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XM1299 prototype during tests That's a very long barrel, 58 cal. A new autoloader will also be integrated. Possible new 155mm rounds: 1. Ramjet powered 2. Hypervelocity projectile Interestingly, the M109 SPH whereon XM1299 is based on has been in service for 60 years. Not bad. I guess...

US Army Doubts Iron Dome Can Kill Cruise Missiles https://breakingdefense.com/2020/03/army-doubts-iron-dome-can-kill-cruise-missiles/

US Army tested its prototype XM1299 ERCA by firing Excalibur and Rocket Assisted rounds more than 65 kms. away, ramjet and hypervelocity projectiles to follow https://breakingdefense.com/2020/03/new-army-cannon-doubles-range/?_ga=2.122914505.378310317.1583425968-414698308.1568389689 Autoloader...

U.S. Army leaks images of its new 1,000 nautical miles super cannon The U.S. Army appears to have accidentally revealed the first image of the newest Strategic Long Range Cannon in a set of presentation material revealed during US-UK Modernization Demonstration Event. The Linkedin post was...

Video of Excalibur S GPS/laser-guided artillery shell testing against moving target

Excalibur S GPS/laser-guided artillery shell homes in on moving target https://newatlas.com/military/excalibur-s-gps-laser-guided-artillery-shell-moving-target/

F-35 style all-around vision is now filtering to tanks.

Lockheed Martin to develop ground-launched hypersonic missile Lockheed Martin has been awarded US$31.9 million by DARPA for further development of a ground-launched, mobile, hypersonic missile system. The contract will allow the defense company to begin the Operational Fires (OpFires) Phase 3...

Leaked photos show new U.S. Army 58cal. 155mm cannon in stunning detail First prototype of self-propelled Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) with 58cal. 155mm cannon with autoloader designated as XM2199. Target range is 70-100+ kms with rocket assisted projectiles...

More on this very interesting supercavitating bullet

U.S. Army test Microsoft-designed breakthrough technology The U.S. Army has begun testing the Microsoft-designed breakthrough technology that offers for the capabilities Soldiers need to regain and maintain overmatch in multi-domain operations on battlefields that are increasingly urban...

More videos on this potentially revolutionary supercavitating bullet known as CAV-X

Special Operations Command Is Experimenting With Supr Cavitating Bullets That Shoot Through Water DSG provided bullets to Special Operations Command for testing earlier this month. Odd Leonhardsen, the company’s chief science officer, said the tests will include firing up toward the surface...

Carl Gustaf semi-active ammo testing

Raytheon announces first counter UAS laser on buggy:

Air Force Set To Deploy Its Counter-Drone "Phaser" Microwave Weapon Overseas The U.S. Air Force says it will deploy a prototype of Raytheon's Phaser high-power microwave counter-drone system for an operational evaluation within months. The service has been experimenting with a number of...

A good animation on Deep Strike mossile showing its capabilities:

Raytheon releases video of DeepStrike S2S missile The new missile is Raytheon’s offering for the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, requirement. The new PrSM weapon system will be a surface-to-surface, all-weather, precision-strike guided missile fired from the M270A1 Multiple...