Defiant X a revolutionary assault helicopter was designed for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition. New details are emerging about DEFIANT X and its unmatched range and survivability. The helicopter’s range and speed are double that of the Army’s current workhorse, the Black Hawk. That level of improvement will revolutionize the Army’s air assault capabilities. Read more from Lockheed’s press release below. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT), and Boeing (NYSE: BA) today released details of its advanced helicopter for the U.S. Army's Future … [Read more...]
Longshot: Closing the Air-to-Air Missile Gap
DARPA has selected General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman to begin the design phase of the Longshot unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The Longshot UAV would be launched from a larger manned aircraft, such as a bomber, and would fly to a predefined location to engage hostile aircraft or air defenses. Longshot would allow current 5th generation fighter jets, who are grossly outmatched by Russian and Chinese air-to-air missiles, to be able stay outside the counterattack range. It would also help extend the reach of vulnerable, non-stealth, 4th generation fighter jets. DARPA … [Read more...]
Key Figures in U.S. Airstrike that Killed Soleimani
UPDATE: Reports are surfacing that the Hellfire’s big brother, the JAGM was used in the Soleimani strike. - Steve Schneider The key figures in the January 3 U.S. airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani have been identified, most notably Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and commander of Kataeb Hezbollah. Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis was listed as a terrorist in the United Arab Emirates and the United States. Some security experts are divided on whether Muhandis was specifically targeted or if he was a bonus kill. Iranian and Iraqi officials have … [Read more...]
Terrorists, Meet Hellfire’s Big Brother
UPDATE: Missile fragments from scene of the Qasem Soleimani strike suggests he was killed by the U.S.’s new Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) 2020 Annual Report states that the JAGM has “successfully completed 87 test shots, which included safety of flight, developmental, integration, and operational testing against a variety of targets. JAGM has successfully engaged and disabled heavy and light armor, structures, personnel in the open, maritime targets, and classified counterinsurgency targets such as truck and motorcycles.” The JAGM … [Read more...]
World’s First Satellite Launching Drone Unveiled
Meet the world’s first satellite launching drone. Ravn X was developed by Aevum, a U.S. based startup, and will be able to carry new payloads into orbit every 180 minutes. Ryan Morrison from DailyMail.com writes (abridged): Aevum says the massive 80ft long drone, named the Ravn X, is fully autonomous, 70 per cent reusable, and can take off and land on runways as short as a mile long. Come join our team in Jacksonville, FL and help us launch autonomous UAVs and orbital rockets! Tell us about you by sending your resume/CV to careers@aevum.us with a professional statement and what it means to … [Read more...]
Meet Russia’s Terrifying BMPT-72 “Terminator”
Russia is repurposing the chassis of T-72 battle tanks with a-whole-lotta firepower. The new BMPT “Terminator” is designed to support tanks and infantry in an urban combat environment, and it is classified as an armored fighting vehicle (AFV). The Terminator carries Ataka-T Guided Weapons Systems, armed with four 9M120 Ataka missile launchers, two 30mm 2A42 autocannons, two AG-17D grenade launchers, and one coaxial 7.62mm PKTM machine gun. The Terminator can engage targets in the air and on the ground, as well as enemy troops. Alexander Bratersky of Defense News writes (abridged): The Russian … [Read more...]
China Conducts Coordinated Mutli-Layered Suicide Drone Test
China’s Academy of Electronics & Information Technology (CAEIT) carried out the test in September 2020. The test involved a swarm of suicide drones also known as loitering munitions. China plans to overwelm its adversaries with operational drone capabilities deployed from multiple platforms. Joseph Trevithick of The Drive writes (abridged): The China Academy of Electronics and Information Technology (CAEIT) reportedly carried out the test in September. CAEIT is a subsidiary of the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), which carried out a record-breaking drone … [Read more...]
News of Secret 6th- Generation Fighter Jet Takes Flight
News that the United States Air Force (USAF) is test flying a Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter has recently surfaced. The NGAD prototype, a 6th- generation fighter, would be a follow-on to Lockheed Martin’s F-22 stealth fighter jet. "The NGAD has come so far that the full-scale flight demonstrator has already flown in the physical world. It's broken a lot of records," Air Force acquisition chief William Roper said during the Air Force Association's annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference. "A lot of the mission systems that we require for next-generation air dominance have been … [Read more...]
AI Beats Human in F-16 Dogfight
Heron Systems was selected as one of eight companies/universities to participate in DARPA’s AlphaDogfight Trials. Each team went head-to-head in a round-robin tournament; the top four teams then moved on to the next round. Those four teams--Lockheed Martin, Physics AI, Aurora Flight Sciences, and Heron Systems--then competed in a single-elimination tournament. In the end, it was Lockheed Martin vs Heron Systems to see who would move onto the finals. Heron Systems defeated Lockheed 16-4 to advance to the championship round, where they took on “Banger” (call sign), a USAF weapons … [Read more...]
Turkey’s Drones: A Game Changer
Libya’s air space is filled with Chinese and Turkish drones, Russian MiGs and Sukhoi 24s, and Emirati Mirage 2000s, and soon to join the fight are Turkish F-16s and Egyptian Rafaels, writes Tom Kingston of DefenseNews. In short, Libya has been transformed into what seems like an air warfare laboratory and there are lessons to be learned here. Since May 2019 Turkey has used Libyan air space to fly its TB2 drone, and it’s been a game changer, pushing back Haftar’s forces and knocking out Russian air defenses. Turkey has boosted its TB2’s effectiveness and capabilities with new software and … [Read more...]
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