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Jeffrey Jeb Nadaner, RealClearDefense
The combined DARPA and U.S. Air Force Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) flight test was once again successful.
With its Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet, the Lockheed Martin version of the missile capped a program that accomplished all of its initial objectives.
It was the last flight test for HAWC, which gave the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) important information to help it improve hypersonic technology.
The Lockheed Martin missile flew again faster than Mach 5, higher than 60,000 feet, and farther than 300 nautical miles.
Rheinmetall has announced the selection of the American Rheinmetall Vehicles and General Motors (GM) Defense consortium to support the US Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT) programme.
The collaboration was established last year to compete for the CTT programme. The team proposed their HX3 Common Tactical Truck (HX3-CTT) for this programme.
Apart from the American Rheinmetall-GM Defense team, other transaction authority (OTA) agreements have also been awarded to three other companies including Oshkosh Defense, Mack Defense, and Navistar Defense.
UK Defence Minister Ben Wallace and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston presented the SkyGuardian at an event at the capability’s future homebase of RAF Waddington in September 2021. The Protector that is derived from the SkyGuardian will operate from 2024 to the “mid-2030s”, according to the MoD.
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Australia and France have confirmed their intent to jointly provide 155mm ammunition to strengthen the self-defence capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The same was confirmed in a joint statement released after a second, recently held France-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations meeting in Paris.
The Texas National Security Review (TNSR, https://tnsr.org) is seeking a motivated, innovative, detail-oriented, and energetic executive editor to take the reins after the successful inaugural tenure of Dr. Doyle Hodges. We are looking for candidates eager to help lead what has become one of the world’s premier journals on international security. About the Journal The Texas National Security […]
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During the Cold War, U.S. Special Operations Forces accepted extreme levels of operational risk during routine training exercises. The Green Light teams, for instance, would practice parachuting into “enemy territory” with live Small Atomic Demolition Munitions. Today, however, the tactical risks of modern special operations missions to rescue American citizens or capture terrorists pale in […]
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The Heckler & Koch P7, which used to be called the PSP for “Polizei Selbstlader Pistole,” has a powerful round but is small enough to fit in a pocket or holster. Because of this, the breech must be locked, and gas pressure is a good way to do this. Usually, a recoil spring is under the slide, and a guide rod is inside the spring.
This guide rod, however, has been precisely machined, and it slides within a cylinder that fits snugly in the frame just above the trigger as the slide recoils.