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[kevinkins]

https://sldinfo.com/2020/05/what-is-tri ... -kill-web/

Just a bit more on triton ops.

[Struan76]

Similar idea has been kicking around since Dale Brown era (B-52 Megafortress, etc).

I think the problem is the Arsenal becomes a massive high value target. The US is moving towards flat, distributed ops with lots of sensors and shooters. Having just one shooter doesn't really line up with Deptula's 'Mosaic Warfare' concept.

[kevinkins]

I supposed you could read the article as if the triton and B1s loaded with LRASMs as part of the Mosaic (or the disaggregated "kill web"). But Arsenal a/c are vulnerable as you mentioned and they tend to be contrary to the idea. The triton itself fits with the idea better.

[kevinkins]

Choppers vs S-400 site?

https://www.popularmechanics.com/milita ... wk-drones/

Guess it helps if you put the site in the mountains.

More on lasers:

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/22/video- ... t-sea-test

[redcoat]

The U.S. has assessed that Moscow has deployed military fighter aircraft to Libya to support Russian state-sponsored private military contractors (PMCs) operating on the ground there:

https://www.africom.mil/media-room/pressrelease/32789/russia-deploys-military-fighter-aircraft-to-libya

[Struan76]

This might be mentioned elsewhere here, but conceptually USAF is moving towards 'disposable' or low-cost attritable UAVs to carry the weapons. Tyler R has a long article on The Drive about the Flying Missile Rail from DARPA. The Loyal Wingman idea is about carrying the sensor payload to find and disrupt the targets. It sounds like the LCATs would be in front, like MALD, but with a bunch of embedded AI. No idea on cost but it has to be less than a manned aircraft ... or an S-300/400 missile.

[Broncepulido]

Probably the best and most updated source on Russian aircraft deployed on Libya is Tom Cooper's FaceBook:
https://www.facebook.com/keksifarm.hayday

[kevinkins]

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articl ... 15328.html

[Primarchx]

ORIGINAL: kevinkins

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articl ... 15328.html

Reminds me of how China announced they'd bought the Varyag to be a 'floating casino' instead of refurbishing it back into a carrier, as they did.

[kevinkins]

https://www.cnet.com/news/this-electric ... -flight/or

Just wonder where all that power comes from? The sun, wind or fossil fuel.

[kevinkins]

Might have defence applications:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... rents.html

[kevinkins]

integrated sensor-fire control:

https://defensemaven.io/warriormaven/la ... OhQQxSKwPg

[IceCreamSocialist]

The Finnish Defense Forces has just released a video detailing how they would respond to any situation in their country. Also, if you pause at around 1:40 you can see a screenshot of what appears to be C:MO. It's not allowing me to post links so I'll just post the ending of the url for anybody who wants to watch it.

/watch/?v=bTmWCbcYwb8

[kevinkins]

https://defence-blog.com/news/army/russ ... oscow.html

[GrayPenguine]

Some specifications regarding the new Italian destroyers (DDX Class)
attached below.

[kevinkins]

This strange story is breaking this morning:

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/natio ... ley-100470

[Figeac]

Hi everybody,

Just would like to share with you this fine video of the Brazilian Navy testing the Penguin and Exocet missiles on a real ship:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4qbmYWCbo8

[kevinkins]

The troubled pantsir s1 in the news again. Going to degrade its capabilities in a test to see if a drone can take it out. With normal settings it's effective in CMO.

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articl ... 15394.html

[Filitch]

ORIGINAL: kevinkins

The troubled pantsir s1 in the news again. Going to degrade its capabilities in a test to see if a drone can take it out. With normal settings it's effective in CMO.

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articl ... 15394.html

It's a rather one-sided article. There are 54 downed Turkay-made UAVs vs 6 or 9 destroyed Pantsirs. One Pantsir costs about $14 millons, and Bayraktar TB2 costs about $5 millions. As for me - Pantsirs won. This is only arithmetic. We will not remember about necessary of layered AD systems, right tactic, quality of personnel training and so on.

[Randomizer]

An interesting read for those developing contemporary nuclear war CMO scenarios.

Revelations about Russia's Nuclear Deterrence Policy

For readers of Russian, the article provides links for the official Russian Government web page to download document in a handy *.pdf format.

-C