dassault Rafale: From F3R to the Anticipated F5

The Dassault Rafale, a cornerstone of modern military aviation, has undergone significant advancements over the years. The current Rafale F3R variant marks a substantial milestone in its development, offering enhanced electronic and weapon systems. However, Dassault Aviation is not going to abandon further development of the Rafale, as it has already initiated the development of the Rafale F4 and F5 versions, promising to elevate...

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...

Operation Varsity: The Last Airborne Operation of World War 2

Operation Varsity was the last Allied airborne raid of World War 2 targeting the east bank of the Rhine River. Troops from the US,...

“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...