Navy tests weapon that can reach anywhere in the world in 1 hour

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Navy Tests Hypersonic Weapon System Technology

 

[Creepy Green Light]

Navy Tests Hypersonic Weapon System Technology

That article was pretty fascinating, IMO.

 

[mike]

It was, China is also chasing this prize.

American and Chinese aircraft could be flying 6500 km/h by 2030

 

[Creepy Green Light]

It was, China is also chasing this prize.

American and Chinese aircraft could be flying 6500 km/h by 2030

China should be focusing on it's lack luster submarine fleet, IMO.

 

[mike]

Subs are obsolete tech, or will be soon.

New detection techniques are emerging that would allow you to find large man-made objects in the water more easily than in the past," he said.

Mr Clark said the United States has relied on its submarines being undetectable and being able to operate with impunity in areas close to other countries, but "that is probably going to be coming to an end in the next 10-20 years with these new detection technologies".

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The future is AI drones.

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We now have a movement to ban these systems

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But i watched Memphis belle last night on the teev. At the end they said 200,000 airmen lost their lives in that war. And thats just airmen. Plenty more died.
The military that can field an army of terminator bots has the instant advantage against the country that has to send its sons into their path and be turned to mince. So i think they are inevitable.

Hypersonic missiles are another edge in the battlespace though, Fast strike equals first strike. And thats always been the goal.

 

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Drones have a weakness to emp and any mobile which the Chinese and Russians are developing A.I. Like the old saying if it flies, swims or walks it has a weakness.

 

[Creepy Green Light]

Subs are obsolete tech, or will be soon.



Submersible drones to render Australia's new submarines obsolete: Pentagon adviser

The future is AI drones.

'Killer robots' are a reality in future battlefields
Why We Must Not Build Automated Weapons of War

We now have a movement to ban these systems

Open letter calls UN to ban ‘killer robots' but experts sceptical it can be enforced

But i watched Memphis belle last night on the teev. At the end they said 200,000 airmen lost their lives in that war. And thats just airmen. Plenty more died.
The military that can field an army of terminator bots has the instant advantage against the country that has to send its sons into their path and be turned to mince. So i think they are inevitable.

Hypersonic missiles are another edge in the battlespace though, Fast strike equals first strike. And thats always been the goal.

Being that I was involved specifically with antisubmarine warfare in the U.S. Navy - I would respectfully disagree with Mr. Clark. A $3 billion submarine with a crew of 132 men cannot be replaced by a drone that can do the same mission. A drone wont even be able to carry the same payload of ballistic/Tomahawk missiles or torpedos. Now could there be a submersible drone that can perform missions unique to itself? Probably. But replace submarines? No.

U.S. Navy orders 10 new Virgina Class Submarines (in 2014).

The USN has maintained a consistent nuclear attack submarine capability since the 1950s. Initially focused on anti-shipping missions, over time the SSN force has developed critical anti-submarine warfare (ASW), recon, land attack, and even Special Operations Forces (SOF) roles. More so than aircraft carriers or even manned aircraft, we can expect that the USN will continue to need modern subs to manage these missions over the lifespan of these boats. The fleet has proven so successful over the past decades that attack subs are likely to acquire more missions, not fewer.

The deal also ensures that the United States will retain, for the foreseeable future, the capacity to construct additional nuclear attack submarines. As Russia, France, and the United Kingdom have learned, taking a “break” from the construction of nuclear submarines leads to deterioration of the infrastructure necessary to maintain and update the force. Submarine construction requires skilled workforce and engineering teams in order to meet the narrow tolerances required for deep operations and silent running.

However attractive the notion of spacing construction out may appear from a budgetary perspective, it creates significant long-term problems with the infrastructure and human capital of the shipbuilding industry. Of the major nuclear submarine operators, only China appears to have developed the capability of maintaining long-term, nearly continuous production, as Russian efforts to jumpstart the industry continue to meet with difficulties.

While some foreign competitors have newer designs, the latest order of Virginia subs (Block IV) will include updates to already existing design specifics, allowing both a lower cost per unit and also the incremental integration of new technologies. Indeed, initial projections for the SSN-774, learning from experience with the Los Angeles-class, built in the expectation of integrating commercial and military innovations into the hull over the long production lifespan.

Including boats already under construction, between now and 2023 the USN will introduce 17 new nuclear attack submarines to the fleet. Depending on construction decisions in Russia and China, this will very nearly equal the production of the rest of the world combined. The existence of a proven design, an experienced workforce, and an industry capable of high-quality submarine construction puts the U.S. ahead of nearly every competitor. This contract suggests that, defense austerity notwithstanding, the U.S. continues to see the submarine force as playing a central role in the projection of U.S. power and the defense of U.S. interests over the next several decades.

link to the original article US Navy Orders 10 Virginia-class Submarines at a Record Cost of $17.6 Billion

 

[mike]

But to his claims of new detection technology's there may be some merit.

https://www.economist.com/news/scie...ven-quietest-boats-hunting-submarines-magnets

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A new report was presented in parliament on Monday predicting that rapid technological progress in underwater drone technology and sensors could eventually make it impossible to hide big submarines like those intended to carry the UK’s Trident nuclear missiles.


The question of whether new technologies could one day make the deep oceans ‘transparent’ is emerging as a hotly-contested technical debate ahead of the Commons vote on the Successor programme, the replacement for the current fleet of four 20-year old Vanguard submarines.

New Trident submarines doomed by drones of the future, says new report