USA military developments

[cobra commando]

US Army to acquire 20 more Lakotas


US Army to acquire 20 more Lakotas - 1/17/2014 - Flight Global

 

[northernarunachalpradesh]

US Army to acquire 20 more Lakotas


US Army to acquire 20 more Lakotas - 1/17/2014 - Flight Global

Are bhai embedd some pictures to make the page catchy.

 

[cobra commando]

Are bhai embedd some pictures to make the page catchy.

NAP: Saar, this is not photu onlee thread u know na ! + after reading what the murican diplomats had to say about Indians, i'm nowhere near that sorta mood to try to make this 'US.MD' thread more "catchy" or something. so for now links will do onlee !

 

[northernarunachalpradesh]

NAP: Saar, this is not photu onlee thread u know na ! + after reading what the murican diplomats had to say about Indians, i'm nowhere near that sorta mood to try to make this 'US.MD' thread more "catchy" or something. so for now links will do onlee !

Salute to your patriotisms.

 

[cobra commando]

US Army Studying Replacing Thousands of Grunts with Robots


US Army Studying Replacing Thousands of Grunts with Robots | Defense News | defensenews.com

 

[happy]

Longbow Missiles
Demonstrate Littoral Attack
Capability


Longbow Missiles Demonstrate Littoral Attack Capability · Lockheed Martin

Why am I getting a 404 page??

 

[Razor]

Why am I getting a 404 page??

Lockheed Martin Mobile · Longbow Missiles Demonstrate Littoral Attack Capability

 

[cobra commando]

U.S. Army and Lockheed
Martin Complete Advanced
Autonomous Convoy
Demonstration


U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin Complete Advanced Autonomous Convoy Demonstration · Lockheed Martin

 

[cobra commando]

LRASM Boost Test Vehicle
flight from Mk 41 Vertical
Launch System

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kl4ffgPu6qc
September 4, 2013 at WSMR Desert Ship Range, NM. The successful LRASM Boosted Test Vehicle (BTV) flight on 4 Sep '13 at WSMR Desert Ship Range, demonstrated a LRASM launch from a MK 41 VLS canister using the proven Mk-114 booster. Lockheed Martin is investing in the surface-launch LRASM effort to reduce program risk and accelerate time to fielding an OASuW capability on US Navy surface combatants. LRASM can be employed from DDGs and CGs with only software modifications to existing launch control systems. LRASM is the low-risk and low-cost solution for our naval warfighter.

 

[cobra commando]

Navy Considers Future After Virginia-Class Subs

http://defensetech.org/2014/02/12/navy-considers-future-after-virginia-class-subs/#more-22317

 

[cobra commando]

Navy Wants Its Tomahawks to
Bust More Bunkers

http://defensetech.org/2014/02/14/navy-wants-its-tomahawks-to-bust-more-bunkers/

 

[cobra commando]

New Lightweight Target
Designator for the US Army

Defense Update:New Lightweight Target Designator for the US Army - Defense Update:

 

[W.G.Ewald]

 

[cobra commando]

USAF Space Chief Outs
Classified Spy Sat Program

The U.S. Air Force is planning to launch two new and previously classified space situational awareness satellites into geosynchronous orbit this year, according to Gen. William Shelton, who leads Air Force Space Command. The spacecraft were developed covertly by the Air Force and Orbital Sciences under the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSAP), according to service officials. The first two spacecraft will be boosted this year with two more to follow in 2016 to prevent a gap in surveillance on activities in the geosynchronous belt, Shelton said at the annual Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando. This is where commercial satellite communications are based, as well as critical national security assets such as the Space-Based Infrared System (Sbirs) early missile warning system and Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) constellation designed to provide jam-proof communications for the president even during a nuclear event. "One cheap shot" against Sbirs or AEHF would be "devastating" to the Pentagon's capabilities, Shelton said of a potential anti- satellite attack.
The two GSAP satellites will "drift" above and below the GEO belt, using electro-optical sensors to collect information on satellites and other objects in that region, Shelton said. They will be maneuverable, allowing them to be "tasked," much like reconnaissance aircraft, to collect intelligence on specific targets, he said. The satellites will provide "accurate tracking and characterization" of satellites, according to an Air Force fact sheet released after Shelton's speech here.


Read more here:
USAF Space Chief Outs Classified Spy Sat Program

 

[cobra commando]

Soldiers at War Modify M4 to Boost Reliability

U.S. Army soldiers at war in Afghanistan have made personal modifications to the M4 carbine to improve its effectiveness, according to a news report. Army Senior Warrant Officer Russton Kramer, a longtime Green Beret, said he and fellow Special Forces soldiers buy off-the-shelf triggers and other components and overhaul the M4A1 commando version of the assault rifle, according to an article by Rowan Scarborough, a reporter for The Washington Times. "The reliability is not there," the Silver Star recipient told the reporter. "I would prefer to use something else. If I could grab something else, I would." The two-part series is the latest to investigate the reliability of the Army's standard-issue carbine made by Colt Defense LLC. The weapon has been upgraded by the service in recent years, but remains in essence a shorter, lighter version of the Vietnam-era M16. Military.com's Matt Cox, a frequent contributor to Kit Up, last year broke the news that the Army nixed plans to hold a competition to replace the rifle despite interest from such gun- makers as Heckler & Koch, FNH- USA, Remington Defense and Adcor Defense Inc., in addition to Colt. The decision stemmed in part from a "careful consideration of the Army's operational requirements in the context of the available small arms technology, the constrained fiscal environment, and the capability of our current carbines," Cox reported at the time. The issues Kramer touched on are familiar to other soldiers.

Read more here:
http://kitup.military.com/2014/02/soldiers-war-modify-m4-boost-reliability.html#more-27692

 

[W.G.Ewald]

"The reliability is not there," the Silver Star recipient told the reporter. "I would prefer to use something else. If I could grab something else, I would."

That "something else" would be the AK-47, by the way.

 

[cobra commando]

U.S. Marine Corps ready to
use unmanned ground vehicle Polaris to protect military bases.


U.S. Marine Corps ready to use unmanned ground vehicle Polaris to protect military bases 2402145---Army Recognition

 

[ramakrishna]

General Dynamics to support US Navy's AMDR programme

 

[cobra commando]

F-15 fighter jet loses canopy near Okinawa; no injuries reported

[highlight]An Air Force KC-135 from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron refuels a 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle while two other F-15s fly in formation during a training mission over Okinawa, Japan, on April 5, 2013. MAESON L. ELLEMAN/U.S. AIR FORCE[/highlight]

An Air Force F-15 fighter jet lost its canopy Tuesday morning during routine training off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base said. The aircraft landed without incident at Kadena, and there were no injuries. The cause of the incident was not immediately known, and base safety officials were investigating, according to the wing. U.S. aircraft based at Kadena regularly train over a vast stretch of ocean to the east of Okinawa. Last year, a F-15C jet fell into the sea in the Hotel-Hotel training zone, and the pilot safely ejected following mechanical problems.


F-15 fighter jet loses canopy near Okinawa; no injuries reported - Pacific - Stripes

 

[Damian]

US Army tests new Stryker variant.

What is important, there are also other variants considered for fielding.