In the 2020s, uncrewed aerial systems, better known as drones, have become a standard part of modern military tactics. But eight decades ago, the U.S. military embarked on a short-lived project to create early, remote-controlled suicide drones.
The year was 1944 and the Allies were pushing into Axis-held territories in Europe. Large bombing missions were starting to gain momentum, devastating much of the Nazi industrial capacity, even as bombers suffered heavy losses to enemy flak and the German Luftwaffe.
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The U.S. Army has confirmed plans for a fourfold increase in procurements of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) surface-to-air missiles, as the county’s air defence capabilities and those of strategic partners across much of the world face growing strain. The increase in planned procurements from 3,376 to 13,773 missiles was confirmed in the Army Requirements Oversight Council Memorandum, and will cost the Army an additional $40.2 billion, with each PAC-3 MSE costing an average of $3.871 million.
Editor’s Note: In 1828, for a woman to deliver a major public address on a political occasion like the Fourth of July was a radical and highly controversial act. That’s what happened that year at New Harmony Hall, where the abolitionist and freethinker Frances Wright delivered a speech that, on its surface, might seem distant from the modern strategist’s concerns. Yet, her impassioned call for a system of national, rational education speaks directly to the foundational pillars of any strong and resilient state.
The Su-57 fifth generation fighter currently being considered for license production by the Indian Defence Ministry may see the Indian-developed Virupaksha active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar integrated in place of a Russian-sourced primary sensor, according to a number of recent reports from Indian and Western sources. After the fighter made its
Chinese defence giant Norinco has unveiled a new class of main battle tank which has been developed on the basis of the Soviet T-72, and represents a comprehensive upgrade package for the older vehicles. Images of the tank taken in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, show the the tank has integrated an entirely new turret and remote-controlled weapon station resembling those of the VT-4 main battle tank currently being produced for export. The vehicle integrates Chinese FY-2 explosive reactive armour and a roof mounted commander’s independent thermal viewer. The Republic of China Ministry of National Defence is preparing to significantly expand orders for American M109 155mm self propelled howitzers, which are set to increase from 40 to 168 vehicles, or 420 percent of previously planned levels. Defence officials have reportedly pointed to the system’s considerable 40 kilometre engagement range, which bridges the gap between existing howitzers, and the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) which have also been
Tricare is one of those systems you either kind of understand or absolutely don’t. There’s no in-between. And if you’re one of the unicorn spouses who somehow managed to figure it out? If you’ve navigated MilConnect without rage-quitting, chosen the right plan, locked in a PCM who isn’t deployed, and convinced a provider to actually accept Tricare rates? The American military’s efforts to speed up defensive tools and tactics against uncrewed aerial systems. Different branches of the armed forces have been working to integrate electromagnetic and kinetic countermeasures into their units and arsenals, with varying stages of progress. Now the Pentagon is setting up a joint interagency task force to try and coordinate the different programs. The Russian state arms export conglomerate Rostec has made a renewed effort to pitch the Su-35 fighter aircraft to the Indian Defence Ministry, pledging that the aircraft can be supplied rapidly to allow the Indian Air Force to make up its significant shortfall of tactical combat jets. With the retirement of the MiG-27 and the majority of MiG-21s from service, India’s fleet of fighters and attack jets has fallen to just 31 squadrons, or under 75 percent of the sanctioned fleet size of 42 squadrons, while retirement of remaining MiG-21s are expected to result in further contraction. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force has been confirmed to have brought a twin seat variant of the J-20 fifth generation fighter into service, marking the first time that an aircraft of its generation becomes operational with the ability to accommodate a weapons system’s officer alongside a pilot. The long rumoured twin seat fighter thought to be designated the J-20S, or possibly the J-20B, was
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The new interagency group is being created in part because the military “cannot move fast enough in this space,” according to Gen. James Mingus, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.