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The U.S. Navy’s Infrared Search And Track System, or IRST, intended for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets, is still to join the fleet, more than four years after it entered production. The podded IRST, seen as a critical tool to retain the Navy’s air-to-air advantage over potential adversaries, was first flown on a Super Hornet in late 2019, but operational testing is not now expected to begin until early next year.
The U.S.
Capt. John William Kurtz, commanding officer of USS Somerset, gives opening remarks during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Heath/U.S. Navy).
The former Navy commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset, who was officially censured for a training accident in which eight Marines and one sailor died, will not command an aircraft carrier after all.
Navy Capt. John William Kurtz was the Somerset’s captain when an amphibious assault vehicle, or AAV, sank while returning to the ship during a July 30, 2020 training exercise.
As Ukraine continues its counteroffensive in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts, the first images of destroyed and damaged U.S.-donated M4A2-ODS Bradley Fighting Vehicles have emerged.
One image shows that Ukrainian forces apparently abandoned four M2 Bradleys as well as one Leopard 2A6 tank and one BMR-2 Mine-Clearing vehicle during an attack in the Zaporizhzia region, according to the open source intelligence group Oryx. The organization has been tabulating destroyed, damaged and captured vehicles from both sides, publishing information only about those it can visually confirm.
Sergeant First Class Christopher A. Celiz was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on December 16, 2021. He served in with 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
Background
Sergeant First Class Celiz was born in Summerville, South Carolina on January 12, 1986. After high school, he studied at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Then, in 2006, he joined the U.S. Army and trained as a combat engineer. During his career, he deployed several times between 2008 and 2018, including Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
From left to right: Gomer Pyle, Corporal Klinger, and Oddball.
When it comes to portrayals of martial valor in popular movies and television series, officers tend to get a lot of credit, like Patton’s eponymous general. Then there are heroic non-commissioned officers, like Saving Private Ryan’s Sgt. Horvath and Heartbreak Ridge’s Gunnery Sgt. Highway — all certified badasses, and all thoroughly committed to living the values of the military.
Mogadishu. Just the name itself is enough to send a ripple of unease. Black Hawk Down, otherwise known as the Battle of Mogadishu was one of the most significant battles of recent military history.
On October 3, 1993, a group of U.S. Army Rangers, Delta Force operators, and Somali militiamen launched a nighttime raid on a fortified compound in the capital city of Mogadishu. The raid’s target was a warlord – Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The intel community suspected he was responsible for attacks on UN peacekeepers.
The Tragedy Assistance Program (TAPs) has assisted the survivors of the fallen since 1994. Its main mission is to help those grieving the loss of a service member via programming, advocating, and support.
TAP understands that grief doesn’t happen on a 9 to 5 schedule. That’s why it operates a 24/7 toll-free helpline for those in need of support. Its programs and services include training sessions on trauma and grief, suicide prevention, and education benefits.
An Advocate for Survivors
TAPs is here to support you through your loss regardless of the cause of death.
Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs have been an essential part of military life for decades. This programming provides important benefits for service members and their families. During dwell time or deployments, MWR resources help provide stability and assistance when needed.
Why it’s important
One of the most significant benefits of MWR programs is their positive impact on service members’ morale. Military life can be challenging, with long deployments, frequent relocations, and job stress.
Additional Puma unmanned aerial systems will be headed to Ukraine as the United States continues to funnel weapon systems to aid Ukrainian forces in their fight against Russia.
An unspecified number of Puma drones, manufactured by AeroVironment, were included in the latest security assistance package, valued at $2.1 billion, that was announced by the Pentagon on Friday.
The small UAS, which can be hand-launched, are designed to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
As we head into Juneteenth we have information about when your loved one’s basic training mailroom will be closed for the holiday, so that you can make sure to get your letters to your recruit before the long weekend. The dates below are subject to change depending on the needs of the Command. If you […]
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In a move that is reminiscent of the Cold War era, China is working with Cuba to establish a spy base on the island in order to gather intelligence about the U.S.
Beijing had been in talks with Havannah about establishing the base, but it was reported on Thursday that the two countries had reached a “secret agreement” to proceed with establishing the Chinese base.
Shook by the humanitarian crisis following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam on the Dneiper river a few days ago, Nato countries have consoled Ukraine by rallying for more support.
On 8 June, the Nato-Ukraine Commission met with Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, to discuss the destruction of the dam and the devastation it has caused.
Secretary General of Nato, Jens Stoltenberg, said the consequences for thousands of people and for the environment are dramatic. He also urged Nato partners to provide support expeditiously.
