Secretive X-37B Space Plane Disappears
US military’s top secret X-37B shuttle ‘disappears’ for two weeks, changes orbit. By Peter Farquhar, Technology Editor | August 25, 2010 AMATEUR astronomers are enjoying a cat-and-mouse game with the US military in keeping track of its secret space plane, the X-37B. The X-37B was launched... Read the full story
New Raytheon Laser Weapon System Knocks Drone Out of the Sky
At the Farnborough air show a new laser weapons system was announced that can knock drones out of the sky. The Raytheon Laser Weapons System easily dispatched four drones in tests off the coast of California. The implications are enormous, as drones are an ever increasing part of world militaries. It... Read the full story
FIM-92 Stinger low-altitude surface-to-air missile system
The Stinger missile, a full-dimensional protection weapon, is the Army’s system for short-range air defense that provides the ground maneuver commander force protection against low-altitude airborne targets such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise missiles.... Read the full story
AC-130U Gunship
Under a contract awarded in 1987, Boeing manufactures and supports the AC-130U Gunship aircraft for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. The AC-130U represents a major advancement over previous generation gunships. Existing C-130 airframes receive the latest sensor technologies and fire control... Read the full story
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis BMD)
While AEGIS was originally optimized for blue water operations against Soviet bomber raids, this system brings unprecedented capabilities to the fight to new wars and new enemies. In today’s fight, AEGIS is a sword and shield that enables America to command the sea, control the littoral, project power... Read the full story
BLU-82 Commando Vault “Daisy Cutter”
The BLU-82B/C-130 weapon system, nicknamed Commando Vault, is the high altitude delivery of a 15,000 pound bomb from a C-130. This system depends upon the accurate positioning of the aircraft by either a fixed ground radar or onboard navigation equipment. The ground radar controller or aircrew navigator... Read the full story
Predator C Avenger
Jet Powered, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) From Aviation Week A new, reduced-signature, unmanned aircraft-the long-rumored, 20-hr.-endurance, pure-jet Predator C Avenger-has emerged from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ workshops after a 3½-year gestation period paced by massive growth in UAV... Read the full story
F-35 Lightning II
No fighter in the history of military aviation comes close to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter -- a truly transformational weapon system that provides quantum leaps in survivability and lethality. · Provides the United States and allied governments with an affordable, stealthy... Read the full story
Blitzer™ Electromagnetic Railgun
General Atomics (GA) is actively working to bring Advanced Electromagnetic Launch Technology to the US Department of Defense in several important areas. GA is currently supporting the development of advanced pulsed power, launcher, and projectile technology as part of the Office of Naval Research’s... Read the full story
F-22 Raptor
The F-22 is the only fighter capable of simultaneously conducting air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions with near impunity. This is accomplished with a never-before-seen standard of survivability even while facing large numbers of sophisticated airborne and ground-based threats. In addition to... Read the full story
