Source: Lockheed Martin httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3ZIGULlP7Q&feature=related The Lockheed Martin High Altitude Airship (HAA™) – and its sub-scale demonstrator, the High Altitude Long Endurance-Demonstrator (HALE-D) – is an un-tethered, unmanned lighter-than-air vehicle that will operate above the jet stream in a geostationary position to deliver persistent station keeping as a surveillance platform, telecommunications relay, or a weather observer. […]
MK-38 Chaingun meets Lasor Cannon
Source Boeing ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 25, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Directed Energy Systems (DES) division has signed a teaming agreement with BAE Systems to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System for defense of U.S. Navy ships.
The 10 Most Popular Weapons
On Richardcyoung.com we have been posting profiles of weapons systems for years. Judging by our statistics, readers thoroughly enjoy the profiles of the most advanced weapons systems in the U.S. arsenal, and the traditional firearms classics. Below is a rundown of the weapons that have received the most attention on Richardcyoung.com and links to their […]
Trophy: Active Protection System (APS)
Source: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Ltd. The ASPRO-A (Trophy) active protection system rapidly detects and tracks any anti-tank threat, classifies it, estimates the optimal intercept point in space and finally neutralizes it away from the platform using a countermeasure.
Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) Program: The Nano Hummingbird
Source: DARPA httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8ZbtZqH6Io The Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) program is developing an extremely small, ultra lightweight air vehicle system (less than 15 centimeters and less than 20 grams) with the potential to perform indoor and outdoor military missions. NAV is exploring novel, flapping wing and other configurations to provide warfighters with unprecedented capability during urban […]
Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)
Textron Marine & Land’s Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) is the cornerstone of the U.S. amphibious modernization program and a revolutionary means for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to land at more than 80 percent of the world’s shorelines.
Empire Challenge 2011
Source: American Forces Press Service, By Donna Miles WASHINGTON, May 27, 2011 – A handheld device that would give new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to warfighters and an airframe equipped with “plug and play” sensors are among new technologies being tested during U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Empire Challenge 2011 demonstration. The demonstration kicked off […]
MQ-8B Fire Scout
Northrop Grumman’s Transformational Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Source: Northrup Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Fire Scout vertical unmanned aircraft system (VUAS) will provide unprecedented situational awareness and precision targeting support for the Services of the future. The Fire Scout VUAS, based on the Schweizer Model 333 manned helicopter, can autonomously […]
M-32 Multi-Shot Grenade Launcher (6-Pack Attack)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX-99a1JCc4 Source: MILKOR USA INC. The M32, MGL-140 and MGL-105, fire all DODTI and NATO Standard 40x46mm (low velocity) grenades. With a M32, MGL-140 and MGL-105 an operator can effectively cover a minimum area of 20 x 60 meters with out reloading the weapon; it is deadly for pin-point targets at up to 150 meters with a […]
Operation Neptune Spear: Bin Laden’s Demise
As you have surely heard, Osama bin Laden was terminated on May 1st. The operation that killed him was known as Operation Neptune Spear, and the elite Navy SEAL team responsible for this absolute success was the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DevGru, a.k.a. SEAL Team Six). DevGru was ferried into Pakistan by the U.S. […]
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