On June 6, the Australian Army successfully deployed an autonomous truck convoy on a public road in Victoria for the first time in a recent trial supported by the National Transport Research Organisation and Deakin University.
The Army conducted a highway trial simulating an autonomous resupply mission between Mangalore Airfield and Puckapunyal, via the Goulburn Valley Highway and the Hume Highway. A convoy of four autonomous Army trucks successfully followed a crewed ‘leader’ vehicle on the public roadways.
A new US government report cites concerns about installing hypersonic missile equipment on the USS
Zumwalt
.
(Janes/Michael Fabey)
Both US Navy (USN) vessel platforms lined up for the service’s first Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) deployments face issues with scheduling and development, according to a US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released on 8 June.
The first USN platform lined up for the CPS weapon system is the guided-missile destroyer, USS
Zumwalt
(DDG 1000).
Grievance-based curricula are coming to a military academy near you.
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From late 2017 to 2018, three scholars wrote and submitted to academic journals 20 fake papers focused on gender and sexual identity—what the authors call “grievance studies.” Seven journals published their submissions. The scholars’ stated objective for this experiment was to expose the farcical nature of these “disciplines” and their replacement of scholarly rigor with an overt political agenda devoid of academic seriousness.
Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg
The Pentagon faces a delay of at least a year in its timetable to deploy the new $96 billion intercontinental ballistic missile that’s central to modernizing the…
Thomas Newdick, The War Zone
Manufacturing issues and uncertainties over production quantities explain why the Air Force has only received two of the jets to date.
Steve Beynon, Military.
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Legislation drafted by a group of U.S.
Stephen Tupper, RCDefense
Norway will acquire nearly 300 TG3 MIL 8×8 military trucks from German defence prime Rheinmetall in a deal worth in excess of €150m ($162m), with deliveries beginning form late 2026.
In terms of volume, it is the largest single call-off of trucks to date under the framework contract concluded between Rheinmetall, Norway, and Sweden. Earmarked for the Norwegian Armed Forces, the package encompasses multiple vehicle variants, including hook loader trucks, special vehicles with crane and hook loader systems as well as trailers and flatracks.
The RNoN Ula-class submarine, HNoMS
Utsira
(foreground), and Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS
Otto Sverdrup
operate together during NATO’s ‘Dynamic Mongoose’ anti-submarine warfare exercise in the North Atlantic in 2020. Under the defence chief’s recommendations, Norway could expand both its submarine and surface fleets.
A model of the Surion MCH displayed at MADEX 2023. (Janes/Chinmay Kohad)
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and BAE Systems signed a contract agreement on 8 June to support delivery of the UK company’s Archerfish Mine Neutralisation System (AMNS) for integration onto the KAI KUH-1 Surion mine-countermeasures helicopter (MCH).
The total number of AMNS units to be delivered to KAI under the agreement, which was signed at the MADEX 2023 exhibition held in Busan, is unknown. However, KAI intends to fit the MCH with four Archerfish systems and an associated launcher.
A new study by the European Defence Agency and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, published 8 June, provides scientific evidence to support the development of national strategies to prepare the armed forces for climate change impacts.
The report finds that the defence sector has been proven to be vulnerable to the effects of weather-related natural disasters, as evidenced by past events.
The US Department of Defense (DoD) lacks the comprehensive guidance for sustaining missile defence system components, such as missile interceptors, sensors and communications, according to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO).
The GAO identified two fundamental issues: first, there is no entity assigned to oversee sustainment; second, there is no approach for prioritising efforts to address sustainment challenges.
Lacking an accountable entity leads to a severe lack of visibility for the missile defence system needs.
The 4GD stand at DSET 2023 – one of the members of the Alliance team headed by Lockheed Martin UK that is competing for the MoD STP CTTP contract. (Janes/James Rands)
The competition for the Strategic Training Partner (STP) under the British Army’s Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP) has been delayed, Janes learnt at the 2023 Defence Simulation Education & Training (DSET) exhibition, held in Bristol from June 5 to 8.
Initially, the competition was scheduled to be announced in January 2023, but it was then delayed until April, and is now expected in September.
New Zealand’s Defence Policy Review will outline some of the modernisation objectives of the country’s armed forces. Pictured above, the New Zealand Army took delivery in May of an initial batch of Bushmaster vehicles from Thales Australia. (CPL Maddy Butcher/New Zealand MoD)
New Zealand is expecting to soon publish its Defence Policy Review (DPR), Minister of Defence Andrew Little told Janes. “I don’t have a precise date for that [publication of the DPR], but I’m expecting it will be published within the next two months,” he said.
