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Apr- 2023 -

18 April

Air

Image shows a. RAF Voyager from RAF Brize Norton landing at Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag 23-1. A Royal Air Force detachment, operating from Nellis Air Base Nevada, is honing its cutting-edge air combat skills in the largest scale Exercise Red Flag to date. Exercise Red Flag is the pre-eminent annual air combat training exercise run by the United States. The United States Air Force has expanded this long-established exercise to include a vastly increased geographical area to challenge participants to overcome what USAF planners are calling the Tyranny of Distance in addition to the traditional combat air missions of previous exercises. The Exercise has previously been run over the Nevada Test and Training Range and area of 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. Now training areas in Utah and California have been added, as well as missions being flow out over the Californian Pacific Coast. The exercise area has therefore become vast and is aimed to reflect the challenges of conducting air operations at range The RAF detachment of around 300 personnel currently taking part on the exercise is operating seven Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth based II (Army Co-operation) Squadron, plus a Voyager operated from 10 and 101 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton. In addition, aircrew from 51 Squadron based at RAF Waddington have been integrated into the flight crew of a USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint intelligence gathering aircraft. Australia is the only other nation participating, reflecting the close Defence partnership between our three countries.

Sustainable Fuel-Powered British Voyager Tanker Performs Air-to-Air Replenishment

The UK Royal Air Force has conducted an air-to-air replenishment using a sustainable aviation fuel-powered Voyager tanker.

14 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

DARPA Completes First Phase of RACER Unmanned Combat Vehicle Program

DARPA has completed the first phase of its Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency unmanned vehicle program in California.

5 April

Air

GlobalEye multirole airborne early warning & control (AWE&C) aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

New Saab GlobalEye Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight

Saab’s fourth GlobalEye multirole airborne early warning & control aircraft has conducted its first flight in Linköping, Sweden.

3 April

Arms

A U.S Army Soldier lifts the hydraulic launching system on the new Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) during Operation Thunderbolt Strike at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, March 3, 2023. During the LRHW system development, the Army’s Rapid Capabilities & Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) implemented a Soldier-centered design concept which uses formal and informal Soldier touch points to obtain early feedback to influence design, speed up development, and ensure an operationally effective weapon system. (Spc. Chandler Coats)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Deploys First Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon in Florida

The US Army has deployed its first long-range hypersonic weapon system in Florida as part of a full expeditionary launch rehearsal.

3 April

Land

The Urban Training Facility at Colchester’s Merville Barracks

Rojoef Manuel

British Army Trials ‘Small Unit Dominance’ Strategy for Urban Combat

The British Army is testing an experimental force concept for “small-unit dominance” in future urban combat.

Mar- 2023 -

30 March

Air

A310 MRTT and DT-25 drone over Spanish airspace.

Rojoef Manuel

Airbus Demonstrates In-Flight Drone Guidance and Control With A310 Tanker

Airbus has trialed in-flight drone guidance and control with an A310 multirole tanker transport aircraft in Spain.

29 March

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Trials BAE Systems Counter-Drone Laser Guidance Kits

The US Army has tested BAE Systems’ APKWS laser guidance kits on a counter-drone mission at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

27 March

Technology

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Grumman Tests Programmable Aircraft Processor’s In-Flight Capability

Northrop Grumman has demonstrated its programmable open missions systems compliant processor on a flight test in Maryland.

20 March

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

Australia to Deliver Test Vehicles for US Hypersonic Research

Hypersonix Launch Systems has signed a contract to deliver hypersonic test vehicles to the US Defense Innovation Unit.

17 March

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Tests Self-Destruct Capability of Top Attack Munition

The US Army has evaluated the self-destruct capability of a next-generation top attack munition at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.

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