Author Archives: The Editor

EDGE Unveils the Gulf Region’s First Multi-Domain Test Range

EDGE, one of the world’s leading and fastest growing advanced technology and defence groups, announced the launch of the ‘X RANGE’, the first international defence, aerospace and commercial products testing, evaluation and training ground facility in the GCC region. The range will provide exclusive, end-to-end, and state-of-the-art testing services and facilities for platforms, systems and subsystems across the air, land, sea, and electronic warfare (EW) domains. Continue reading →

Australian Defence Force Goes Woke Renaming ‘Unmanned’ Drones

The Australian Defence Force has banned the term ‘unmanned’ when referring to drones as part of wide-ranging efforts to make its language more politically correct.  Senior officers spearheaded a ‘gender neutral project’ in 2021 and 2022 during which they examined official ADF documents to find areas where language could be changed to be more inclusive. Continue reading →

Loyal Wingmen Drones to Cost Quarter of an F-35

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said his service is aiming for its future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones that will fight alongside crewed aircraft to each cost as little as a quarter of the current price of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Kendall offered this and other details about the CCA program during a public event on November 13 at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) think tank in Washington, D.C. Continue reading →