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DARPA taps Aurora Flight Sciences for CRANE X-Plane design - Breaking Defense

The goal of the CRANE program is to pioneer the use of active flow control (AFC) techniques, that allow a pilot to change the aerodynamics of the plane and thus its performance.
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Farnborough 2022: Raytheon PhantomStrike radar ready for export by 2025

Raytheon plans to have its PhantomStrike active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar ready for export by 2025.
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It utilises gallium nitride (GaN) power, digital beamforming and steering, digital receiver/exciter, a processor called Chirp, which has been developed by the Raytheon Missiles & Defense business, and an air-cooled design, he said.
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F-15EX wing pylons rated for 7,000lbs.

 
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‘Wildly Successful' Skyborg Will Become Program of Record but Won’t Stop Developing S&T | Air & Space Forces Magazine

Skyborg, the Air Force program to build an artificial intelligence system for unmanned aircraft, is helping the collaborative combat aircraft effort.
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Skyborg, Golden Horde Closing Out Vanguard Phase, Moving Into Program of Record | Air & Space Forces Magazine

Two of the Air Force’s “Vanguard” technology incubator programs—Skyborg and Golden Horde—graduate to become part a of program of record.
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USA threaten yesterday in its territory by a chinese balloon :
https://twitter.com/x/status/1621338204933869568
This balloon has the NORAD defense in a tizzy.

I wonder how high it was flying. The only indication is that it was in the stratosphere. Because NORAD may not be able to intercept such a high-altitude incursion.

They need lasers urgently. Because the threat is clear. Alaska has been flown over and Canada and Montana and I haven't heard of any defence at these altitudes.

In any case, it's a real wake-up call. The Chinese are telling the Americans that they won't be safe at home.

Are the USA ready ?
They have had missiles.
Yes, but these were demonstrators. Are they ready for use? How many in stock? Doctrine of use? Trained units?

Launching Stratospheric balloons even with a decoy charge is going to be a problem for NORAD for a while. I'm thinking in particular of all the military bases in Alaska. The US will eventually have the defense it needs I have no doubt.

For me it's going to be necessary to put identical means in the stratosphere but defensive and ohh surprise that's what we just talked about for France.

It's a game changer for the US because now they're going to feel threatened on their own territory and that's a real strategic change.
 
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USA threaten yesterday in its territory by a chinese balloon :
https://twitter.com/x/status/1621338204933869568
This balloon has the NORAD defense in a tizzy.

I wonder how high it was flying. The only indication is that it was in the stratosphere. Because NORAD may not be able to intercept such a high-altitude incursion.

They need lasers urgently. Because the threat is clear. Alaska has been flown over and Canada and Montana and I haven't heard of any defence at these altitudes.

In any case, it's a real wake-up call. The Chinese are telling the Americans that they won't be safe at home.

Are the USA ready ?
They have had missiles.
Yes, but these were demonstrators. Are they ready for use? How many in stock? Doctrine of use? Trained units?

Launching Stratospheric balloons even with a decoy charge is going to be a problem for NORAD for a while. I'm thinking in particular of all the military bases in Alaska. The US will eventually have the defense it needs I have no doubt.

For me it's going to be necessary to put identical means in the stratosphere but defensive and ohh surprise that's what we just talked about for France.

It's a game changer for the US because now they're going to feel threatened on their own territory and that's a real strategic change.
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China has been launching such balloons over LAC and Indian bases since few years. Now it's getting reported from all over the world.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621808025492242432
 
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GA-ASI's Gambit Series: The Future of Collaborative Combat Aircraft

The U.S. Air Force boasts the finest combat aircraft and pilots in the world, but even they are going to need help preserving air dominance in the coming decades.
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General Atomics' Gambit moves to flight testing under AFRL's autonomous drone project - Breaking Defense

AFRL is "projecting first flight in first half of FY24 [fiscal 2024]," Trenton White, OBSS program manager, told Breaking Defense.
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US shoots down unknown 'high-altitude object' over Alaska, White House says

Recovery operations continued Saturday to retrieve a "high-altitude object" shot down over the waters off Alaska. U.S. Northern Command said in a statement that arctic weather conditions, including wind chill and limited daylight, were a factor in the search occurring on sea ice and that...
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Fighter aircraft shoot down car-sized ‘object’ flying near Alaska

Officials have not been able to identify what the object is or to whom it belongs.
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