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New Technology Will Make the Tomahawk Cruise Missile Even Deadlier

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Raytheon has said it is working on new technology that will allow ship commanders to revise the Tomahawk cruise missile’s flight path even after it has been launched. This new technology will allow the Navy to hit moving targets, which is a first for the Tomahawk missile. The Tomahawk cruise missile is already in flight […]

US Military Could Soon Fire 155 MM Electromagnetic Pulse Rounds

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A new report from SBIR on Munition-Delivered Non-Kinetic Effects explains that the Department of Defense wants to “develop and demonstrate an innovative, cost-effective, munitions-based electronics systems that can deliver non-destructive, non-kinetic RF effects against a wide range of electronics, critical infrastructure, and computer-based systems”. The initial design will fit in a 155mm projectile which means […]

DARPA’s Networks of the Sea Enter Next Stage

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DARPA has successfully completed phase 1 of its Tactical Undersea Network Architecture (TUNA) program, a system of temporary sea buoys that will serve as a backup for military communications at sea. DARPA hopes to prove in the final phase that the TUNA Program is capable of maintaining the vital flow of data in the event […]

Can this Anti-Ship Missile’s Awesome Capabilities Be Beaten?

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Kongsberg Defence Systems is reporting its Joint Strike Missile (JSM), a long-distance anti-ship missile designed to take on heavily defended, high value targets has successfully completed a long-range flight test aboard an F-16. Kongsberg says the missile has “unique capabilities for [its] class.” The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) has successfully completed a flight test in […]

India, Russia Looking to Double the Range of its Carrier Killing Missile

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In an article published by Jane’s Defense, Rahul Bedi and Neil Gibson point out an agreement between India and Russia to double the range of their jointly developed BrahMos ship-killing missile. India and Russia have agreed to extend the range of their jointly developed BrahMos PJ-10 supersonic cruise missile beyond 292 km, Minister of State for […]

Zumwalt Set to Replace LRLAP With Raytheon’s Excalibur Round

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USNI News is reporting that the U.S. Navy is looking to replace the Zumwalt’s overpriced $1 million dollar LRLAP with Raytheon’s Excalibur, which costs roughly $68,000 a round and has half the range of the 60 mile LRLAP. THE PENTAGON — The Navy is looking to Raytheon’s Excalibur guided artillery round to replace the effective […]

Naval Superpowers Increasing Patrols on 3 Major Choke Points

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IHS Markit lays out the re-emerging significance of the Indian Ocean for major naval superpowers. As the strategic significance of the Indian Ocean increases, major countries are expanding their military presence at sea in the region. According to IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, the number of naval […]