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Marines Set To Be The First To Bring Back Land-Based Tomahawk Missiles Post-INF Treaty

The Marine Corps wants to use the ground-launched cruise missiles primarily as long-range anti-ship weapons.
https://t.co/qnblPrwx35

One possibility for the Marines could be adapting its M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers in some way to fire MST missiles. However, the two weapons that HIMARS is presently capable of firing, 227mm artillery rockets and Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) quasi-ballistic missiles, are both substantially shorter than Tomahawk.

Separately in his testimony before Congress, Commandant Berger said that the Marines planned to integrate a ground-launched version of the smaller, shorter-range Naval Strike Missile (NSM) anti-ship cruise missile onto a derivative of HIMARS called the Remotely Operated Ground Unit Expeditionary-Fires (ROGUE-F). The present concept for ROGUE-F consists of a HIMARS launcher mounted on an unmanned chassis derived from the 4x4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) tactical truck.

[kevinkins]

Might be of interest to folks here:

https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/ ... rd%20Brief

June 12.

[KLAB]

https://www.janes.com/article/94745/tur ... lib-battle
Turkish UAV use and losses over Idlib Syria.
Reference to swarm attacks and heavy material losses to Syrian Govt forces.
The article doesn't elaborate on what UAV's were shot down by specifically but reference is made to both Buk and Pantsir.
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[serjames]

I'm reading the Turkish are Jamming them somehow...?

[Hongjian]

A new large-diameter lightweight silicon carbide mirror for a spy satellie is being made. Rumors have it that it will be similiar to the GAOFEN-4, as in being a Geo Stationary Satellite, but instead of a resolution of 50m, it will have an incredible 2.5m. If deployed over the West Pacific, it could potentially monitor the entire ocean 24/7 .

http://m.news.cctv.com/2020/02/23/ARTIJ ... 0223.shtml

[KLAB]

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... -ew-buoys/
Sub launched EW Comms jamming buoys to interfere with sonar buoys.
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[gosnold]

ORIGINAL: Hongjian

A new large-diameter lightweight silicon carbide mirror for a spy satellie is being made. Rumors have it that it will be similiar to the GAOFEN-4, as in being a Geo Stationary Satellite, but instead of a resolution of 50m, it will have an incredible 2.5m. If deployed over the West Pacific, it could potentially monitor the entire ocean 24/7 .

http://m.news.cctv.com/2020/02/23/ARTIJ ... 0223.shtml

This mirror is not large enough for 2.5m resolution from GEO, for that you would need a 8m diameter, which would have to be deployable since it is larger than chinese rocket fairings. I would eyeball this mirror between 2m and 3, which still would give an unprecedented resolution of 10 to 7 meter from GEO.

For more on imaging from GEO, you can have a look at this

[NorthernFox]

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200316002300320?section=search

Hyundai Heavy Industries clinches New FFX Batch III lead ship construction Contract
FFX Batch III (울산급 Batch-III) is focusing ASW,Anti-Air Detection Capability

[Hongjian]

ORIGINAL: gosnold

ORIGINAL: Hongjian

A new large-diameter lightweight silicon carbide mirror for a spy satellie is being made. Rumors have it that it will be similiar to the GAOFEN-4, as in being a Geo Stationary Satellite, but instead of a resolution of 50m, it will have an incredible 2.5m. If deployed over the West Pacific, it could potentially monitor the entire ocean 24/7 .

http://m.news.cctv.com/2020/02/23/ARTIJ ... 0223.shtml

This mirror is not large enough for 2.5m resolution from GEO, for that you would need a 8m diameter, which would have to be deployable since it is larger than chinese rocket fairings. I would eyeball this mirror between 2m and 3, which still would give an unprecedented resolution of 10 to 7 meter from GEO.

For more on imaging from GEO, you can have a look at this

Interesting observation. Maybe it could also be used as part of a segmented, multi-mirror observation satellite to reach those rumored specs? But anyway, 10 meters resolution from GEO is already very usable for naval surveillance missions.

