Weekly Briefing: Air Warfare

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Weekly Briefing Air Warfare

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Israelis Push New Missile For Patriot Launchers: SkyCeptor Patriot missiles are expensive. Rafael and its US partner Raytheon say they can fire the cheaper Israeli SkyCeptor from existing Patriot launchers. Will that tempt the US Army?

Senate Armed Services Stands By Afghanistan & Taiwan "Seems Washington wants to stick around" in Afghanistan, said AEI's MacKenzie Eaglen, "even if veterans themselves are increasingly the ones calling for the full end of troop presence in-country."

BAE Starts EPAWSS Jamming Suite Production For F-15EX The Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) will let pilots to monitor, jam and deceive threats in contested airspace.

FTUAS: Army Blown Away By New Drones (In Rain) "Shadow could never fly in this type of moisture, couldn't even come close," Brig. Gen. Walter Rugen said, but all four FTUAS candidates made it through the rain. The formal Army Requirements Oversight Council process begins in weeks.

Indo-Pacific Commander Delivers $27 Billion Plan to Congress The report, delivered to Capitol Hill on Monday, sketches out the ask for the 2022 budget and in the years out to 2027, envisioning a long-range plan that Indo-Pacom commander Adm. Phil Davidson first introduced last year.

Canada's CAE Expands US Presence; Buys $1B L3Harris Training For L3Harris, the sale helps it reach its stated goal of divesting 8 to 10 percent of revenue as part an overarching effort to reshape its business portfolio.

Hypersonics: ARRW's Booster Tests This Week – Carefully As the services rush to field hypersonics, OSD's top expert warns, they must not repeat sloppy mistakes that have marred past tests – and hypersonic cruise missiles may have more tactical value than easier-to-build boost-glide weapons.

Abu Dhabi Defense Shows Highlight New Products, Partnerships "This edition has been nothing short of exceptional," Maj. Gen. Staff Pilot Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee, which "enables our nation to cultivate and expand our defense infrastructure and technological systems, using them to ensure security and peace across the Mideast."

Israeli Cargo Ship Struck In Oman Gulf After US Air Strike The F-15 airstrike, reported to have killed 17 people, drew an initial muted response from Iranian officials. However, a ship owned by an Israeli company was damaged later in the day while sailing in the Gulf of Oman.

New Air Force ISR Strategy Ready, Including MQ-9 "I will tell you right now, the MQ-9 is still a very popular platform with the Combatant Commanders," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown admitted. "So,  it's not something we can just walk away from."

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