The U.S. Marine Corps is replacing its fleet of aging AH-1 Super Cobras with the faster more maneuverable AH-1Z Viper. In an article written on Stars and Stripes Matthew Burke lays out the advantages of the next generation attack helicopter. The next time Marines hit a Pacific beach, they will have the most advanced attack helicopter in […]
New Technology Making the Apache Helicopter Deadlier Than Ever
The U.S. Army is quickly expanding and accelerating the Manned-Unmanned Teaming operations, or MUM-T, which combines the strength of manned and unmanned platforms to increase situational awareness. The MUM-T enables beaming real-time drone video into the cockpits of the Apache Helicopter. Kris Osborn from Scout Warrior writes about the deadly combination of the Apache’s lethal weapons […]
Could the Machete Aircraft be the A-10’s Successor?
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, commonly referred to as the Warthog, has been the U.S. Airforce’s most reliable and effective close air support aircraft. The Warthog which first took flight in 1972 is known for its durability and toughness, able to survive direct hits from armor piercing and highly-explosive projectiles up to 23mm. The […]
U.S. Army Working on Technology to Fly Blind
In an article published at C4ISRNET, Adam Stone talks about how the U.S. Army is combining sophisticated sensors in an attempt to fly blind. For the last decade or so the Army has been working on conquering “brownouts”, also known as Degraded Visual Environment, or DVE. From 2002 to 2015, brownouts and other forms of […]
The Worlds First Ever Autonomous Hybrid Flying Submarine Drone
InnoCorp, LLC introduces its new flying submarine called the SubMurres. The SubMurres is diesel/battery powered and surfaces to run its diesel engine which charges its onboard batteries. SubMurres could have game changing implications for future military operations. InnoCorp, LLC announces SubMurres–its revolutionary, unrivaled unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drone—transitioning from water to […]
Raytheon Tests Next-Gen Ballistic Missile Killer
Raytheon reported that the US Navy and Missile Defense Agency have successfully tested the newest ballistic missile killer, the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor. The SM-3 IIA will protect larger regions from short to intermediate range ballistic missiles threats. It features larger rocket motors and a more capable kinetic warhead for greater operational flexibility. Enter the Standard Missile-3 interceptor, […]
No Flying Under this Radar – Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar (ROTHR)
The U.S. military’s early warning radar, the Relocatable Over-The-Horizon- Radar (ROTHR) has a new role in the 21st Century. The system, refitted with the latest technology, is not searching for Soviet bombers as Raytheon explains here. One of the biggest changes in early detection radar is what it detects. When Raytheon first developed an early warning […]
Air Force Chief Scientist Confirms F-35 Will Include Artificial Intelligence
Fighter jets can only carry a limited amount of firepower into battle. In an article published by Defense Systems, Kris Osborne explains that the Air Force envisions drones as essential weapon mules. These mules will work side by side with the F-35 and F-22, and allow the fighters more flexibility and effectiveness by enabling the […]
Are American ICBMs Really Still on a 2-Minute Alert?
The American Conservative publisher and my Cato Institute-associated friend John Basil Utley looks at the prospects for avoiding accidental nuclear war. Our wasteful military budget is overloaded with incredibly expensive aircraft carriers, F-35 fighters, and now another bomber. Surprisingly, U.S. ICBMs, the Minuteman III, are still kept on two-minute hair-trigger alert still seemingly run by […]
Can this Anti-Ship Missile’s Awesome Capabilities Be Beaten?
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 […]
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