The UK Ministry of Defense recently announced the successful testing of their Dragonfire laser-directed energy weapon system, and it has since been touted by media outlets as everything from the answer to missile defense to a replacement for missiles themselves. But as cool as this system genuinely is, none of that is true.
Let's talk about what Dragonfire really is, and why it's important even if it doesn't live up to the science fiction hype.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/advanced-future-military-laser-achieves-uk-first
https://www.rafael.co.il/worlds/land/iron-beam/
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/lasers-wont-save-us-from-hypersonic-weapons/
https://www.laserax.com/blog/types-lasers
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a42435948/navy-laser-weapon/
https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2022-09-15-Lockheed-Martin-Delivers-Its-Highest-Powered-Laser-to-Date-to-US-Department-of-Defense
https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2023-07-28-Lockheed-Martin-to-Scale-Its-Highest-Powered-Laser-to-500-Kilowatts-Power-Level
https://sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/IF11882.pdf
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/laws.htm
https://www.armscontrol.org/blog/2018-05-14/reasons-doubt-laser-missile-defense
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68031257
https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2023-10-10-US-Army-Selects-Lockheed-Martin-to-Deliver-300-kW-class-Solid-State-Laser-Weapon-System
https://www.mbda-systems.com/press-releases/dragonfire-laser-achieves-another-uk-first/
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/10/12/ride-of-valkyries-army-getting-us-militarys-most-powerful-laser-weapons-yet.html
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dragonfire-laser-directed-energy-weapons
https://aviationweek.com/shownews/farnborough-airshow/uk-dragonfire-laser-begins-firing-trials
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/uk-military-laser-powered-weapons
https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/dragonfire-laser-weapon-achieves-high-power-firing/
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.05229
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/nhtsa-opens-probe-into-24-mln-tesla-vehicles-over-full-self-driving-collisions-2024-10-18/
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/11/for-air-superiority-usaf-most-pursue-effective-rather-than-affordable-mass/
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2012/5/1/2012may-u2-global-hawk-advocates-square-off-in-budget-battle
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/usaf-retire-u-2-2026/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/06/12/ukrainian-atacms-rockets-are-blowing-up-russias-best-s-400-air-defenses-as-fast-as-the-s-400s-can-deploy-to-crimea/
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Last week, 30 service members were recognized for their commitment to duty and courage under fire during the Iranian attack of April 13, 2024 — including Capt. Lacie “Sonic” Hester, an F-15E Strike Eagle Weapon Systems Officer, and her pilot, Maj. Benjamin “Irish” Coffey, both of whom received the nation’s third highest award for valor, the Silver Star.
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https://www.airandspaceforces.com/silver-star-air-action-usaf-defense-of-israel-part-1/
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/943819/generating-airpower-under-fire
https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/sejjil/
https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/soumar/
https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1754204/air-force-icts-make-a-comeback/
https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub/reports/FY2011/af/2011f15e.pdf?ver=2019-08-22-112333-427
https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3965795/gallantry-under-fire-raf-lakenheath-honors-decorated-airmen-for-repelling-mass/
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-04-14/israel-iran-centcom-13550736.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-launches-drone-attack-israel-expected-unfold-over-hours-2024-04-13/
https://apnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-vessel-33fcffde2d867380e98c89403776a8ac
https://mecouncil.org/publication/irans-missile-and-drone-program-disrupting-u-s-aerial-hegemony/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68811273
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-shahed-drones-israel-attack/32904882.html
https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Shahed-136_Iranian_Loitering_Munition_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle_(UAV)
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Nestled deep within the Air Force's Nevada Test and Training Range, the remote and highly classified facility we've come to know as Area 51 has been the heart of secretive American aircraft programs — and a fair bit of modern folklore — for more than a half-century now.
Let's talk about how they manage to keep the cutting-edge programs they test away from the prying eyes of the public... and the spy satellites zooming overhead.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/satellite-image-of-area-51/
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https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/intelligence/2013-10-29/area-51-file-secret-aircraft-soviet-migs
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spiesfly/phot-09.html
https://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/haveblue.html
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB443/docs/area51_03.PDF
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/intelligence/2013-10-29/area-51-file-secret-aircraft-soviet-migs
https://www.lazygranch.com/janair.html
https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/area-51-and-the-accidental-test-flight/
https://www.space.com/23476-area-51-declassified-cold-war-documents.html
https://www.wired.com/2008/01/area-51-customs/
https://www.discovery.com/exploration/Area-51-Tikaboo-Peak
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE97G012/
https://www.ll.mit.edu/about/history/sage-semi-automatic-ground-environment-air-defense-system#:~:text=On%20September%203%2C%201949%2C%20a,the%20Soviet%20Union's%20Kamchatka%20Peninsula.
https://www.archives.gov/files/declassification/iscap/pdf/2014-004-doc01.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234639/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol15no1/html/v15i1a01p_0001.htm
https://www.space.com/23476-area-51-declassified-cold-war-documents.html
https://irp.fas.org/cia/product/sovrec64.pdf
,1,On Tuesday, DARPA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, or X-Plane, known as the XRQ-73 SHEPARD, short for Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration program.
