A little-noticed battle in Ukraine's Mayak corridor may offer an early glimpse of how combined-
arms warfare is evolving worldwide. My piece in @ThePrintIndia@adgpi
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Plans To Fly Talon Blue CCA Drone From British Carrier Confirmed By Northrop Grumman
The Royal Navy wants to infuse drone capabilities into its air wings and Talon Blue would be far more advanced than anything that has flown off the carriers yet.
https://t.co/mO6lqtunGj
Thought provoking piece. We must debate the fundamental assumptions, scenarios, theory of victory that drive concepts and doctrine. Also a reminder of how the U.S. Army commissioned studies on Israel's action during the Yom Kippur War and changed how they would fight (sparking Soviets to adjust as well) and with what major capabilities. https://t.co/dOXKYdP8Lk
AIM-174B Long-Range Missile Packed With Glide Munitions Teased, New Details Shared
Designed first to extend the reach of 155mm howitzers, Vektrex glide munitions could have a new future tucked inside the noses of missiles.
https://t.co/2TO2OYScF6
Chinese state media have shown footage of personnel operating the Gongji-11 (GJ-11) stealth strike UAV, offering a first public look at its ground-control arrangements.
Operator Shi Xiaoran stated that a typical combat sortie lasts more than six hours, while some missions may extend over several days.
The footage also shows a mobile, container-based control station designed for rapid deployment and transport aboard military transport aircraft.
Source: China3Army
For the first time, Hivemind flew multiple @usairforce Collaborative Combat Aircraft as a coordinated team.
On October 26, Hivemind enabled multiple CCAs to execute a multi-ship formation and beyond-visual-range air combat tactics. Three weeks earlier, an F-22 pilot in flight sent commands to an FQ-44A Fury, and Hivemind executed the maneuvers the pilot called for. The pilot sets the plan, and Hivemind carries it out across the team.
"The combined Hivemind and aircraft software release process is nearing the point where the Air Force can fly a sortie, update the software overnight and fly again the next day," said Todd Wesley, our VP of Hivemind engineering.
Full article: https://t.co/fdaMyOjsdK
Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.
China has shown for the first time how operators work the Gongji-11 (GJ-11) strike drone, which it describes as a “door-kicking tool” meant to break through enemy air defenses first.
The drone is meant to destroy key targets and open the way for crewed aircraft.
Operator Shi Xiaoran said a single combat sortie usually lasts more than six hours, and some operations can run for several days.
Some of the six Luftwaffe Heinkel He 111 bombers shot down near Dijon after they were caught in the air by a four-ship fighter sweep of No 122 Squadron RAF Mustang Mk III fighters on April 23rd 1944
A very basic AI primer for mid / senior level decision makers (especially in Govt / Defence) on which approach may be the best for their organisation.
@dravirmani you had asked in a reply to a post by @CaptDKS about what the options are. I will cover those subsequently. In this basic primer I cover the fundamentals (which may be elementary to those well versed with the subject) but useful for those who want to understand what the discussion is all about. I have included some very basic analogies to clarify the concepts.
I will again say that we need to decide the requirements and then have an *open competition* to separate hype from substance.
Will invite a debate.
@cdf_23@centerofright@VGK_India@KRANTII01@NarenNp@aiBorundiya@quant_guru@Viv_Krishnan@joe_sameer@NwcSam
MiG-105 ‘The Little Shoe’, with envisioned roles including destroying NATO satellites, was a thrillingly James Bond-esque Soviet spaceplane project; even more excitingly, at one point, it was proposed that the craft be launched from the back of a Mach 6 Tupolev carrier aircraft. After separation at high altitude, its detachable rocket booster would ignite, propelling the small spaceplane directly to sub-orbital altitude. A plane that was finally never launched
Look at these two Navy fighters off Hawaii in 1942.
The man in front solved one of the Navy's biggest problems with a box of kitchen matches.
His wife used to come to the table at midnight and tell him to get some sleep.
Months later, over Midway, he found out if his idea would work.
This is the story of the Thach Weave..🧵1/5