The DRDO and SFC have conducted the flight test of the nuclear-capable Agni Prime missile from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha, India. The above picture shows the first test launch of the missile in June 2021. (DRDO via Press Information Bureau)
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Strategic Forces Command (SFC) have conducted the flight test of a new-generation ballistic missile known as Agni Prime on 7 June, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
The
following list attempts to keep track of military equipment
delivered or pledged to Ukraine by Portugal during the 2022 Russian
invasion of
Ukraine. The entries below are sorted by armament category (with a flag
denoting the country of origin). Due to the confidential nature of Portugal’s arms deliveries they can serve only as a lower bound to the
total
volume of weaponry delivered. This list will be updated as further
military support is uncovered or declared.
Nato members states have been conducting Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) exercises in Slovenia as part of Adriatic Strike 2023, simulating air-ground-integration scenarios and the coordination of air and land operations.
Led by the host country, the exercise is in its eleventh iteration and has seen the use of crewed rotary as well as crewed and uncrewed platforms in the air and armoured vehicles, mortars and artillery on the ground.
However, weather conditions limited the participation of fast jet and rotary platforms, which were grounded due to torrential rain.
Raytheon, Kitware, Parallax, CACI International and the University of Maryland have been selected as performers for the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) ‘In the Moment’ (ITM) program, a program for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) to make difficult medical triage decisions in austere environments and in mass casualty events.
The selection of these performers was announced in a release from DARPA on 6 June, one that detailed the two-phase approach to addressing challeneges in medical triage using an AI algorithm.
A mock-up of the OctoEye360 on display at MADEX 2023. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)
Germany-headquartered Hensoldt has partnered with South Korea’s LIG Nex1 to market a line of persistent surveillance systems to the region.
The solutions are marketed under the joint venture company known as LNZ Optronics.
The early products that are marketed to the region include the OctoEye360 observation system for submarines, said a company representative who spoke to
Janes
at the MADEX 2023 exhibition held in Busan.
A US Air Force F-35A flies over the Toronto waterfront during the 2021 Canadian International Air Show. (US Air Force)
The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND), which is reviewing its six-year-old defence policy, has received more than 1,500 public comments as part of the process, according to a DND spokesperson.
The DND is “taking into account these submissions in crafting” a defence policy update (DPU), the spokesperson told
Janes
on 8 June. The DPU “is currently under way and we look forward to releasing it in due course”.
South Korea has invested in systems designed to preempt North Korean nuclear launch and attack missiles before they are launched and the leadership and command and control nodes that support Pyongyang’s weapons of mass destruction enterprise. This system is a network of interlinked offensive and defensive missiles and multidomain platforms and ultimately is undergirded by the assurance that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has sought since winning election: A more robust nuclear guarantee from the United States.
Seen in Romanian service, the C-27J will now be operated by Azerbaijan. (Leonardo)
Azerbaijan has agreed a deal with Leonardo for the procurement of the C-27J Spartan airlifter, the manufacturer announced on 8 June.
The procurement is part of a wider modernisation plan for the Azerbaijan Air Force (AzAF) and Air Defence Force, and was agreed during a visit to the Caucasian country by an Italian delegation.
“The agreement is part of the extensive modernisation programme of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, which are increasingly looking to the products of Italian industry,” Leoanrdo said.
The Sea Ghost (above) can control up to four M-Searcher USVs operating in swarm. (Janes/Chinmay Kohad)
Hanwha Systems displayed its manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) solution for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) at the MADEX 2023 exhibition in Busan, which concluded on 9 June. The concept features two types of unmanned surface vessel (USV) platforms – the Sea Ghost and the M-Searcher.
The Sea Ghost USV has a length of 12 m and a width of 3.5 m. This vessel is powered by two engines using hybrid propulsion, with two water-jets enabling a cruise speed of 20 kt and a maximum speed of 40 kt.
A model of the Sea Sword-5 USV by LIG Nex1 on display at MADEX 2023. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) is now considering LIG Nex1’s Sea Sword-5 as one of the vehicles that will be operated from its future command ships for unmanned systems.
The Sea Sword-5 is an 8 m unmanned surface vessel (USV) that was first unveiled by LIG Nex1 in 2022 and originally positioned for the Korea Coast Guard’s maritime surveillance requirements.
A model of HHI’s latest CVX aircraft carrier design. (Janes/Mike Plunkett)
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) displayed the latest iteration of its CVX aircraft carrier concept at the MADEX 2023 exhibition in Busan, which concludes on 9 June.
