Source: Bell Helicopter The Bell V-280 Valor provides warfighters strategic options, operational reach, tactical agility and overmatch at the point of decision. The Bell V-280 Valor design supports ground maneuver and is purpose built for the squad plus enablers. Safe and survivable, the design features integrated cabin armor, fly-by-wire component redundancy, state of the art […]
Meet Battelle’s Drone Defender
Source: Battelle While once owned solely by the military, small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, are now widely available. With increased availability comes increased risk, especially to government personnel and assets. Yet, traditional defense mechanisms against UAS, such as shooting them down, are not tenable under current regulations and other potential solutions pose safety […]
U.S. Military Seeking New Lightweight Futuristic Armored Vehicles
Eight organizations get the greenlight to develop potentially groundbreaking technologies that would make future fighting vehicles more mobile, effective, safe and affordable. Today’s ground-based armored fighting vehicles are better protected than ever, but face a constantly evolving threat: weapons increasingly effective at piercing armor. While adding more armor has provided incremental increases in protection, it […]
Blitzer Railgun Demonstrates Mobility: Could Lead Way to Truck Mounted Railgun
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that its Blitzer® electromagnetic railgun system was demonstrated at the U.S. Army’s Fires Center of Excellence annual Maneuver and Fires Integration Experiment (MFIX), April 4-21 at Ft. Sill in Lawton, OK. “This event marks another milestone for our railgun team,” stated Nick Bucci, vice president, Missile Defense and Space […]
U.S. Navy’s New Drone Ship Begins Tests at Sea
Source: DARPA DARPA today is holding a christening ceremony for the technology demonstration vessel it has developed and built through the Agency’s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program. Taking place in Portland, Oregon, the event marks the vessel’s formal transition from a DARPA-led design and construction project to a new stage of […]
Did China’s Hypersonic Missile Test Just Render US Missile Defense Useless?
Source: The Washington Free Beacon China successfully flight tested its new high-speed maneuvering warhead last week, days after Russia carried out its own hypersonic glider test, according to Pentagon officials. The test of the developmental DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle was monitored after launch Friday atop a ballistic missile fired from the Wuzhai missile launch center […]
Stunning Video of Russia’s Iskander-M Missile Launch
Source: Pravda.ru The Russian Defense Ministry has uploaded the video of a training launch of a cruise missile from tactical missile complex Iskander-M. The video appeared on the official website of the department on April 15. “The missile, made with the use of the radar signature reduction technology, was not detected by means of electronic […]
Airforce Wants AC-130 Gunships Armed With Air-Launched UAVS and Lasers
Source: AirForceTimes Air Force Special Operations Command is working to make its ultimate gunship a high-tech flying machine armed with lasers and microwave weapons and equipped with small drones. The technology is almost ready to be outfitted in the service’s special operations fleet. Later, upgraded versions of the new AC-130J Ghostrider could be outfitted with […]
China Tests New DF-41: A Powerful Multi Warhead Nuclear Missile
Source: South China Morning Post The military has again tested its newest long-range missile in what could mark a big step forward in the PLA’s nuclear capabilities. The People’s Liberation Army tested the Dongfeng-41 (DF-41) intercontinental ballistic missile, which can carry multiple warheads, on August 6, US website The Washington Free Beacon reported on Tuesday, […]
XS-1 Program Enters Phase 2 Could Fly in 2019
Source: DARPA In an era of declining budgets and adversaries’ evolving capabilities, quick, affordable and routine access to space is increasingly critical for both national and economic security. Current satellite launch systems, however, require scheduling years in advance for an extremely limited inventory of available slots. Moreover, launches often cost hundreds of millions of dollars […]
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