Future Warfare

[AnimeFan188]

General Atomics ✔ Blitzer Railgun Land ✔ Based Mobile Combat Simulation:

[AnimeFan188]

Boeing patents 'Star Wars'-style force fields:

"A new patent granted to aircraft, defense and security company Boeing is taking its
cues from science fiction. Just like the glowing energy shields seen protecting troops,
machines and even spacecraft in Star Wars and Star Trek, the design -- named
"Method and system for shockwave attenuation via electromagnetic arc" -- uses
energy to deflect potential damage."

See:

http://www.cnet.com/news/boeing-pate...tag=YHF65cbda0

[AnimeFan188]

Navy researchers developing swarms of cooperating air drones for
overwhelming land and sea attacks:

"U.S. Navy researchers have demonstrated swarming unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) designed to overwhelm an adversary autonomously as the UAVs fly together
like flocks of birds.

UAV experts at the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Arlington, Va., announced
Wednesday they have conducted recent technology demonstrations of swarming
drones as part of the Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology (LOCUST) program."

See:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/art...ng-drones.html

[AnimeFan188]

US Air Force and DARPA developing a complete hypersonic vehicle by
2023 and China looking at morphing hypersonic vehicles:

"The Air Force and DARPA are researching and will build a next generation
hypersonic vehicle by 2023. It will use some of the X-51 tech that is capable of
operating "at the kind of temperatures you have when you are going at hypersonic
speeds." They are developing a guidance system that can still function at Mach 5.

The Pentagon also hopes that costs could be lowered over a traditional turbine
engine because of fewer parts in the hypersonic system."

See:

http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/06/us-...eveloping.html

[Ithekro]

China looking at morphing hypersonic vehicles

Isn't that science talk for Gundam?

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

Isn't that science talk for Gundam?

Variable fighters bro. Macross.

[Tornado The Dragon]

Air/low Earth orbit:

- Drones, and more drones smaller, agile, & faster.

- Advanced Satellite surveillance (more so than ever before)

- Stronger EMPs

- hypersonic+ jets (mach 5-15)

on/ under Land:

- High tech camouflage (the suits will adapt & blend in with their surroundings)
- extreme long range fire arms (to intercept and target crucial enemy strategic points)
- Higher employment of merc. groups to intercept & delay enemy front lines & to pressure enemy fortifications.
- more underground networks & tunnels (for safety bunkers & or hidden transport/communication channels)

On/under water:

- Faster deployment of quicker long range missiles (~ mach 25)
- Deeper submarines (to go undetected by enemy lines)
- Sonar disrupting technology
-

cyber/communication:

- cyber warfare
- intel gathering
- disrupting enemy communication networks
- planting misleads in enemy databases

Biological:

- genetic warfare
- target food & water supply via nano technology/ nano drones
- place such chemicals to weaken enemy's civilian population's immunity & neural functions.

Social :

-religious
-ideological
-psychological

[AnimeFan188]

Airborne 'stealth launch' of CubeSat said to be underway:

http://defensesystems.com/articles/2...at-launch.aspx

Quote:

"The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Air Force
reportedly have commenced test flights designed to quickly launch small,
inexpensive satellites.

The website AmericaSpace.com reported this week that flights would soon
commence—or may have already—to launch military CubeSats from F-15E fighter
jets under a program called Small Air Launch Vehicle to Orbit (SALVO). The
program, which is designed to launch a single CubeSat, is thought to be a
technology demonstrator for a more ambitious program called Airborne Launch
Assist Space Access, or ALASA.

The website also reported that SALVO payloads may have already been launched
from Cape Canaveral to counter Chinese and Russian electronic and infrared
surveillance. It also suggested that the technologies would give the U.S. a
"stealth launch" capability."


This is interesting, considering that he F-15 was used as an ASAT launcher for the
Minature Homing Vehicle (MHV) a few years back:

https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=ASM-135_ASAT


I wonder if history will repeat itself, with the F-15 using the satellite booster to
launch "hard kill" payloads into space?

[AnimeFan188]

The littoral Submarine of the future?:

"A little over a year ago, huge French conglomerate DCNS, with roots tracing back to
1631, introduced a new anti-aircraft system for submarines and introduced the new
concept combat sub, SMX 26, for operating in shallow waters of 50 feet (15m) at
the Euronaval show.

The sub has an extendable wheeled undercarriage allowing it to land quickly on all
types of seabed floors. It can be deployed for days, monitoring its environment and
undertaking both defensive and all offensive when threats emerge."

See:

http://www.industrytap.com/have-you-...low-water/6727

Be sure to check out the video that's included in the article.

[AnimeFan188]

Cyborg Insects Join the Military
Remote-controlled critters are real

"What we do know is that biotechnology is developing faster now than
ever before. “It’s already more common than people may realize,”
Anthes said. “Many cloned farm animals are born every year in the
U.S., and even since my book came out two years ago the advances in
biotechnology have been astonishing.”

Experiments like the cyborg cat might have been conducted in secrecy
(the plan was only revealed in 2001, when a former CIA officer spoke
to the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph), but other research has taken place in
public. In 2006, DARPA published a notice soliciting “Hybrid Insect
MEMS (HI-MEMS)” on a publicly-accessible “Federal Business
Opportunities” site. “MEMS” are “micro-electromechanical systems.” It
was an open call for insect cyborgs.

I asked Anthes why she thought the military was so keen to work with
insects. “I’d imagine there are several reasons,” she said. “Firstly those
creatures are simpler to work with, biologically speaking. It’s much
easier to commandeer an insect’s nervous system than a dog’s or a
human’s. But also, for the specific applications they were imagining, I
believe they wanted small, inconspicuous animals.”"

