Tag: Northrop Grumman
JMSDF begins SeaGuardian UAV assessment
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commenced trials of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SeaGuardian medium altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial...
Naval RWS, more than just UAS swatters
There is a growing need to add remote weapons stations onto naval vessels to counter a range of emerging threats such as unmanned and...
Coastal Gatekeepers
Offshore patrol vessels are being adapted for longer range patrols with a range of weapons to suit growing mission profiles.
Small and agile surface vessels...
Asian Exports Surge Into World Defence Markets
Asian companies are rapidly populating the higher end of the world’s top 100 defence manufacturers.
American, European and Russian manufacturers have long dominated the global...
South Korea greenlights CH-47F helicopter acquisition
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), which serves as the procurement arm of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense (MND), has endorsed a...
Chameleon Ammunition
New developments in ammunition is giving weapons more flexibility to address an increasingly diverse range of threats on the battlefield.
Although military weapon systems typically...
Airborne Trip Wires
Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft operating in the Asia Pacific region.
From a purely West-centric view-point, it may come as something of a surprise to...
KAI partners with Northrop Grumman for maritime VTOL UAV
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced in mid-January that it had signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman to develop vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)-capable unmanned...
Australia’s Sovereign Satellite
The Australian government is about to select a prime industry space partner to set it on a course that will deliver its own managed...
EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (3 October 2022, No.80)
UKRAINE FIGHTS BACK, WHILE THE WALLS CLOSE IN ON PUTIN
Dear Readers,
Since my last Bunker Briefing, the tide of war has turned in favour of...
