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it will drastically change large scale UAV deployement in the navy for most navies with a LHD or a STOBAR carrier. beyond that not really, sure you could launch it from a forest clearing but you need other infrastructure apart from that to maintain, operationalize and protect it.
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Could The X-BAT Stealth Fighter Drone Change The Air Combat Game?

We talk with Armor Harris, the chief designer of X-BAT, about its GE engine, thrust-vectoring controls, Hivemind AI 'pilot' and forthcoming flight-test plans.
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Close up on x 32 with details which i did not know.

its nozzle has holes through which the compressed air flows back to engine exhaust. But had engine blades visible from front.
 
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Variants of powered JDAM:

500lb with Mk.82 warhead >350nm range
Decoy with Mk.82 shape >805nm range (presumably this will have some sort of MALD-J jamming package)

500lb Mk.82 QuickStrike . Believed to have 200nm range...
500lb Mk.82 Maritime Strike Weapon (i.e. QuickSink). Believed to have 200nm range...

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US Air Force designates new long-range cruise missile AGM-190A

The US Air Force has formally designated a new long-range strike weapon developed by Leidos as the AGM-190A, marking a significant step forward in efforts to field more affordable and adaptable precision strike systems.
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According to the company, the AGM-190A is a 200-pound-class cruise missile designed to deliver precision effects at long range while remaining significantly cheaper and more flexible than traditional cruise missile systems.

During recent flight tests conducted from a Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, the AGM-190A demonstrated a stand-off range exceeding 400 nautical miles (approximately 740 kilometres). The tests highlight the missile’s ability to be launched from aircraft that are not traditionally used as strike platforms, expanding the number of assets capable of delivering precision attacks.
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A key feature of the AGM-190A is its modular architecture, which allows the missile’s hardware and software to be adapted quickly for different mission requirements.
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B-1B's Future Armament According To Its Test Pilot

The Bone is getting set to spend the last decade of its career with a whole set of new arrows in its quiver.
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Plan To Test OA-1K Skyraider II’s Rapid Deployability Outlined By Air Force Special Ops Command​

Plan To Test OA-1K Skyraider II's Rapid Deployability Outlined By Air Force Special Ops Command
With 18 examples of the OA-1K Skyraider II delivered to the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the service is now looking forward to demonstrating the aircraft’s unique rapid-deployment capability later this year. AFSOC also says it plans to add laser-guided Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rockets to the OA-1K’s armament options and is looking at boosting standoff capability in the form of Red Wolf mini cruise missiles.
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