Naval and Defense News

[Nikel]

Video.

Three of what will be 4 of America’s workhorse bombers, the B-2 Spirit, B-1 Bone, and the B-52 Stratofortress fly over New York to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.

https://x.com/BenjAlvarez1/status/20734 ... 10/video/1

[Nikel]

HI Sutton. Successful FP-1/FP-2 Ukrainian drones.


https://www.hisutton.com/FP-1-Drone.html

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South Korea's test saw 8 M167 Vulcan guns engage 50 drones, yet over half reportedly remained airborne.

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Video at: https://x.com/Defence_Index/status/2081622249015251018

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U.S. Navy Is Seeking A Submarine Launched Anti-Air Missile,that will arm future variants of the Virginia class submarine.
All of the members of the Naval Modular Missile (NMM) are set to be based around a common Terminal Stage Interceptor (TSI).
https://x.com/ELMObrokenWings/status/20 ... 77/photo/1

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[Nikel]

There is one German sub/weapon pair in the db that can already do that.

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https://www.bundeswehr.de/en/organizati ... 212a-idas-

[Knightpawn]

A fresh one

"Northrop Grumman introduced Raid Hunter™ as the official name for its new 50mm Gun-Based Air Defense (GBAD) system, a next-generation capability designed to strengthen short-range, layered air defense against increasingly complex aerial threats. Raid Hunter combines advanced battle management, proven Chain Gun® technology and precision-guided 50mm ammunition to help defend military bases, airfields and critical infrastructure from cruise missiles, drone swarms and other evolving threats while supporting the company’s kinetic solutions portfolio, Raid Defense™ Solutions"

https://news.northropgrumman.com/missil ... nse-system

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When Boeing personnel hoisted a prototype of its MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueling drone aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in June, the high-profile visit revealed a potential expansion of its role that has long been suspected but repeatedly denied by the Pentagon.

An unpublicized test during the demonstrator’s time aboard the Nimitz armed the aircraft with a Boeing-developed GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM-LR) cruise missile, marking the first time any weapon has been publicly observed on an MQ-25 in the program’s history. The testing aboard the Nimitz came five years after a Stingray completed its first deck-based carrier trials in 2021.

The MQ-25 program, part of the Navy’s push to modernize its carrier air wings and reduce risk through greater use of uncrewed aircraft, has always been characterized by the service as an aerial refueler with a secondary intelligence gathering mission. But given its origins in a program seeking to procure long-range, uncrewed strike capability, the biggest surprise may be that weapon integration testing took this long.
https://theaircurrent.com/defense/us-na ... al-tanker/

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Interesting asymmetric SEAD/ C-UAS loadout from a F-16CM from the 14th FS from PACAF taking of somewhere in the Middle-East.
https://x.com/GuyPlopsky/status/2088084495203520933

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If it flies as it looks...


-Status: Full-scale demonstrator under construction
-Role: BWB technology demonstrator / future tanker & cargo
-Design: Blended-wing body
-Target: First flight ~2027
-Propulsion: 2XPratt & Whitney PW2040
-Goal: 30%+ lower aerodynamic drag, Targets a 50% reduction in fuel burn and emissions compared to conventional tube-and-wing jets while using standard, conventional turbofan engines.
Range & Capacity: Designed to seat roughly 250 passengers with a middle-of-the-market range of about 5,000 nautical miles.
-Developer: JetZero

A radically different aircraft being built to prove whether the BWB design can become the next generation of efficient cargo and aerial-refuelling aircraft.
https://x.com/PASU_MATRIX/status/2090142276668567730

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[WG]

If it flies as it looks...

I agree, that's is a beautiful aircraft. I am used to cargo planes being the most boring-looking aircraft in the sky!

[Nikel]

Chris Papakofopoulos.

Active major surface combatants procurements of EU nations.