FORT WORTH, Texas — It was wheels up Wednesday morning for Lockheed Martin’s second F-35A Lightning II production jet delivery in a week. Maj. Joseph T. “OD” Bachmann (Marine Corps) piloted the aircraft, known as AF-8, to Eglin Air Force Base w…
US Army Introduces New Mortar System
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Mortar crews have started receiving new lightweight 60mm mortar systems that are approximately 20 percent lighter than previous versions.
The Program Executive Office for Ammunition fielded the Army’s first M224A1 60mm Li…
UK Defence Lab Showcases Future Equipment
Scientists from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), together with industry and academia, have put on show equipment which could one day be deployed to front line troops.
The exhibition took place last week at Defence Equipment and Su…
Sagem Touts Rafale/AASM ‘Dynamic Duo’
As we have seen throughout recorded history, each new conflict seems to bring its own share of innovations. Recently, for example, the air strikes over Libya – Operation Harmattan for France, and Operation Unified Protector for NATO in the framework …
Kiowa Upgrade More Sensible Than New Helo
The U.S. Army has been seeking a successor to the OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter for over a decade, and it has been a frustrating experience. The first attempt, called the RAH-66 Comanche, was canceled after it ran up $7 billion in development b…



