EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (24 August 2020) No.23
Dear Readers,
Artificial Intelligence – the desire to replicate human intelligence in machines. A subject that has many aspects to it, benefits as well as...
India deploys two Light Combat Helicopters to disputed border with China
State-owned Indian aerospace prime Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced on 12 August that it had deployed two prototype Light Combat Helicopters (LCHs) to bolster...
China new Type 075 Amphibious Warfare Ship enters sea trials
China’s People Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is inching closer to the commissioning of its future Type 075 landing ship dock (LHD), with the lead...
EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (20 July 2020)
Dear Readers,
As Britain tries to restart its economy following the current control of the COVID-19 virus, it seemed to have chosen last week to...
Rising Dragons: China’s Fighter Development Comes of Age
China’s military aviation industry today much advanced from that which relied on exports, although top-line engine production still holds it back.
The formation flight of...
Japan commences “aircraft carrier” conversions
Japan has begun modifying the first of two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Izumo-class multi-purpose destroyers/helicopter carriers into aircraft carriers to support the operations...
5th Generation Fighters; Beyond Lockheed Martin
International competition is "hotting" up to design alternatives Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-22 and F-35 combat aircraft. And 6th Generation is just over the...
China advances hypersonic propulsion technologies
A Beijing-based research institute run by the national Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has claimed a successful ground test of a scramjet engine that...
UAVs Over the Maritime Horizon
Maritime patrolling with UAVs has becoming the norm, allowing manned missions to be dedicated to more mission specific tasks.
Airborne maritime operations such as anti-submarine...
Heavyweight Torpedo FMS Order Approved for Taiwan
The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 18 Lockheed Martin MK 48 Mod 6 Advanced Technology (AT) heavyweight torpedoes...
