U.S. Military Is Using Laser Weapons In Battle
Prototype laser air defense systems deployed by the U.S. Army have taken out enemy drones in the Middle East, an Army official told Forbes.
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Rifle-Armed Robot Dogs Now Being Tested By Marine Special Operators (Updated)
MARSOC is using robotic dogs equipped with remote weapon stations to detect targets automatically before being given approval to fire.
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DOD wants the low cost imager to be capable of detecting small objects at ranges exceeding 2km, within a field-of-view that the target has a high probability of detection in a lock-on-after-launch scenario. OEM's would need to partner with BAE to integrate solutions on APKWS. pic.twitter.com/dPo7N5lxPU
— AirPower 2.0 (MIL_STD) (@AirPowerNEW1) May 12, 2024
DOD expects rapid fielding/production will begin in large quantities of multiple thousands if performance is proven in flight testing (given tri-service interest). Army leaders have recently stated that the CsUAS optimized APKWS will be sent to CENTCOM following deliveries to 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/7qs2d4SLJB
— AirPower 2.0 (MIL_STD) (@AirPowerNEW1) May 12, 2024
US Navy is seeking a ruggedized non-GPS based navigation system for its #Hypersonic W's that offer performance equal or better than mil-GPS. The sys should be capable of supporting the entire flight trajectory while meeting/exceeding USN's terminal nav. performance requirements👇 pic.twitter.com/fvlhDQh46A
— AirPower 2.0 (MIL_STD) (@AirPowerNEW1) May 12, 2024
Bad news for enemy aircraft, especially the last bit, your worst nightmare - land-mobile Aegis.
Lockheed Martin has completed launch of a PAC-3 MSE interceptor from an MK-70 containerized launch platform to engage a cruise missile target in flight. This marks the first time the PAC3 #MSE was launched utilizing the Virtualized Aegis WS, to intercept a live target. pic.twitter.com/t52mkoZKZV
— AirPower 2.0 (MIL_STD) (@AirPowerNEW1) May 20, 2024
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US Army awards $756M contract to Lockheed Martin for hypersonic weapons
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024 - The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $756 million contract to enhance the ground-based hypersonic weapon system, the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW). The contract includ
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SDA to develop separate ground system for FOO Fighter 'fire control' sats - Breaking Defense
SDA Director Derek Tournear said he expects the new FOO Fighter ground segment to be up and running in December 2026, before the first satellites are launched.
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Space Force to restructure all missions into 'integrated' units to boost readiness: Lt. Gen. Garrant - Breaking Defense
"In the next few months, you can look for missile warning and space domain awareness as two mission areas [to be restructured], and then in the future satellite communications, for example, and then orbital warfare," Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, head of Space Systems Command, told the Mitchell...
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Looks like Raytheon is preparing to launch a more compact, palletized High Power Microwave system. Raytheon already has compact 15 kW class High Energy Laser systems (deployed) and a similarly sized HPM would be complementary. pic.twitter.com/92aXlfWMlB
— AirPower 2.0 (MIL_STD) (@AirPowerNEW1) May 27, 2024
As a follow-on to #CHiMERA, Raytheon is developing the Directed Energy Front-line Electromagnetic Neutralization and Defeat #DEFEND #HPM prototypes for the Air Force and Navy. The first prototype is expected to be delivered in 2024, with the second to follow in 2026. pic.twitter.com/sW4gBmkxTg
— AirPower 2.0 (MIL_STD) (@AirPowerNEW1) May 27, 2024
Defense Innovation Unit awards funding for sea-based launch pad
The award is part of a DIU effort to prototype commercial solutions that support responsive and precise space launch capabilities.
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LLNL leads successful execution of subcritical experiment in Nevada
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) recently led the successful execution of the first U.S. subcritical experiment (SCE) since 2021 at the Principal Underground Laboratory for Subcritical Experimentation (PULSE) facility, formerly known as the U1a Complex, at the Nevada National...
P-8 'trilateral algorithm' to hit field this year, as AUKUS Pillar II eyes quantum clocks, AI projects - Breaking Defense
“The most important things that we do in Pillar II of AUKUS haven't been invented yet,” Michael Horowitz, whose office serves as the Pentagon's day-to-day lead on AUKUS issues, told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.
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'Cheap' Long-Range Cruise Missile Designs To Be Tested By Air Force
$150K cruise missiles are a priority for the USAF, which could have many thousands of long-range targets to hit in a major conflict.
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Air-launched SM-6.
.@LockheedMartin Skunk Works® and @uiowa Operator Performance Laboratory make forward strides with AI directly controlling a full-scale, live aircraft, to conduct tactical exercises of multiple support and defeat scenarios.
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First test of space-based hypersonic tracking sensors 'within a week,' MDA director says - Breaking Defense
Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Heath Collins told CSIS that he is "absolutely" trying to speed development of the Glide Phase Interceptor, but that any changes must keep the program "viable."
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Next gen. High Power Microwave #HPM operational prototypes programs (US DOD):
— AirPower 2.0 (MIL_STD) (@AirPowerNEW1) June 8, 2024
1⃣ Army: IFPC-HPM : Epirus #Leonidas (CUAS)
2⃣USAF: #Mjölni follow on to #THOR (CUAS)
3⃣USAF/USN: Directed Energy Front-line EM Neutralization & Defeat #DEFEND follow on to CHiMERA (ER CMD) pic.twitter.com/IICic7mjsz
USN also has an Epirus program in early stages for C-USVhttps://t.co/kcoWPQuvu1
— 360Secure (@360_Secure) June 8, 2024
It’s Not Replicator, CCA, or Weapon, Yet. What Is the Enterprise Test Vehicle?
The Air Force/Defense Innovation Unit Enterprise Test Vehicle program isn't aimed at creating a weapon but could turn into one.
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Raytheon Coyote missile destroying different types of UAVs during trials at Yuma Proving Ground pic.twitter.com/Z7zVhL0X6p
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“With the introduction of the compact and highly jam- and spoof-resistant NavStorm-M, our team now provides advanced, cost-effective solutions for everyone in the M-Code space,”https://t.co/ylaLh43S6o
— AirPower 2.0 (MIL_STD) (@AirPowerNEW1) June 13, 2024
House Appropriators Want to Cut Back on Sentinel in 2025, Study Mobile Basing
House appropriators want to cut $324 million from the Air Force Sentinel program due to delays and are asking for a mobility study.
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There's already 450 silos, 400 used + 50 spare, so that would mean 600 silos.
