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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Dayton T. Brown Wins $55.8M P-8A Mobile Mission Systems Contract
Dayton T. Brown Inc. has received a $55.84 million U.S. Navy contract…
Finland deepens European F-35 cooperation with first pilot flight in Europe
Finland F-35 Pilot Flies in Europe as NATO Cooperation Expands Finland has…
Luxembourg Deploys Additional Detection Assets After Drone Sightings
Luxembourg Adds Drone Detection Assets After Airport Disruption Luxembourg has deployed additional…
China’s J-XDS Prototype May Be Testing a New Radar
New imagery of China’s Shenyang J-XDS prototype suggests the aircraft may have…
L3Harris Pushes Modular, Distributed Architecture for Electronic Warfare
The Invisible War Has a New Architecture L3Harris is moving its electronic…
Northrop Grumman to Deliver GHOST-R Prototype for U.S. Space Force
Northrop Grumman has been selected to develop a GHOST-R space domain awareness…
Airborne Early Warning Aircraft Ranked: E-7 vs E-2D vs A-50
The E-7 is based on the Boeing 737-700 and uses a Northrop…
Spanish F-18s Conduct 15 Scrambles in Romania During First Month of NATO Mission
Spanish F-18s scramble 15 times over Romania Spain's F-18M fighters have conducted…
South Korean Army Helicopter Crossed DMZ After Firefighting Mission Error
Army helicopter mistakenly enters DMZ, undetected by units A South Korean Army…
Lockheed Martin Gets $871.2M F-35 Site Support Contract Increase
Takeaways Key facts from the contract announcement 1. $871.2 Million Ceiling Increase…