Could the JF-17 Thunder help South Africa? (Part 2)
To present the JF-17 Block-III with the latest in munitions technology, such as the Denel Dynamics A-Darter, Raptor-II, Umbani, etc would be a true leap.
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Could the JF-17 Thunder help South Africa? (Part 1)
Pakistan needs to guarantee the availability of the latest munitions with the JF-17. The ideal country to offer the goods is South Africa.
The Emerging (Non-Western) Armed UAV Market
Armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have seen relatively widespread adoption in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia this past year.
Keep an eye on the Antonov An-178
The Antonov An-178 is quickly shaping up to be an attractive utility air lift option for countries seeking to augment or supplant their transport aircraft...
Keep an Eye Out for the Denel Dynamics Marlin Air-to-Air Missile
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Brimstone, JAGM and The Future of Air-to-Ground Missiles
The MBDA (UK) Brimstone air-to-ground missile has taken on quite a bit of attention in recent days following Britain’s decision to deploy its combat aircraft...
Overview of the E-8 JSTARS and its Possible Successor
It has been a rocky road for the U.S Air Force (USAF) and U.S Army’s current Boeing 707-based E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System...
Keep An Eye out for South Africa’s AHRLAC
The costs associated with developing effective counterinsurgency synergy are being driven down thanks in great part to systems such as the AHRLAC
Keep an eye out for the CN-235 and C-295
When I read on Jane’s that Airbus was planning to introduce air-to-air refueling (AAR) and extreme short take-off and landing (XTOL) capabilities to the...
With the Su-34 the Bear is Not Pulling its Punches
By Bilal Khan 10 October 2015 I very much underestimated how far Russia was willing to go in Syria. Where I previously posited that its...