One of the Royal Thai Air Force's key procurement programs is the replacement of its fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transport aircraft. (Lance Cpl. Todd F. Michalek/U.S. Marine Corps)

Thai Air Force releases wish list for the next decade

The Royal Thai Air Force has set out its procurement priorities for the coming decade, with new transport aircraft, combat search-and-rescue helicopters, and light attack aircraft topping the list.

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French National Marine members parade in front of the nuclear submarine Suffren in the Naval Group shipyard in Cherbourg, northwestern France, on July 12, 2019. (Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Europeans don’t have a choice’: Naval Group boss pushes for shipyard consolidation

Europe’s naval sector must join forces if it is to remain competitive with new entrants on the international market, according to the outgoing CEO of France’s Naval Group.

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The Air Force is assessing whether it can use the Skyborg artificial intelligence technology it is creating to allow an F-35 or F-15EX pilot to control drones like the XQ-58 Valkyrie. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

Here is the first thing the Air Force would fund if it had more money in FY21

Congress is going to have to step in if it wants the Air Force to make a Skyborg prototype this year.

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An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine Nebraska off the coast of California on March 26, 2008. (MC1 Ronald Gutridge/U.S. Navy)

The US Navy’s new nuclear cruise missile starts getting real next year

"They’ll hate it. They’ll absolutely hate it," a defense official says of Russia's reaction to a new sea-launched cruise missile.

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A F-16 fighter jet, left, receives fuel from a KC-46 Pegasus during a flutter mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Dec. 12, 2019. This was the first operational refueling by the new McConnell Air Force Base aircraft, which only had a total of 11 flight hours. (Tech. Sgt. John Raven/U.S. Air Force)

Top US Air Force general hopes for major KC-46 fix by March

"We’re going to be flying that fix and starting to test it by the end of this summer," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein says.

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A Russian warship takes part in maneuvers in the Black Sea, Crimea, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. The drills involved warships and aircraft that launched missiles at practice targets. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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