Chris Pocock
Defense Correspondent
Chris Pocock has been covering the defense beat for AIN for over 30 years. He is a British citizen and a graduate of the University of Cambridge. Chris worked in the air cargo business for ten years before becoming a full-time writer in 1983. He subsequently edited two air cargo journals before becoming AIN’s Defense Editor. He retired from that position in 2018, but still contributes to the publication. Chris has written extensively on aerial reconnaissance, including four books on the history of the U-2 spyplane. He also lectures on this and other topics related to intelligence-gathering in the Cold War.
Latest from Chris Pocock
Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Offers Bolt-on Multi-Mission Sensor System
Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems has unveiled a self-contained sensor pod that can be fitted easily to helicopters and airlifters to convert them
Aircraft
French Air Force Chief: Tankers Soon, but Anglo-French UAV Much Later
The French Air Force will sign a contract for between five and seven A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports in 2013, with quick deliveries foreseen
Aircraft
French Offer for Rafale Is Uncompetitive, Says Top UAE Official
UAE official declares French Rafale offer uncompetitive
Aircraft
L-3 Spins SPYDR's Web at Dubai Air Show
The SPYDR aircraft here is similar to the MC-12W, but Smith claims that L-3 is unique in being both sensor and platform-agnostic.
Aircraft
Eurofighter, Rafale or Neither for UAE?
Has the Eurofighter Typhoon really unseated Dassault’s Rafale as the UAE Air Force’s fighter-of-choice for a 60-plane order?
Aircraft
Korea F-16 Radar RFP-issue Is Imminent
South Korea is expected to issue a request for proposals for an F-16 radar retrofit this week.
Aircraft
Quick-change Surveillance Sensor Fitted to Some U.S. Navy C-130s
A novel means of adding surveillance sensors to the C-130 quickly and with minimum modification is on display here at the Dubai Air Show.
Advanced avionics helping Pakistan to break militants
According to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) it has flown more than 5,500 strike sorties over the country’s troubled tribal regions since May 2008.
Aircraft
New Boeing 'Silent Eagle' F-15 Variant Could Rekindle F-15 Production
Production of the F-15 is currently due to end next year, after the last of 60 F-15K models for Korea and 24 F-15SG models for Singapore are completed.
Aircraft
Fighter Jet Competitions Still Up in the Air at Dubai 2011
Defense contractors vie for Middle Eastern fghter aircraft deals at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.
Aircraft
Boeing Touts 'Evolution' of Its Upgraded Fighters
Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA) has stepped up its campaign to sell more F-15 and F-18 fighters.
Aerostats Rise Through the Ranks in Surveillance Service
Aerostats are carving a substantial niche in the airborne surveillance business.
Aircraft
Cobham and Carson To Offer Sikorsky Helicopter Upgrades
Cobham and Carson To Offer Sikorsky Helicopter Upgrades
Aircraft
Pakistan Drone Strikes Aided by Covert Emitters?
Are kills by UAVs along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border being being aided by planted GPS tracking devices?
Regulations and Government
U.S. Export Rules To Become More Flexible
New draft rules for the export of U.S. military aircraft and parts will create a unified list of controlled products and a single licensing agency.
Aircraft
Libya Defense: Boots On The Ground?
Throughout Operation Unified Protector, NATO spokespersons insisted that the alliance had remained faithful to the UN resolution 1973.
Aircraft
NATO’s Role in Ghaddafi’s Downfall: Operation Unified Protector
British, French and U.S. aircraft began the action in mid-March, in a “coalition of the willing” named Operation Odyssey Dawn.
Aircraft
Vital Role for British Airpower over Libya
British commanders are counting the cost of a major and successful contribution to NATO’s Operation Unified Protector.
Aircraft
U.S. Gray Eagle UAV Gets More Sensors and Multi-Control
A new version of the General Atomics Predator/Reaper UAV series with multiple sensor control is ready for deployment to Afghanistan.
Aircraft
German Defense Cuts Force Renegotiation with EADS
Budget cuts to the German Armed Forces will force the renegotiation of contracts with two divisions of EADS.
Aircraft
Seoul Air Show Boosted by Korean Fighter, UAV, Helo and Missile Requirements
Ongoing major requirements and a growing defense budget in the Republic of Korea
Aircraft
Unmanned K-Max Helicopter Is Going to Afghanistan
Lockheed Martin and Kaman Helicopters announced that the K-Max unmanned helicopter has been selected for deployment to Afghanistan.
Aircraft
Brazil Introduces First P-3 Upgraded by Airbus Military
The Brazilian Air Force formally introduced–at Salvador airbase on September 30–its first P-3AM Orion maritime patrol aircraft
Aircraft
Eurofighter Slowdown Forces Job Cuts
A slowing of the production rate of the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft is partly responsible
Aircraft
F-35 Makes First Carrier Landing; BAE Wins Alternative Helmet Contract
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has gone to sea for the first time. An F-35B short-takeoff vertical landing (STOVL) version landed on the small
Flight Test of Directed Energy Missile Revealed
The latest effort to produce a practical airborne high-powered microwave (HPM) weapon has reached the flight-test stage.
Aircraft
Big Sales Success for Diamond DA42 Surveillance Version
Diamond Aircraft has revealed a surge of orders for the DA42 Multi-Purpose Platform (MPP), also known as the Guardian.
Aircraft
Saab Upgrades the RBS-70 Air Defense Missile–Again
Saab is marketing a “new generation” version of the RBS 70 short-range surface-to-air missile, which has been in continuous production for nearly 40 years.
Aircraft
Predator UAVs Opening Up to Foreign Sensors and Control
A cooperation between General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Selex Galileo will enable the integration and control of non-U.S.
