L3Harris unveils ‘wolf pack’ munitions with eyes on Marine Corps program
L3Harris has spent 10 years designing and developing the munitions and completed more than 40 test flights to date, with additional flights planned for this year.
Bahrain’s Viper attack helo makes debut at BIAS 2022, whole fleet expected by 2023
The gulf nation will get 12 birds, munitions and related parts in a $911 million deal.
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Bahrain’s new AH-1Z attack helos matter as much for politics as firepower
While it’s comforting to imagine that US hardware will only be directed at terrorists and Iranian threats, “Bahrain's history of suppressing internal dissent with external weaponry suggests that these choppers may end up serving a police function during times of crisis, as well."
Romania Inches Forward On Major Attack Helo Deal
Romania, a NATO ally, is nervously watching Russian moves in the Black Sea, is spending big on American military kit.
No New Ships: Trump Cuts Navy Shipbuilding, Aircraft Procurement
PENTAGON: Despite his campaign pledge of a 350-ship fleet, President Trump’s first budget cuts Navy shipbuilding and aircraft procurement below what was enacted in 2017, documents released today reveal. Despite Trump’s criticism of President Obama’s defense plans, this budget sticks with Obama’s shipbuilding plan for 2018: eight ships. And it actually buys eight fewer aircraft […]
JAGM Whacks Truck In First Drone Test
WASHINGTON: The US military successfully targeted and destroyed a moving truck from a drone using the missile designed to replace the venerable Hellfire. The Joint Air To Ground Missile (JAGM) was fired May 25 at a truck traveling at 20 mph from a Grey Eagle drone at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The truck was hit and destroyed. Col. James […]
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Marines’ $2.7B Wishlist: 4 F-35s, 2 V-22s; 2 KC-130Js
WASHINGTON: Of the Marine Corps’ $2.7 billion in unfunded requirements for 2017 — items that didn’t quite make the president’s budget request — over sixty percent, $1.7 billion, goes to aircraft purchases and upgrades. The next largest category is $371 million for operations and maintenance, the largest single piece of which is $121 million […]
How Marines Plan To Survive Littoral Warfare
PENTAGON: “You ever seen what an attack helicopter does to a small boat? That’s a Cuisinart.” The Navy’s long been nervous about the survival of its high-cost high-seas warships in coastal knife fights. (That anxiety drove the development of the controversial Littoral Combat Ship). Iran, in particular, is notorious for its shallow water mini-submarines and […]