Originally posted February 28, 2023. This year when the Department of Defense submitted its annual budget request to Congress, unlike any year before, it supplied three alternative plans. All of the plans seek to expand the number of ships in active duty in an effort to keep up with China’s rapid naval expansion. The CBO […]
Hypersonic Scramjet Powered Cruise Missile Aces Its Final Test
DARPA’s hypersonic cruise missile aced its final test in Palmdale, CA on January 30th, 2023. The system preformed as predicted and traveled more than 300 nautical miles reaching heights above 60,000 feet. Read Lockheed’s full press release below: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and […]
New Mission for the A-10 Warthog
The U.S. Airforce is dusting off it’s 50-year-old A-10 Warthog for another mission. In a November exercise in the Pacific, A-10’s were loaded up with ADM-160 Miniature Air Launched Decoy’s (MALD). The MALD has a range of 500 miles and weighs less than 300 pounds. Michael Peck of the Business Insider writes (abridged): The A-10 […]
A Stealth Jet Like No Other – Upgrades to F-22 Raptor Give it a Deadly Advantage
The Air-Force is going all out in upgrading the F-22 Raptor. These Upgrades will give adversaries nightmares. Alex Hollings of Sandboxx News fills us in on some of these upgrades. He writes (abridged): Despite the Air Force’s intention to retire the Raptor within the coming decade, the aircraft is expected to remain in service until […]
Russia and China Flexing their Muscles in Alaska and Japan’s Izu Islands
A day after Russian and Chinese warships were spotted off the coast of Alaska, the Japanese Navy was put on alert on September 27th as 7 Russian and Chinese warships sailed between the Izu Islands. It was the day after the USS Zumwalt pulled into the port of Yokosuka, Japan, which is just north of […]
U.S. Air Force Wants Cruise Missile Swarms
Cruise Missile Swarms could be part of Skunk Works vision for future manned-unmanned air combat. Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway of The WarZone writes (abridged): Lockheed Martin has laid out its vision for the future of tactical air combat. The head of the company’s legendary Skunk Works advanced project division says its plan, which is centered […]
U.S. Sending F-22 Raptors to Poland
The U.S. is sending F-22 Raptors to Poland as part of NATO’s “air shielding” mission. Earlier this month, Air Force F-35’s were deployed to Estonia. NATO’s air shielding mission is to deter and shield from any possible Russian aggression. Abbie Shull from Business Insider writes (abridged): The US Air Force is sending F-22 Raptor fighter […]
German Manufacturer Developing New Firepower to Counter Russian Tanks
German manufacturer, Rheinmetall Defence, has unveiled a model of a gun developed especially to engage in combat with Russia’s new T-14 Armata and T-90 tanks. Originally posted June 21st, 2016. Source: Rheinmetall Defence Faced with a rapidly evolving geopolitical situation, more and more European countries have been rethinking the role of mechanized armoured forces. The scenarios involving […]
Should You Fear the New Russian Tank?
UPDATE 4.22.22: The addition of UAVs (Bayraktar TB2) and loitering munitions, a.k.a “kamikaze drones” like the Switchblade, have made life tough for Russia’s armored columns. Increasing autonomy in weapons systems and technological developments in recent years have led to an increase in their duration of operations and range. Has the limited infrastructure needed to move […]
Ukraine a Graveyard of Russian Armored Vehicles
The tank, once the centerpiece of every “real” army, has lost its dominance on the modern battlefield thanks to Turkish drones, the Javelin, and Switchblade kamikaze drones. David Johnson of War on the Rocks, writes (abridged): Is the value of the tank in modern warfare zilch? That’s the lesson many observers are taking from a […]
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