This B52 aircraft conducted a captive-carry flight test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon in August (file photo)
* The AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon missile, which can travel at five times the speed of sound, is expected to be launched on Tuesday or Wednesday
* The US Air Force gave itself a 30 day deadline to complete test on March 5
* It will be used to destroy 'high-value, time-sensitive targets', the Air Force says in a statement
* The US has been locked in an arms race with Russia and China to be the first to develop a hypersonic missile - and its successful deployment heats up that race
* China claims to have tested a hypersonic missile in 2018, while Russia has boasted of its hypersonic capabilities
The US Air Force is believed to be preparing to test a hypersonic missile for the first time at the Naval Air Station Point Mugu outside of Los Angeles.
The debut flight of the the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (or ARRW), expected on Tuesday or Wednesday, is being hailed as a major step forward as the Pentagon seeks to maintain its technological advantage against adversaries China and Russia.
The mission will be conducted by a B-52H bomber which carries the AGM-183A missile high into the air and launches it at more than five times the speed of sound.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 30, 2021
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DOD and HHS mum on how many migrant children they will house on military bases -- Washington Examiner
Three F-35 squadrons headed for Tyndall as base’s fighter mission pivots - Air Force Times
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Air Force Drone Plan May Rile MQ-9 Champions -- Breaking Defense
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Some ‘Quick Wins,’ But Air Force Struggles With AI -- Breaking Defense
Role reversal: Marine artillery and infantry swap roles in exercises preparing for a littoral fight -- Marine Times
New Space Force guardians from Yokota Air Base, Japan, will depart for other bases -- Stars and Stripes
Why Space Command should stay in Colorado Springs -- Gen. Gene Renuart (ret.), Air Force Times
Russian Tu-142s enter Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone -- Air Force Magazine
Taiwan hints at Coast Guard alliance with US, Palau -- Focus Taiwan News
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Japan, Indonesia sign arms transfer pact amid China concerns -- Defense News
"Women in Swiss military will no longer have to wear MEN'S underwear in bid to attract more female recruits "
ReplyDeleteIf the supply system or any other bureaucracy on the military is that hide bound, maybe that military has no business going to war?
You probably have the same suppliers for men's and women's underwear. You make up a new part number for ordering purposes. If the military cannot make up a new part number, it should be disbanded.
I think Major Tamara Moser is part of the problem. She is making a production out of it. There are clothing and fabric standard out there. She could crib off of the Germans, French or Italians. Does not make for as good of a story compared to taking years and calling your office "Army and Women Inclusion"
Heck ,they could get an exchange officer who had sat-in on uniform committees and have this whole thing done in a week or a few months,. Any American would give their left nut or left ovary to be an exchange officer in Switzerland.
"The New York Times is running with a story that claims “the Justice Department is said to be” “inquiring” into an “unclear” report that it’s “possible” Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz was involved with a 17-year-old girl two years ago."
ReplyDeleteTHE NEW YOR SLIME - newspaper of record for Democrats, Leftists, Fascists and other goose stepping scum.
THE PAINTED LADY of Gotham
The original reporting by the New York Times was confirmed by three unnamed sources. RedState has confirmed that Gaetz’s father did indeed wear a wire during the course of an investigation.