Science and Technology
Busy week for nomenclatureists?
Originally wanted to call this “Xes and Os” (no resemblance to the pudgy Schneider offspring*) but it turns out the Army doesn’t call all their prototypes by an X prefix. Ah well – I learned something. The Army has given its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Bell V-280 (their equivalent to a CV-22 Osprey) the […]
Cheap missiles
We touched on this the other day – the Navy is doing yeoman’s work protecting the ships off Yemen from Houthi-launched Iranian (oh, that’s right, they deny any complicity) Houthi missiles. Damn fine work, but it is expensive. The missiles and drones they fire cost $50 grand, the missiles we fire back – well, […]
How do you kill a Drone? more
Well we talked about a few swat ’em systems yesterday – there are others, such as Emirates’ Halcon small missiles which claim to be able to take down drones, choppers, UAVs, etc. by integrating existing small rocket, and canister systems. There are even hunter-killer drones, such as the net-armed hunter-killers developed at Robins Air base […]
How do you kill a drone?
Yesterday we talked about how drones are become so effective they are forcing some armor, like tanks, back into a fire support role. So given that the now-ubiquitous drone is so effective – how do you fight them? We’re gonna look at that. Basically, as with any flying electronic device, if you can disrupt the […]
Drones and Motorcycles
Who knew the humble drone would transform the battlefield? We knew they were unmatched for surveys, photos, etc. but recent conflicts, especially the ongoing kerfluffle between Russia and Ukraine, have transformed their battlefield role from cute reconnaissance vehicle to – what? Seems like damn near anything they want to be. Just as a for-instance – […]
Not so critical
Back in 2021, the Navy said that adding hypersonic missiles to its weapons mix was urgent at critical: The service previously described it as a critical capability that needed to be fielded before 2030. Four years later….apparently it isn’t really. The U.S. Navy has halted plans to acquire an air-launched, air-breathing hypersonic anti-ship cruise […]
High tech news
This first one blows my mind a little. Once thought impossible, the new sensor capabilities unveil the ability to follow energy from their beginnings as small-scale, meters-wide disturbances as they propagate over much greater distances “and potentially around the world,” according to Michael “Orbit” Nayak, program Manager with DARPA’s Atmosphere as a Sensor (AtmoSense) program. […]
Fired F-35 pilot speaks out
2023, an F-35 made the news when the pilot ejected from it in North Carolina and the plane flew pilotless for another 12 miles. You might be interested in the final outcome. COL Charles “Tre” Del Pizzo was flying the fighter, familiarizing in preparation to take command of VMX-1 squadron in Yuma, Arizona, starting […]
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