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USA - Airlaunch of a hypersonic weapon

USA - Airlaunch of a hypersonic weapon

Gepostet von | 27 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

At the NAWCWD (Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Naval Air Weapon Station China Lake, California), the BQM-34 Firebee jet-powered subsonic target presentation drone was successfully used for the first time at the beginning of May as a carrier and simultaneously as a fire control launch platform for the air launch of a solid-fuel ramjet (hypersonic) missile as a demonstrator. Both the Firebee, a development from the 1950s, and the solid fuel used for propulsion in the SFIRR (solid fuel integral rocket ram jet) are not new. However, when paired with the latest technologies, various application possibilities are now opening up. The solid fuel, which is much easier to handle than liquid propellants, is also lighter and significantly favours the parameters of the weapon - at higher speeds, with a higher...

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USS "Jeremiah Denton" christened

USS "Jeremiah Denton" christened

Gepostet von | 26 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

At the end of March, the third destroyer of the third construction batch of the Arleigh Burke class (Flight III) was christened "Jeremiah Denton" (DDG 129) at Huntington Ingalls (Newport News Shipbuilding) - in memory of a Navy Cross-winning veteran of the Vietnam War, who later also sat in the House of Representatives as a senator from the US state of Alabama. The Flight III variant of this destroyer class (155 metres long, weighing 9,300 tonnes) is equipped with state-of-the-art sensors, battle management systems and the latest energy and cooling technology - an important prerequisite for future equipment with laser weapons. As with the predecessor models, the propulsion is provided by four gas turbines and allows speeds of up to...

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Aircraft carrier "Harry S. Truman" - Sea damage in the Red Sea

Aircraft carrier "Harry S. Truman" - Sea damage in the Red Sea

Gepostet von | 25 Jun 2025 | , , | 3

The deployment of the "Harry S. Truman" (CVN-75), which began in autumn 2024, has not been under a good star so far. A serious incident occurred in the Red Sea in mid-December: an F/A-18F Super Hornet belonging to its own Fighter Wing was accidentally shot down by the USS Gettysburg, a Ticonderoga cruiser from its own Carrier Strike Group. Both pilots were able to save themselves with the ejection seat. A few weeks later, after passing through the Suez Canal, the carrier collided with a Turkish freighter off Port Said. Although there was only minor material damage, the commander was killed during repairs at the U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) in Souda...

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North Korea's new destroyers - top and flop

North Korea's new destroyers - top and flop

Gepostet von | 24 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

Pyongyang describes the "Choe Hyon" as a destroyer, although with a displacement of 5,000 tonnes and moderate armament it could be classified more as a multi-purpose frigate. The recognisable vertical launch silo with 32 small, 12 medium and 20 large bays suggests a wide-ranging FK armament including cruise missiles, although the additional 10 even larger silo hatches may also extend the range of weapons to include ballistic missiles. And then the destroyer could work again. In any case, Kim Jong Un, the "Supreme Leader" of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, did not miss the opportunity to christen the first nationally developed and built guided missile destroyer at the end of April at the...

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Ecuador's important new arrival from South Korea

Ecuador's important new arrival from South Korea

Gepostet von | 20 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

The coast guard vessel "Jambelí" (MP 56) was handed over to the Armada del Ecuador in South Korea at the beginning of April. The former Korea Coast Guard Salvage Ship "Tae Pyung Yang I" (105 metres, 4,400 tonnes) was handed over to Ecuador in 2024 by bilateral agreement and then rebuilt in South Korea as an OPV. Once it arrives in South America, it will be able to take up its duties as an ocean-going guard ship to secure Ecuador's coastal waters, ensure compliance with environmental standards and combat drug smuggling by sea. Even though the ship is a good 30 years old, it will be Ecuador's largest ship in terms of tonnage and will be able to maintain its presence with its technical equipment...

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