Exclusive: Retired RAAF Fighter Jets Could Be Sent to Ukraine (excerpt)
The Royal Australian Air Force keeps 41 de-commissioned F/A-18A/B Hornets in climate-controlled hangars at RAAF Base Williamtown. Canberra, Washington, and Kyiv are now in formal talks that could move a portion of that fleet to Ukraine instead of a scrapyard.
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
Australian Chinook Helicopter Refuels Abrams Tanks
The Army pushed a dusty run at Townsville this week, hooking a Chinook’s fuel lines straight into three Abrams. Blades kept spinning, hoses hissed, and heavy armor rolled off topped up. Roads in those scrub ridges stay rough, so air-pump beats truck
Underpowered Powerplant: The F-35’s Engine Can’t Do the Job
The single-engine F-35 keeps dragging the Pentagon into deeper trouble. Early budgets spoke about $233 billion for building the fleet. Today the ledger shows roughly $412 billion for 2 470 jets. Money keeps pouring, yet the fighter still can’t fly at full
