May 11, 2021 | International, Aerospace
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The first batch of Brazilian Air Force (FAB) pilots has started operational training on the Gripen fighter at Swedish Air Force's (SwAF) F7 Wing.
July 9, 2022 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
France to request multibillion-dollar defense budget boost in 2023
If enacted, the increase would be nearly twice as much as France had previously committed to boosting its year-over-year budget in the last two years.
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October 14, 2021 | International, Aerospace
Airbus U.S. Space and Defense names new CEO
Airbus's American subsidiary is replacing its chief executive.
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September 13, 2019 | International, Aerospace
The Air Force's entire A-10 Warthog fleet is getting a raft of lethal new upgrades
By Jared Keller Fresh off a fraught decade-long rewinging effort, the Air Force's beloved A-10 Thunderbolt II fleet is poised to keep on BRRRTing in the free world for at least another decade — and the beloved attack aircraft will pick up some tasty new upgrades along the way. Personnel at Air Combat Command are currently working to integrate the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB I) on all A-10 airframes as part of the Common Fleet Initiative (CFI) that, initiated in August 2018, is designed to bring the decades-old fleet "back to a common baseline" for ongoing operations. "GBU-39 munitions have proven to be highly-desired weapons in ongoing conflicts, and the addition of this weapon to the A-10's arsenal will greatly improve the flexibility of ground commanders," Alexi Worley, an ACC spokesman, told Task & Purpose. "Adding the GBU-39 will continue efforts to keep the A-10 relevant in ongoing and future conflicts, where versatility in weaponeering is critical to meeting ground commander needs." Military aviation magazine Combat Aircraft first reported news of the SDB integration on Sept. 5, noting that a new "multi-target engagement capability" will make the A-10 "theoretically ... able to target 18 weapons individually" while hauling four SDBs on a single hardpoint. https://taskandpurpose.com/air-force-a10-warthog-upgrades