This new aircraft's title may be a mouthful, but its advanced new hybrid propulsion system could allow this aircraft to fly longer duration intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions than any aircraft before it, and all while dramatically reducing both its acoustic (sound) and thermal (heat) signatures.
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https://theaviationist.com/2024/06/25/darpa-announces-new-xrq-73/
https://www.twz.com/32807/exclusive-unmasking-northrop-grummans-xrq-72a-great-horned-owl-spy-drone
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/darpa-xrq-73-flying-wing-reconnaissance-x-plane/
,1,There's been a great deal of discussion about the forthcoming 6th generation of fighters, believed to be led by the U.S. Air Force's ongoing Next Generation Air Dominance Program... But do these generational designations still make sense?
Let's talk about why we may see this sort of fighter classification die out in the coming years, and why that might just be okay.
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https://www.amazon.com/Fighter-Aircraft-1914-1918-Richard-1988-07-02/dp/B01K2WF46K
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,1,Nikki Haley calls for urgent Congressional reform: term limits and mental competency tests for lawmakers over 75. "America's enemies are watching. Read More: https://nextnewsnetwork.com/2023/09/05/nikki-haley-calls-for-lawmaker-term-limits-and-mandatory-age-related-mental-competency-tests/ #news
,1,When you hear your recruiter make promises to “travel the world!” or “learn incredibly useful skills!” it often doesn’t shake out that way — unless you become a U.S. Navy Diver.
Joey is a retired U.S. Navy Diver Senior Enlisted Advisor who has facilitated and conducted training for foreign counterparts across 16 countries, among many other things in his diving career. It was so great having him on and to help us understand the nuances of a career field like that — stay tuned for the pipeline on how to actually become one of these divers in the first place.
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,1,Bill Maher Calls Left 'Aggressively Anti-Common Sense' at Aspen Ideas Festival, Predicts Trump 'Very Likely Will Win'
I give President Trump a lot of credit for agreeing to do a debate on these terms: hosted by CNN, in Atlanta, without a live audience, is the equivalent of Biden agreeing to a debate hosted by Fox News in front of an audience of 3,000 people in Alabama.
,1,Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole early Friday. The world-famous double-amputee athlete served 9 years of a 15-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013.
Pistorius became eligible for early release from prison having served at least half his sentence and was approved for parole in November. Pistorius will live under strict parole conditions until the remainder of his murder sentence expires in December 2029.
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,1,The F-16 Fighting Falcon, known affectionately by many pilots as the Viper, is the most widely operated fighter aircraft on the planet for a reason.
In an era when fighter designs were largely focused on glamor metrics like top speed and service ceiling, the F-16 emerged as the embodiment of a new approach to air warfare — Energy Maneuverability Theory.
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,1,The UK Ministry of Defense recently announced the successful testing of their Dragonfire laser-directed energy weapon system, and it has since been touted by media outlets as everything from the answer to missile defense to a replacement for missiles themselves. But as cool as this system genuinely is, none of that is true.
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,1,Earlier this week, the Phillippine Air Force (PAF) announced that one of its FA-50 light attack jets managed to score a notional kill against America's reigning air superiority champ, the F-22 Raptor, during air combat exercises held in July.
This announcement came alongside an image captured by the FA-50's gun camera, showing the Raptor in the Philippine fighter's sights as the pilot locked onto the stealth jet with an infrared-guided (heat-seeking) missile.
Let's talk about how the best fighter in the sky lost to a $38 million trainer-turned-fighter, and what this loss actually means for the mighty Raptor.
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,1,Sunday on PBS News Weekend, as New Hampshire prepares for its primary, will Trump’s remaining opponent be able to erode his support? Then, how the discovery of lead in some applesauce pouches is exposing issues about how food reaches our shelves and who has oversight. Plus, a new method of execution set to be used in Alabama raises questions about how states carry out the death penalty.
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,1,Crowds in Utica, N.Y., protested a press conference held by the city's mayor and police chief following a fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy. Body camera and cell phone captured officers approaching Nyah Mway, who reportedly had an air gun in his hand. WKTV's Jolene Ferris reports.
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