US Military Technology

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Air Force Chief, future top U.S. general, says Sentinel missile on track for 2023 first flight - ExchangeMonitor

Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, currently the chief of staff of the Air Force, said the U.S. military’s new nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile

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Budget Docs Show Pentagon Aims To Loft Particle Beam Anti-Missile Weapon Into Space In Four Years

After three decades, the Pentagon is betting big on their belief that a dream of the Star Wars initiative may now be closer to a practical concept.

www.thedrive.com

 

[BMD]

Space Force releases NSSL phase three second draft - NASASpaceFlight.com

The United States Space Force (USSF) recently released a second draft of a request for…

www.nasaspaceflight.com

 

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Don't know where else to post this. Top 100 defence companies in 2022.

Top 100 | Defense News, News about defense programs, business, and technology

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[BMD]

How long before missiles are useless?

Lockheed Martin's laser power reaches new heights: Introduces 500 kW-class System

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2023 - Lockheed Martin, the American aerospace titan, is breaking its power records in laser technology by escalating to a groundbreaking 500-kilowatt (kW) class laser. This development outstrips its previ

www.spacewar.com

 

[BMD]

Quantum Sensors Have Potential to Replace GPS

Quantum Sensors Have Potential to Replace GPS

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[BMD]

What do you do with a shrunken laser?

The laser is so small you need a microscope to see it properly. But it's not just the size that scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are excited about.

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Researchers show how to increase X-ray laser brightness and power using a crystal cavity and diamond mirrors

At particle accelerator facilities around the world, scientists rely on powerful X-rays to reveal the structure and behavior of atoms and molecules. Now, researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have calculated how to make X-ray pulses at X-ray...

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[BMD]

Lockheed, Northrop say they're on 'accelerated' schedules in race for Next-Gen Interceptor - Breaking Defense

MDA's goal is to field the Next-Generation Interceptor to replace its current Ground-Based Interceptors by 2028.

breakingdefense.com

NGI is one of MDA’s biggest planned investments in fiscal 2024, slating $2.1 billion for its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program, which the agency’s budget overview says “features a multiple kill vehicle payload.”

 

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US is like 5 decades ahead of everyone lol

 

[BMD]

Lockheed, Northrop say they're on 'accelerated' schedules in race for Next-Gen Interceptor - Breaking Defense

MDA's goal is to field the Next-Generation Interceptor to replace its current Ground-Based Interceptors by 2028.

breakingdefense.com

NGI is one of MDA’s biggest planned investments in fiscal 2024, slating $2.1 billion for its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program, which the agency’s budget overview says “features a multiple kill vehicle payload.”

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[BMD]

Counter Hypersonics | Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is working on groundbreaking solutions to help defeat modern hypersonic missiles in various phases of flight.

www.northropgrumman.com

 

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[BMD]

Guam’s Airspace Set To Be Most Defended On Earth In New Plans

Sites all over the island and permanent airspace closures will be part of turning Guam into a fortress unlike any other.

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[BMD]

The Turd Reich.

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[BMD]

Beyond 'bullet on bullet': NORTHCOM's new defense plan looks to kill missiles before they launch - Breaking Defense

"The best missile strategy is to destroy the missiles prior to launch. A focus on missile defeat could enable distributed non-kinetic systems with larger magazines and the ability to engage missiles before they can deploy complex decoys, countermeasures, maneuvers or multiple reentry vehicles,"...

breakingdefense.com

Rear Adm. Sean Regan, NORTHCOM director of operations, told the annual Space and Missile Defense (SMD) Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., today that rather than only trying to knock a missile out of the sky, his command’s new strategy for future defense of the homeland leans heavily on emerging technologies and capabilities, including directed energy weapons, autonomous vehicles and electronic warfare to take out adversary missiles and other threats before, or shortly after, they get off the ground.