Weapons
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Air ForceAFRL Looking At Flexible Effects for JDAM, Laser JDAM
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and its munitions directorate at Eglin AFB, Fla., are examining a dialable effects munition (DEM) for the 558-pound Boeing [BA] GBU-38 Joint Direct […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Considering New Vanguard Programs
The U.S. Air Force is considering a new round of Vanguard programs that will likely feature both the air and space domains. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Air Force […]
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PentagonBiden Administration Plans to Move Ahead on Space Rules of the Road
The Biden administration plans to move ahead on discussions with allies and partners about establishing rules of the road for systems in space. On Dec. 7 last year, the United […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Testing Dialable Effects Munition This Year
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is conducting a Joint Concept Technology Demonstration (JCTD) with the Navy on an AFRL-developed Dialable Effects Munition (DEM) that would allow pilots to dial […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Continues Gray Wolf Low-Cost Cruise Missile Effort
While the U.S. Air Force said this month that it had, for the first time, flight tested collaborative weapons under the service’s Golden Horde program–one of three service Vanguard efforts, […]
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WeaponsU.S. Collateral Damage Estimation Process Could Benefit from Real-World Data
The U.S. military’s collateral damage estimation (CDE) process could incorporate real-world data to lessen civilian casualties (CIVCAS), according to analysts who have studied ways to reduce such harm. In 2010, […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Delivers HELIOS To Navy, Boasts Additional Capability
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Monday it has delivered its production unit 100-kW-range High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS) to the Navy for installment on a destroyer […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard Program Flight Tests ‘Collaborative Weapons’
The U.S. Air Force Golden Horde program test flew two Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs (CSDBs) released from an F-16 on Dec. 15 in what the Air Force called the first-ever […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyARRW Booster Flight Test Expected Before New Year
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are to conduct the first booster flight test of the hypersonic AGM-183 Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) in the next 10 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin Hold Sixth IMV Flight Test of ARRW
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] held the sixth instrumented measurement vehicle (IMV) flight test for the company’s hypersonic AGM-183 Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on a […]