Source: Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated and validated that its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) can be launched from any MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) by only modifying the software to existing shipboard equipment. During the company-funded test, LRASM and Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS), MK 41 VLS and Mk-114 booster hardware […]
Aegis Weapon System
Source: U.S. Navy The AEGIS Weapon System (AWS) is a centralized, automated, command-and-control (C2) and weapons control system that was designed as a total weapon system, from detection to kill. The heart of the system is the AN/SPY-1, an advanced, automatic detect and track, multi-function phased-array radar. This high-powered radar is able to perform search, […]
R.I.P Muhammad Ali
“Don’t count the days; make the days count.” Muhammad Ali
Russia Building 12 Monstrous Warships, Each Loaded with 200 Missiles
Source: Asia Times Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is expected to sign a contract with the Kremlin to build a massive new warship called Project 23560 Lider (or Leader in English) after the design is finalized later this year. “At present, Preliminary Design 23560 Leader is under consideration at the Ministry of Defense,” Igor Ponomarev, […]
MK 48 Heavyweight Torpedo Returns to Production With Advanced Sonar System
Source: Australian Defense Magazine Lockheed Martin will provide the US Navy’s MK48 Mod 7 CBASS torpedoes with increased bandwidth and streamlined targeting and tracking capabilities under a new $US 425 million US contract. Part of a five-year effort to increase the inventory of the MK48 Mod 7 heavyweight torpedoes for the US Navy’s submarine fleet, the […]
Congratulations to Flemming Rose
Congratulations to Flemming Rose, the winner of the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty from the Cato Institute. Here are some selected remarks from Rose’s acceptance speech as quoted by The Wall Street Journal: We easily get into trouble if our defense of free speech is premised on whether it contributes to truth-seeking or not, or […]
Mika Brzezinski Slams Clinton: “Lying Straight Out”
The liberal half of MSNBC’s Morning Joe show, Mika Brzezinski, slams Hillary Clinton for her deceptive responses to questions about her email arrangement while at the State Department.
Memorial Day Remembrance
“We do not know one promise these men made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and […]
Couric and Co. Manipulate Anti-Gun Documentary Footage
At this point it might be more surprising if Katie Couric and her team hadn’t manipulated the video of their upcoming anti-gun documentary, Under the Gun, to make gun rights enthusiasts look like dumb yokels. NPR summarizes the controversy: The documentary, Under the Gun, focuses on issues of gun violence and safety. In April 2015, Couric interviewed members […]
Russia Will Have Hypersonic Ship Killers on Its Battlecruisers by 2022
Source: Popular Mechanics The Russian Navy will start sending so-called hypersonic missiles to sea as early as 2022. Capable of flying five to six times the speed of sound, the missiles will be carried by both aging battlecruisers and brand-new submarines, giving each the ability to quickly kill enemy ships. Currently in advanced stages of […]
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