Raytheon Technologies has announced the launch of RAIVEN, an electro-optical intelligent-sensing capability, which will enable pilots to have faster and more precise threat identification. RAIVEN can identify objects optically and spectrally simultaneously in real-time — a single electro-optical/infrared, or EO/IR, system has never been able to do this before
Plans are afoot for Russia's private military company (PMC) Wagner Group to have its own air force, according to information floating in Russian cyberspace. The Wagner Group, of which some say is run by individuals close to Russian President Putin, has been at the forefront of the fight in Ukraine
South Koreas defense ministry wants to relocate military airports in the southern cities of Daegu and Gwangju. On Monday, the government said it plans to promulgate a set of special acts later this week to facilitate the efforts for relocation
A MQ-1 Gray Eagle surveillance UAV belonging to the U.S
Aero Vodochodys new L-39NG jet aircraft has passed a test conducted by experts of launching weapons such as S-5 missiles and bombs. Engineers and pilots fired 230 missiles and dropped nearly 70 bombs to test engine effects, emergency load shedding, and accuracy
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) conducted live, tactical, air combat maneuvers using Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilots to control a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System. Collaborative maneuvers between human and AI pilots were conducted using GA-ASIs Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) ecosystem over a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication (SATCOM) providers IP-based Mission Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) datalink
Thawing of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia was expected following the signing of China-brokered peace deal, but the war in Yemen, in which both countries are on rival sides, is still on. The conflict in Yemen is seen by Western sources as an extension of the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, where they have lent support of varying degrees to rival forces in Yemen, Syria and Lebanon
The Sichuan Provincial Meteorological Bureau in China used the Wing Loong 2H meteorological drone to carry out artificial rain (snow) enhancement operations in the western Sichuan plateau area, for the rejuvination of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.As of April 6, the "Wing Loong" 2H also called "Pterosaur" has completed 2 sorties of operations, with a total of more than 10 hours of flight planed
The United States is sending experimental Counter-UAS laser-guided rocket systems to Ukraine in an effort to down Iranian Shahed drones that are used to devastating effect by Russian Forces. The 10 mobile C-UAS laser-guided rocket systems are included in the latest $2
The United States has completed Training of 65 Ukrainian soldiers in handling of the PATRIOT air defense systems (ADS) which pose the most potent threat to Russian jets such as the Su-35. "Just this week, 65 Ukrainian air defenders completed Patriot training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and have now arrived back in Europe,” Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig