Weekly Briefing: Air Warfare

The latest Air Warfare news and analysis from Breaking Defense.

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Weekly Briefing Air Warfare

China's J-35 Carrier Fighter Appears; Step To 'Most Powerful Navy'? "The J-35 may well represent another significant milestone in the Chinese long-term pursuit of a blue-water carrier based naval aviation capability", said retired US naval intelligence officer, Capt. James Fanell.

F-35 Nabs $6.5B Swiss Deal; 'Lowest Operating Costs' "Switzerland has no industrial or program stake in the program, and Swiss procurement, like the country, is largely neutral, so this reflects very well on the F 35's overall technical appeal," aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia of Teal Group says.

DevStar for B-21 Design, Build, Sustainment [Sponsored] Advanced software development techniques are reducing risk and will enable the Air Force and Northrop Grumman to more efficiently integrate weapons on future aircraft, like the B-21.

Skyborg AI Flies Second Drone; Demos 'Portability' "Future Skyborg experimentation events will explore direct manned-unmanned teaming between manned aircraft and multiple ACS-controlled unmanned aircraft," AFRL said today.

SOCOM To Test Anti-Aging Pill Next Year "These efforts are not about creating physical traits that don't already exist naturally. This is about enhancing the mission readiness of our forces by improving performance characteristics that typically decline with age," Cmdr. Tim Hawkins, SOCOM spokesperson, said.

House Approps Restores 2nd Destroyer; Cuts Sea-Launched Nuke Cruise Missile The Democrats' draft bill trims military personnel and R&D to add money for procurement.

Did Russia Test Hypersonic Missile From Syria? Israel May Know Some Israeli observers say the missile test is part of Moscow's effort to gain a very strong presence in the Mediterranean. For example, they say that in recent days the Russian Air Force and the Russian Navy performed a joint combat drill just 30 km from the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, is currently in the eastern Mediterranean near Cyprus.

Iranian Nuke Centrifuge Plant Badly Damaged By Drones Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett appeared to hint Thursday — the day after the attack — that Israel may have been involved when he spoke to a graduating ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots: "Our enemies know — not from statements, but from actions — that we are much more determined and much more clever, and that we do not hesitate to act when it is needed."

DoD's Technology Imperative: How Industry Is Answering DoD's Call For A Competitive Edge

[Sponsored] Directed energy thermal management, infrared suppression, virtual reality maintenance, and a reusable hypersonic capability are just a few innovations coming out of Rolls-Royce.

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