Lucas Meyer, Author at DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Experts Warn of Serious Escalation After Salt Typhoon Hacks Army National Guard Systems

A Chinese state-sponsored intrusion set off alarms in Washington this week after investigators confirmed that the hacking unit known as Salt Typhoon burrowed into a U.S. Army National Guard network for nine months and quietly siphoned off the keys to many other

July 17, 2025

Russia-Ukraine War

Dutch and Norwegian F-35s Deploy to Poland to Secure Ukraine Supply Lines

The Netherlands and Norway will send their F-35 fighter jets to Poland from Sept. 1 to Dec. 1 under NATO command. The mission's single goal is to keep the air route open for trucks, trains, and aircraft carrying weapons and spare parts

July 8, 2025

Aircraft

F-35 Bulkhead Overhaul Lets Fighter Hide Heavier Arms

Lockheed Martin reshaped a small yet vital slice of the F-35 frame. The fresh FS425 bulkhead now backs bigger bombs inside the jet. Crews hope the tweak keeps radar print low while packing harder punch. Work moved quick during late-2023 and spread

July 24, 2024

Land Systems

Romanias M1A2 Abrams Tank Buy to Cost 1.07 billion — Defense Ministry

Romania locked in a $1.07 billion plan to buy M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks. Officials call it a clean break from its aging Soviet stock. They argue the move lines up with NATO goals and lifts combat readyness fast. Parliament agreed after a

November 10, 2023

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Cost Surge Hits UK Protector Drone Plan

The United Kingdom faces fresh budget pain round its next-gen Protector RG Mk 1 drones. Latest figures show the bill jumping forty per cent above first plan. Ministers stay quiet on why the math went off, yet insiders point at fast-shifting specs

May 4, 2023

Detailed analysis of the 2006 Lebanon War, covering ground combat, air strikes, naval actions, and weapon system performance.

GAO / Think Tank Reports

A Preliminary Military Assessment of the Lebanon Conflict

This article explains how the war was fought, looks at key military applications and technological successes and failures, examines the main battles and offensives, Hezbollah’s campaign achievements and how the Israeli military lost the opening battles yet recovered.

August 18, 2006

Lucas Meyer

Experts Warn of Serious Escalation After Salt Typhoon Hacks Army National Guard Systems

Dutch and Norwegian F-35s Deploy to Poland to Secure Ukraine Supply Lines

F-35 Bulkhead Overhaul Lets Fighter Hide Heavier Arms

Romanias M1A2 Abrams Tank Buy to Cost 1.07 billion — Defense Ministry

Cost Surge Hits UK Protector Drone Plan

A Preliminary Military Assessment of the Lebanon Conflict

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer