UK MoD faces ‘serious’ ASW gap as Defence Committee outlines Arctic requirements
Anti-submarine warfare, uncrewed vessels and seabed monitoring top the demand list in the Defence Committee’s High North roadmap for the 2030s.
US ‘Boutique Fleet’ needs a refresh
As a major operator of a diverse range of aircraft types that undertake a multitude of different ISTAR and covert missions, the US DoD has been the chosen model of many nations around the world. The US model has been mirrored by a few, mainly in part, but financial pressures have now posited the idea of a rethink.
The US stance has always been to support its own industry and so it comes as no surprise that its so-called ‘Boutique Fleet’ of specialist aircraft rely largely on Boeing and Lockheed Martin airframes.
Times are changing and many nations have realised that
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