DefenceTalkDefenceTalkKIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate recently held its newest wargaming, modeling and simulation event at Kirtland Air Force Base. The Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEUCE, under the leadership of the directorate’s wargaming team, brought together F-16 pilots, F-15E weapon systems officers and an Airborne […]https://www.defencetalk.com/afrl-holds-new-directed-energy-wargaming-event-76705/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkUS President Joe Biden’s administration has temporarily frozen for review a massive package of F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates and arms to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday. The nearly week-old administration has already signaled it plans to end support for the Saudi-led, UAE-backed offensive in Yemen, which is facing a humanitarian catastrophe. A […]https://www.defencetalk.com/biden-freezes-giant-uae-f35-jet-package-saudi-arms-for-review-76692/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct Falcon Virgo, a routine air defense exercise, on Thursday, January 14, through Friday, January 15, and again on Monday, January 25, through Tuesday, January 26, between midnight and 5:30 a.m. EST each day in the National Capital Region. Aircraft participating in the flight exercise include Air Force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/norad-air-defense-exercise-planned-for-national-capital-region-76669/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkShould the German army be equipped with killer drones? With less than a year to go before a general election, it’s a question that has bitterly divided Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government, testing NATO’s patience. German armed forces have so far only been allowed to use reconnaissance drones as part of military missions in Mali […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-government-at-odds-over-armed-drones-76622/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkAerojet Rocketdyne and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have achieved record levels of thrust by a scramjet engine 10 years after making history by powering the first hydrocarbon-fueled and cooled air-breathing hypersonic flight test. The AFRL-Aerojet Rocketdyne team recently completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of an advanced air-breathing hypersonic engine under the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/another-aerojet-rocketdyne-hypersonic-engine-makes-history-76608/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkAttempts at airborne retrieval of three unmanned air vehicles, nicknamed Gremlins, were just inches from success in DARPA’s latest flight test series that started on October 28. Each X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) flew for more than two hours, successfully validating all autonomous formation flying positions and safety features. Nine attempts were made at mechanical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpa-gremlins-project-completes-third-flight-test-deployment-76601/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkUS aviation legend Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, has died, his wife announced Monday. “It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET,” Victoria Yeager tweeted on her husband’s account. “An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest Pilot, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/aviation-legend-chuck-yeager-dies-age-97-76590/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkTYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE: Over the last year, Tyndall Air Force Base and the 325th Security Forces Squadron have been working with Ghost Robotics to develop a system to enhance security and safety for the base population. Tyndall AFB will be one of the first Air Force bases to implement semi-autonomous robot dogs into their […]https://www.defencetalk.com/robot-dogs-to-enhance-security-at-tyndall-afb-76562/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBAE Systems has been awarded a £1.3bn order to support the production of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft for the German Air Force. Work will commence in 2021 at BAE Systems’ sites in Lancashire, maintaining continuity of Typhoon production through to the mid-2020s and sustaining high-value engineering roles in the North of England. These critical jobs […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-typhoon-delivers-a-further-boost-to-the-uk-economy-76554/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $10.4 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-to-buy-50-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-76541/