Boeing Touts MQ-28 Maturity As CCA Market Develops | Aviation Week Network
Boeing Australia expects to have the operational version of its MQ-28 Ghost Bat flying for that nation’s air force by 2028 as it uses momentum there to garner international interest for a later block of the collaborative combat aircraft.
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2033? lmao even russia produces more SAMs than the US at this point.
i mean its almost certain they produce more ballistics than the US with how theyve been spamming the iskander M and khinzals but outproducing the worlds largest exporter of sams is just a sad state of affairs for the US
Russia has converted itself into a semi-war economy, US has not.
Conservative Estimates suggesting 25-30%+( some even suggesting close to 40%) of russian gov. Budget being diverted for defense/Military and its war industries fully active.
By comparison US spends 13-15% of its federal budget on defense, and large part does not goes into increasing sustained production of ammo but instead to pay for big ticket items and maintenence.
Raytheon to Radically Boost Production of Air Force’s Main Dogfighting Missile
Raytheon to Boost Production of Air Force Dogfighting Missile
Raytheon announced a deal to increase production of the Air Force’s primary dogfighting missile, the AMRAAM, by more than 50 percent.
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Nominal* gdp.
You have a very shallow and as a consequence very wrong understanding of economy & industry, especially for economies like that of russia.
If you are trying to understand why a country with a "small" nominal GDP can sustain a massive war or build huge infrastructure, Russia’s PPP is arguably a more "honest" reflection of its industrial and military weight.
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russia produces all its SAMS and missiles in house, nominal GDP doesnt reflect the full picture. They are the 4th largest GDP on the planet in PPP terms .
Nominal is still important because russia still imports sensors and a few other things but since like 95%+ of their missile is in house( the other 5% is probably stuff that isnt hard to import or it would have been sanctioned alr) PPP musr be taken into account.
Nominal is still important because russia still imports sensors and a few other things but since like 95%+ of their missile is in house( the other 5% is probably stuff that isnt hard to import or it would have been sanctioned alr) PPP musr be taken into account.
yes but ofc there are still very big limitations but since russia has a very experienced complete military industry complex in the background PPP becomes significantly more important unlike for example india which has a higher GDP PPP but does not have the same level of MIC.
YFQ-42 Fighter Drone To Test USMC’s Autonomy ‘Brain’ Alongside Crewed Jets
YFQ-42 Fighter Drone To Test USMC's Autonomy 'Brain' Alongside Crewed Jets
General Atomics' YFQ-42 has been selected the Marines to test how CCAs will think and fight with the MAGTF.
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GA-ASI Achieves New Milestone With Semi-Autonomous CCA Flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) passed a new milestone this month, successfully integrating 3rd-party mission autonomy into the YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft to conduct its first semi-autonomous airborne mission.
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Mini Missiles Used To Shoot Down Incoming Missiles Eyed For USAF Tanker Fleet
Mini Missiles Used To Shoot Down Incoming Missiles Eyed For USAF Tanker Fleet
Tankers are increasingly vulnerable as enemy long-range missiles evolve, leading the USAF to explore 'hard kill' solutions.
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C-17 Airlifts A Micro Nuclear Reactor For The First Time
C-17 Airlifts A Micro Nuclear Reactor For The First Time
Micro nuclear reactors are being seen as a way to get critical bases off the grid, but they could also have a major impact on civilian energy production.
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AH-64 Apache Is Getting Proximity Fuzed 30mm Cannon Ammo For Swatting Down Drones
The XM1225 APEX ammo will offer another arrow in the Apache's growing anti-drone quiver.
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