[KLAB]

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... 1-gun.html
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... ls-upgrade
https://www.weaponews.com/news/65360722 ... 90-01.html

Udaloy replacing 2 x 100mm guns with a single A-190 100mm which will standardise the mount and it'll be interesting to see what the final VLS capacity is in the space created by the removal of one Ak-100.
Initial info seems to be:
8 to 16? UKSK cells.
8 Kh-35 Uran
Retained Kinzhal SA-N-9 but no indication of of this is upgraded.
1 100mm A-190
2 AK-630 30mm CIWS
etc
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[Broncepulido]

From the http://russianships.info/eng/warships/project_1155.htm site:

On Marshal Shaposhnikov in 2016-plan 2020: added 2x8 3S14 UKSK vertical launchers 3K14 (Kalibr-NK guided missile complex (3M54T anti-ship missiles, 3K22 Zirkon guided missile complex (3M22 anti-ship missiles), 3M14T ship-surface missiles), 3K55-20385 Onyx guided missile complex (P-160 anti-ship missiles (3М55)), RPK 9K (91RT anti-submarine missiles) – 16 missiles) – 3R14N fire control system - instead of 1x1 100 mm AK-100, 2x4 KT-184 launhers 3K24 Uran guided missile complex (8 3M24 anti-ship missiles) instead of 2x4 launchers URPK-6 Vodopad-NK missile complex, MR-145 Lev-218-100 fire control system replaced by MR-123-02/3 Bagira, MR-760 Fregat-MA air/surface radar replaced by MR-710 Fregat-M, added 5P-30N2 Fregat-N2 air/surface search radar, added TK-25-2 complex, added R-779-28 communication complex

[KLAB]

https://www.janes.com/article/94867/sea ... ssile-link

Sea Shrike module for Virginia class SSN. HSGV.
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[KLAB]

Much obliged for the Russian ships info for Marshal Shaposhnikov.
I looked at that page but didn't scroll down far enough to the entry notes at the bottom! 😁 K

[KLAB]

https://www.janes.com/article/95008/usa ... t-training

F/T-7X Redhawk for fighter weapons training. Doesn't elaborate on any actual real weapon capability and in an era of virtual weapons for training it may not need any?
For export the FT-7 seems inevitable?

[exsonic01]

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/23/new-ma ... ral-forces

USMC wish to change its structure to be more lighter and reactive units with UAS and anti-ship batteries. To me it feels like USMC wish to conduct area-denial missions to counter area-denial from PLAN side.

The heaviest cuts, Benson said, come to aviation and heavy ground units.
“By the year 2030, the Marine Corps will see complete divestments of Law Enforcement Battalions, Tank Battalions and associated Military Occupational Specialties (MOS), and all Bridging Companies. Additionally, the Corps will reduce the number of infantry battalions from 24 to 21; artillery cannon batteries from 21 to 5; amphibious vehicle companies from 6 to 4; and reduce tilt rotor, attack, and heavy lift squadrons,” he said.

I used to joke to my friend who is USMC armor veteran (ex M1A1 crew) that USMC will never gonna have M1A2 SEP. But now that joke is about to be realized. Kinda feel sorry to him, I jinxed it XD

[Blast33]

WASHINGTON — The German air force will reportedly buy up to 90 Eurofighters, 30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and 15 EA-18G Growlers to replace the remainder of its Panavia Tornado fighter jet fleet, but the split procurement doesn’t offer an easy answer for Germany’s requirement to field a nuclear-capable jet, a U.K. defense think tank said.

And more in this link:

[kevinkins]

This does not happen all to often:

https://www.defensenews.com/global/euro ... rd%20Brief

[Blast33]

Interesting article:
Exclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman's XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy Drone
The U.S. Intelligence Community led the development of this very quiet and high-efficiency unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

Link

[KungPao]

Crowds ignore social distancing rules to watch USNS Comfort
https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/crowds-ig ... s-comfort/

Guys, where is your face mask? social distancing? No gatherings!

[KLAB]

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... sea-fleet/
"The Admiral Kasatonov will have a number of robotic systems to increase combat effectiveness. They are Orlan-10 drones and unmanned boats. The drones allow the frigate to operate as a scout and an electronic warfare complex"
Doesn't specify the unmanned boats but the Orlan 10 UAV photo isnt on board the Kasatonov. K