The final flight of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and U.S. Air Force Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) is completed. Lockheed-Martin’s version of the missile features Lockheed’s Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet, making it the most successful hypersonic air-breathing flight test in U.S. history.
Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapons Concept means that the technology used in its production isn’t intended to be loaded onto fighter aircraft or bombers, but instead will be used as a stepping stone to develop the technology further.
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In 2009, the rescue of Captain Phillips from Somali pirates made the synchronized shot a public sensation. The amount of training, discipline and coordination needed to pull off simultaneous shots to neutralize multiple threats at once is impressive to say the least. It has been featured in movies, TV shows and video games and has become synonymous with U.S. Special Forces. However, in reality, they learned it from the French.
The Groupe d’intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale, GIGN, is the elite tactical unit of the French National Police.
The West would not be able to stop the growing defense cooperation between India and Russia, according to the head of the BrahMos anti-ballistic missile system.
When asked about the ongoing sanctions, Atul Dinkar Rane replied, “The trust which we have created between the two partners… that trust is good enough for us to work, and we are working forward – despite all these restrictions.”
TASS News Service, NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 8.
U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit track a simulated adversary vessel using the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System (L-MADIS) mounted on a Counter Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Utility Task Vehicle and a Light Armored Vehicle-Electronic Warfare (LAV-EW) during a defense of the amphibious task force (DATF) drill aboard the Wasp-Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) Jan. 28, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean).
With UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace instructed to assess what combat aircraft the UK has that could be given to Ukraine, the only viable option would be Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoons. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed for Western combat aircraft during a speech to the UK parliament on 8 February, asking to be given “wings for freedom”, as his country prepares to mark a year since Russian forces invaded on 24 February 2022.
The GM200 tactical, medium-range air-defence radar operates in S band and provides 3D coverage from -7° to 70° in one rotation. (Thales)
French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu and his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov signed a contract with Thales for the delivery of a short-range air-defence system.
Under the contract, Thales will supply its Ground Master 200 (GM200) radar as well as a command-and-control (C2) centre, a radio communications system, and air target designators to Ukraine, the company announced on 1 February.
The War Zone
Just learning to fly an F-16 is a small aspect of what it would take for a Ukrainian fighter pilot to be combat ready in the type.
Easley, NatDefM
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Felicia Schwartz & Ben Hall, FT
Allies wary of risk of Russian escalation even as arms decisions reflect Kyiv’s changing battlefield requirements
Congressional Research Service
The following is the Feb. 2, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Defense Primer: Strategic Nuclear Forces.