Daniel Mercer / Defense & Aerospace Analyst
Daniel Mercer is a defense and aerospace analyst at TheDefenseWatch.com covering military aviation, aerospace technology, unmanned systems, air warfare, and defense procurement. His reporting uses official documents, government and military statements, company announcements, and other public sources.
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Last A-10 Warthog Departs Nellis, Closing a 49-Year Close Air Support Era
Executive Summary The A-10 Warthog has ended nearly five decades of operations…
RAF Hawk T2 Crashes Near RAF Valley After Two Pilots Eject
Two Royal Air Force pilots ejected from a Hawk T2 training aircraft…
DeltaQuad Launches Evo-LE With Eight-Hour Endurance for Long-Range ISR
DeltaQuad Evo-LE Adds 8-Hour Endurance for Military ISR DeltaQuad Launches Evo-LE for…
Coyote Storm 26.2 Tests Air Force Expeditionary Wing 2.0 Readiness at Davis-Monthan
Coyote Storm 26.2 Tests Air Expeditionary Wing 2.0 Readiness U.S. Airmen from…
F-16 Crashes at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, Pilot Ejects Safely
F-16 Crashes at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany A U.S. Air Force…
FQ-42 Vengeance Flies With F-35 and F-15E as Air Force Advances CCA Teaming
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has released an image of its FQ-42 Vengeance…
Rockwell Collins Wins $10.7M Navy E-2D Training Contract
Navy Orders 15 SPARTA Trainers for E-2D Hawkeye The U.S. Navy has…
Boeing Receives $11.8 Million Contract Modification for Kuwait F/A-18E/F Support
Takeaways Key facts from the contract announcement 1. $11.8 Million Contract Modification…
Bell Boeing Wins $29.7M Contract for V-22 Loads and Dynamics Data
The U.S. Navy has awarded Bell Boeing Joint Project Office a $29.7…
Raytheon Wins $34.4M V-22 Tactical Software Sustainment Contract
Raytheon has received a $34.36 million U.S. government order to provide engineering,…