Previous versions of the CVX programme have featured short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) designs. However, HHI’s new CVX design features a catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery (CATOBAR) capability enabling it to operate a wide range of naval fixed-wing aircraft.
The global aerospace, defence and security industry experienced a 22% drop in new job postings in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Raytheon Technologies with 18,707 job postings according to GlobalData’s analysis of aerospace, defence & security company job postings. Buy the report here.
Notably, Computer and Mathematical Occupations jobs accounted for a 15% share of the global aerospace, defence and security industry’s new job postings in Q1 2023, down 25% over the prior quarter.
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The North American aerospace, defence and security industry experienced a 20% drop in new job postings in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Raytheon Technologies with 15,868 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of aerospace, defence and security company job postings. Buy the report here.
Notably, Computer and Mathematical Occupations jobs accounted for a 16% share of the North American aerospace, defence and security industry’s total new job postings in Q1 2023, drop 23% over the prior quarter.
The European aerospace, defence and security industry experienced a 30% drop in new job postings in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Airbus with 2,332 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of aerospace, defence and security company job postings. Buy the report here.
Notably, Computer and Mathematical Occupations jobs accounted for a 10% share of the European aerospace, defence and security industry’s total new job postings in Q1 2023, drop 29% over the prior quarter.
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The Asia-Pacific aerospace, defence and security industry experienced an 11% drop in new job postings in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Raytheon Technologies with 1,651 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of aerospace, defence and security company job postings. Buy the report here.
Notably, Computer and Mathematical Occupations jobs accounted for a 15% share of the Asia-Pacific aerospace, defence and security industry’s total new job postings in Q1 2023, drop 29% over the prior quarter.
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A model of Hanwha Ocean’s XLUUV on display at MADEX 2023. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)
Hanwha Ocean has unveiled the basic design of the extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV) it is developing for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN).
The design was showcased via a scale model unveiled at the MADEX 2023 exhibition held in Busan from 7 to 9 June. It was conceived pursuant to a contract signed between Hanwha Ocean and the South Korean government in April 2023.
The US Marine Corps is focusing on developing better logistics. (Janes/Michael Fabey)
To lay the foundation for revamped US Marine Corps (USMC) expeditionary operations, USMC leadership has underscored the need to properly support dispersed forces with sufficient logistics.
In much the same way, the US Navy (USN) is developing its own somewhat similarly designed distributed lethality concept that also must provide the logistics support for those far-flung, thinly spread forces.
Explore the differences and similarities between Tejas, JF-17, and F-16 fighter aircraft in terms of performance, technology, and capabilities. Find out which aircraft emerges as the superior choice in this in-depth analysis.
Tejas: India’s Pride
Introduction to the Tejas Fighter Aircraft
The Tejas, also known as the “Light Combat Aircraft” (LCA), is a single-engine, multi-role fighter aircraft developed by India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is designed to meet the diverse needs of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy.
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As a new day dawns in Ukraine, there are indications Kyiv is making progress in its counteroffensive attack after a bloody first day that saw limited gains.
Ukraine has launched an attack largely focused in Zaphorizhzhia Oblast. As we predicted in December, it is designed to disrupt and eventually cut off the so-called land bridge to Crimea. On Thursday, the first full day of intensified action, Ukraine hit at locations in and around the largely destroyed city of Orikhiv, suffering what some U.S. officials said were “significant losses.
Mi-26 Helicopter
The Mi-26 helicopter is an exceptional aircraft known for its impressive size, remarkable cargo capacity, and advanced design. As the world’s largest helicopter, it has earned its reputation as a vital air weapon for Russia. Let’s delve into the features and capabilities that make the Mi-26 a force to be reckoned with.
Introduction
The Mi-26 helicopter stands as a testament to Russia’s engineering prowess and commitment to military advancements.
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Details are a bit thin on what appears to have been an unprecedented training mission flown by B-1B Bones that are currently forward deployed to RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom as part of the Bomber Task Force rotation. The Bones in question flew all the way to the Persian Gulf, and fired some very high-end weapons along the way — including AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs).
As Green Beret recruiting has faltered for years, the Army has also been chipping away at the size of its elite units.
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The Russian BM-21 rocket launcher, also known as the “Grad,” is an iconic 122mm 40-barrel self-propelled rocket artillery system that originated in the former Soviet Union. Since its introduction into the Soviet Army Artillery Corps in 1964, it has played a vital role in various military operations. This article explores the history, technical specifications, and global impact of the BM-21 rocket launcher, shedding light on its significance as one of the world’s deadliest multiple rocket launchers (MBRL).
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