Dillon Cooley

Helicopter pilot. Defense tech and strategy nerd. Sometimes I run. Views my own.

[Dillon Cooley @realdcool]

@Abiodunali32 If this was thanksgiving 2020, it was me and my buddy

[U.S. Navy @USNavy]

The Framers of the Constitution understood our freedom depended on our strength at sea.

That is why generations of Sailors have answered the call to protect our nation on the deck, beneath the waves, and in the skies above.

251 years. One team. One fight. 🇺🇸⚓

[Shield @shieldaitech]

The @USNavy and Shield AI have committed $400 million to advance X-BAT toward flight testing.

The Navy’s latest $150 million modification supports Defense Exportability Features, building exportability and technology protection into X-BAT early in its development. Shield AI is matching that amount.

Along with a separate $50 million Navy and @DIU_x action announced in August, the two funding actions total $200 million in government support and $200 million in Shield AI investment.

Shield AI and key suppliers now have 500 engineers building the flight-test aircraft. Flight testing begins this year.

Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

[Dillon Cooley @realdcool]

This looks sick

[The Watch @AccessTheWatch]

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Premiering on select @IMAX screens and streaming this November, THE WATCH: America’s Nuclear Mission offers extraordinary access to the most important mission in world history.

No CGI. No AI. Ever.

With @usairforce + @AFGlobalStrike + @USNavy

[Anduril Industries @anduriltech]

New Test Footage: Black Hawk executes rocket-powered launch of Altius-700.

At Project Convergence Capstone 6, an H-60M Black Hawk crew employed an Altius-700 hunter-killer team to autonomously find the target, pass data across the formation, and strike.

Another successful step towards fielding launched effects with Army Aviation, pushing sensing and weapons deeper into the fight without sending crews with them.

Next up: Altius-700 deploys with a Cavalry unit.

[Dillon Cooley @realdcool]

@MLB @Angels The real kicker: this happened on a 3-0 count

[TWZ @thewarzonewire]

Air Force Discloses B-2 Can Launch Stealth Anti-Ship Missiles In Surprise Announcement

Pairing LRASM with the B-2 creates a powerful, penetrating, fleet-killing combination, especially in the broad expanses of the Pacific.
https://t.co/q6fEa55IWS

[Blake Scholl 🛫 @bscholl]

In defense, the enemy is the real customer and the Pentagon is just the middleman:

The enemy defines what we need—and ultimately takes delivery of the product.

[Dillon Cooley @realdcool]

Hating helicopters cause you don’t understand how they work…

This take is ice cold.

[Andrew Côté @Andercot]

When you first see a helicopter as a kid you're like "oh I get it, like a plane pointing up"

And then later you learn it's just so much more retarded than you could've thought.

[Dillon Cooley @realdcool]

Badass. Fight unfair.

[U.S. Air Force @usairforce]

The Department of the Air Force has awarded multiple contracts under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, including Increment 1 air vehicles and mission autonomy software.

Details on accelerating efforts to rapidly field next-generation combat capability: https://t.co/6pswi9XPG8

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship stacked on the pad at Starbase

[Dillon Cooley @realdcool]

MH-60s putting in the work 😤

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

U.S. Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters are supporting Project Freedom in and near the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier today, Sea Hawk and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters were used to eliminate Iranian small boats threatening commercial shipping.

[Dillon Cooley @realdcool]

Excited to have recently completed my studies for a master's degree in Air and Space: Operations and Tactics from @UniofStaffs. The program was a great opportunity to research and explore defense topics relating to electromagnetic spectrum operations, unmanned systems integration, and distributed warfare doctrine.

[Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao @SECNAV]

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao: Message to the Force

[NASA @NASA]

All four of the Artemis II astronauts have been successfully extracted from the Orion spacecraft following splashdown and are now on the USS John P. Murtha. Next up, they will be escorted to the medical bay where they will undergo post-mission medical evaluations.

[Happy Captain @EODHappyCaptain]

Less than a year ago, the Air Force unveiled a new PT test with a two mile run. Airmen took to social media to complain how the new increased length would cause injuries.

This weekend, an Air Force Colonel, more than likely in their mid to late 40s, ran 5 miles up a mountain to escape the enemy.

Running matters. You should do more of it.

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

https://t.co/Rq3EMMJylm

[Combat Learjet @Combat_learjet]

I never cease to be amazed at our military, and the incredible military professionals who serve and accomplish the impossible time and time again. 🫡🇺🇸

[TWZ @thewarzonewire]

F-15E Weapon Systems Officer Shot Down Over Iran Has Been Rescued

The airman was rescued by U.S. special operations forces reportedly after a fierce firefight that was the culmination of a massive high-risk search operation.

https://t.co/3nzMug2Mi6