The U.S. Airforce will unveil its B-21 Raider and end the secrecy that surrounds one of the most advanced aircraft ever built. The historic event will take place the first week of December at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale site. Attendance will be by invitation only. Read Northrop Grumman’s full press release on the event below: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, will unveil the B-21 Raider during the first week of December at the company’s Palmdale, California facility. The B-21 Raider unveiling will be a historic moment, providing an exclusive … [Read more...]
Military Helicopter of the Future – S-97 Raider
Experience a full flight demonstration of the S-97 Raider at Sikorsky's Flight Test Facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. … [Read more...]
Unraveling Russia’s Secrets One Weapon at a Time
Conflict Armament Research (CAR) investigators continue to dissect advanced weapon systems and communications equipment that Russia is using in Ukraine. One interesting find was that Russia reuses the same electronics (made by Western countries) across multiple weapon systems pointing to a possible bottleneck in its supply chain, reports John Ismay of The New York Times. He writes (abridged): As Russian forces fire precision-guided weapons at military and civilian targets in Ukraine, officers in Ukraine’s security service working with private analysts have collected parts of the crashed … [Read more...]
America’s Most Accurate Artillery Round Now in Ukraine’s Arsenal
The U.S. has sent its most accurate GPS-Guided artillery shell with sniper like capabilities to Ukraine. The Excalibur projectile, co-developed by Raytheon Missiles & Defense and BAE Systems Bofor, can be fired in all-weather and has a pinpoint accuracy of less than seven feet. The Excalibur can hit targets up to 25 miles away. Anthony Capaccio and Roxana Tiron of Bloomberg write (abridged): The Pentagon has sent Ukraine its most accurate artillery shell, the GPS-guided Excalibur, according to budget documents that confirm the previously unannounced addition to the arsenal assembled to … [Read more...]
VAMPIRE: Giving Ordinary Ukrainian Pickup Trucks Fangs
The U.S. is sending an L3Harris made weapon called the “Vampire" to Ukraine. L3Harris’ Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE) is a modular system providing precision strike capability with ground to ground, or ground to air laser-guided munitions. The unit can be installed in two hours with basic tools. Catherine Buchaniec and Joe Gould of DefenseNews write (abridged): The U.S. is sending Ukraine “Vampire” kits that transform pickup trucks and other non-tactical vehicles into highly portable missile launchers. As part of a $3 billion package for Ukraine that the … [Read more...]
HELIOS: First Look at the Navy’s New Laser-Armed Destroyer
In an August 18th press release, Lockheed Martin announced it had delivered and installed the first High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance system (HELIOS) on the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke class destroyer, the USS Preble. The Preble is the first of the service's ships to be equipped with the 60-kW high energy laser weapon and have it integrated with the Aegis combat system. Joseph Trevithick of The Warzone writes (abridged): The U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Preble is now armed with a High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance … [Read more...]
ARTILLERY WAR: Advanced Ramjet Ammo on the Horizon for U.S. Army
The findings of a report completed in 2019, by think tank RAND Corporation, examining the U.S. field artillery branch showed that during decades of focus on counterinsurgency operations in the Middle East, the U.S. Army’s ground fire capabilities were neglected. So much so that the U.S. Army, now greatly outgunned by its adversaries, is trying to play catch up in long range precision fires capabilities. Michael Peck of the National Interest digs into the U.S. Army’s big gun problems. He writes (abridged): The problem is what American artillery has atrophied, Russia’s has not. “During the long … [Read more...]
China Has Developed an Anti-Stealth Radar the Size of a ‘Clothes Hanger’
Chinese scientists have purportedly created a new metric wave radar array the size of a "clothes hanger," and it can be mounted just about anywhere. They can detect and track America's most advanced and potent stealth fighters like the F-22. Christopher McFadden of Interesting Engineering writes (abridged): Chinese scientists have allegedly developed an anti-stealth radar that could be quietly and easily set up almost anywhere, including a rooftop, reported South China Morning Post. Anti-stealth radar systems often need a big antenna to pick up the weak signature of stealth planes that use … [Read more...]
Russian Rocket Engines being Replaced with American Made
The Northrop Grumman Antares rockets used to fly NASA cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) have been using Russian RD-181 engines. Now, those engines are being replaced with American-made Firefly Aerospace engines. The decision to switch engine manufacturers came when Russian officials halted exports of rocket engines to the U.S. in March in response to U.S. sanctions. Micah Maidenberg of The Wall Street Journal reports (abridged): A new version of a Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC -1.58%▼ rocket that flies NASA cargo to the International Space Station is expected to use U.S.-made … [Read more...]
GHOST SHIPS: Unmanned Vessels Appear at RIMPAC
A total of four unmanned surface vessels sailed alongside crewed ships at RIMPAC 2022. The exercise took place on June 22, and allowed the U.S. Navy to share data and test out the AI capabilities of the unmanned ships to see how they would operate in larger fleets. Two of the unmanned ships that appeared were the USV Ranger and USV Nomad which form a portion of the Navy’s “Ghost Fleet.” Both ships are essentially unmanned seagoing flatbed trucks. Ranger and Nomad can carry active sensors like radars, and even weapons. Back in September, Ranger showcased its ability to launch SM-6 Missiles from … [Read more...]
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