The price tag of the world’s most expensive weapons program is about to increase even more with the role out of Block IV modernization. The F-35 Block IV upgrade would be carried out in four increments. Increments 4.1 and 4.3 will be mostly software related, and 4.2 and 4.4 would be hardware. The upgrades are […]
Can America’s F-35 beat Russia’s Su-57 Without Firing a Shot?
The debate of which fifth generation fighter jet would win in a head to head battle, the F-35 or the Su-57, could be decided without a single shot fired. Business Insider is reporting that there are multiple experts stating that Russia’s fifth generation fighter jet program is in desperate need of funding. The Trump administration’s […]
China Adding Artificial Intelligence to Submarines
A senior scientist involved with the program told the South China Morning Post that China is working on updating old computer systems on nuclear submarines with an AI decision support system. The new system will relieve some of the load and mental burden from commanding officers. China believes its AI assistant could help commanders by […]
Russia and China Working on Anti-Satellite Weapons
A report has found both Russia and China are racing to develop technology capable of jamming or destroying U.S. military and commercial satellites. The report, “The Worldwide Threat Assessment” by Daniel Coats, Director of National Intelligence, goes on to say that the “Russian and Chinese destructive anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons probably will reach initial operational capability […]
A New Weapon Was Just Added to F-15E Strike Eagle’s Arsenal
Lockheed Martin has just declared the extended range Joint Air-to-air Standoff Missile (JASSM-ER) operational on the F-15E Strike Eagle. The JASSM-ER’s range of greater than 500 nautical miles is three times further than the standoff distance of the original JASSM. Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) – Extended Range (ER) achieved full operational capability […]
DARPA Hands USN Unmanned Sea Hunter for Further Development
DARPA has successfully completed its unmanned, anti-submarine warfare program and has officially handed the Sea Hunter vessel over to the U.S. Navy for further development. The U.S. Navy envisions a new class of unmanned, ocean-going vessels able to monitor thousands of square kilometers of ocean for months at a time. The Sea Hunter would track […]
U.S. Navy Posts Additional Footage of Russian Intercept
The U.S. Military has released video of a Russian Su-27 flying within feet of its EP-3 Aries aircraft over the Black Sea. The intercept took place on Monday in international airspace and lasted about 2 ½ hours. The Navy released additional video footage of a fully armed Russian Su-27 fighter intercepting a U.S. Navy EP-3E […]
The U.S. Navy Desperately Needs Icebreakers
In May of 2017, Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard warned of a potential Russian checkmate in the artic, a region that holds an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil and about 30% of the world’s undiscovered natural gas. Russia, on top of building military bases, is also building massive nuclear […]
Don’t Put Stinger Missiles in Terrorist Hands
I saw this article by Jason Ditz, writing at The American Conservative and quickly figured I would be pro-Stinger, but no way. Remember in Charlie Wilson’s War when the Afghan mujaheddin got these from the U.S. and whupped up on the Russians? Basically great tech for lame folk. But it turns out America doesn’t use […]
The U.S. Navy Wants to Hire General Atomics to Fly its Reapers
The U.S. military is looking to fill its unmanned aircraft personnel shortage. On Jan 9th, 2018 the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), announced a proposed deal with drone maker General Atomics to fly its MQ-9 Reapers in Afghanistan. The contractor operated drones would add a surge of persistent surveillance for Task Force Southwest operating in […]
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