See:

http://warisboring.com/articles/cybo...-the-military/

[AnimeFan188]

Raytheon thinking big by developing tiny missiles:

"They’re not shooting precision-guided bullets — yet.

But Raytheon may be the closest yet, with a tiny guided missile a
soldier can launch from a rifle-mounted grenade launcher.

Meet the Pike, a 17-inch-long, laser-guided munition that
Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems is developing on its own dime
in hopes the U.S. Army and perhaps other allied armies will buy it.

The Pike and other small guided munitions Raytheon has developed in
recent years meet a growing demand for precision, targeted strikes
that leave minimal “collateral damage” — death or injury to civilians
and property damage — in an era where enemies often hide in
crowded areas."

See:

http://tucson.com/news/business/rayt...87b3bda21.html






Note: Raytheon may not be making guided bullets yet, but the tech is
in the works:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/29/us/us-...guided-bullet/

[AnimeFan188]

Special Forces TALOS powered strength boosting exoskeleton
with electrically activated liquid body armor will debut in 2017:

"DARPA and Special Ops Commands plan a 2018 debut for the Tactical
Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS -- exoskeleton to give make
commandos more lethal while being better protected. They are
particularly wanting this for the vulnerable first soldier to breach a
compound. The TALOS program has churned out several prototypes and
is on track to deliver a first-generation suit by August 2018.

Research on the TALOS suit has also been a boon in other areas, helping
the military develop improved technologies related to lightweight armor
and communications systems."

See:

http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/10/spe...-strength.html

[AnimeFan188]

China and Russia try to catch up to US Military Exoskeletons:

"China has exoskeleton improvements over the Zhuhai 2014 version,
including reinforced motors, a larger battery pack and hip section. It also
has enough dexterity to allow crawling under enemy fire, as shown by an
engineer testing the exoskeleton.

Russia has the Ratnik soldier equipment program and they plan on
exoskeletons by 2020."

See:

http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/10/chi...-up-to-us.html



Hmmm, are we looking at an exoskeleton arms race?

[Draco Spirit]

As a rule of thumb, any new military tech created by a major power will quickly be taken up by other major powers pretty quickly. Course the different versions will be stronger or weaker in different areas... but the basic tech will become fairly wide spread.

History of the tank a good example of this in practice. Everyone has them, even if they were invented by us British, but there fairly big differences between say American models and Russian ones.

[AnimeFan188]

The Future Of Warfare Is On Display At The U.S. Army's
Big Convention:

"Smaller, smarter, faster and more automated are the big themes at this
year’s Association of The United States Army conference. The arms expo
outside of Washington D.C. included a exhibition of the latest and
greatest weaponry from defense contractors big and small. Here are
seven of the more interesting pieces of new hardware on display."

See:

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the...s-b-1736107209

[AnimeFan188]

View of the US Air Force in 2035:

"The Air Force Future Operating Concept is the Air Force’s overarching
force development concept. It describes how future Air Force (AF) forces
will provide responsive and effective Global Vigilance—Global Reach—
Global Power in light of the anticipated future strategic and operational
environment. The AF Future Operating Concept broadly portrays how the
future Air Force will conduct its five core missions as part of a joint,
interagency, or multinational force, or independently in support of
national security objectives. The primary audiences for this concept are
Headquarters Air Force (HAF) and Major Command (MAJCOM) strategic
planners."

See:

http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/10/vie...e-in-2035.html

[AnimeFan188]

Northrop Grumman Wins The Contract To Produce America's
Next Stealth Bomber:

"After a maze of programs and initiatives that lasted a decade-
and-a-half, the U.S. Air Force has chosen its next bomber. The battle for
the contract between a consortium of Lockheed Martin-Boeing and
Northrop has been hard fought and comes with huge implication, and
Northrop Grumman has been selected as the winner.

The aircraft is a complete package concept at this point, including
engines and sub-systems. They will not discuss the engine used or
manufacturer.

The aircraft will supposedly cost $564 million per unit.

Initial Operational Capability is set for 2025."

See:

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/nor...cas-1739037579

[AnimeFan188]

This Is Northrop Grumman's Idea Of A Sixth-Generation
Fighter, But Is It Feasible?:

"Even as the Pentagon is struggling to figure out a way to afford and
field its fifth-generation fighter of choice, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter,
the Navy and the U.S. Air Force—along with industry—are looking at
what comes next. This sixth-generation fighter initiative is loosely
known as the “F-X program” for the USAF and the “FA-XX” for the Navy.

The F-X program looks to to finally replace the F-15 Eagle, as well as
the F-22 Raptor, and the FA-XX program aims to replace the F/A-18E/F
Super Hornet. This new aircraft will be as much about reusable
weaponry (lasers) as it is about expendable weaponry. Development of
solid-state airborne laser capability is already well underway in the
white world, and has most likely experienced other application gains in
the black world."

See:

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/thi...-fi-1747680825

[AnimeFan188]

The Pentagon is Nervous about Russian and
Chinese Killer Robots; Deputy defense secretary:
Russia is preparing for all-robot fighting units.:

"Work quoted the Defense Science Board’s summer study on
autonomy and AI, which said that the human race stands at “an
inflection point” in the development of artificial intelligence. Different
nations, he noted, are reacting in very different ways.

“We know that China is already investing heavily in robotics and
autonomy and the Russian Chief of General Staff [Valery Vasilevich]
Gerasimov recently said that the Russian military is preparing to fight
on a roboticized battlefield and he said, and I quote, ‘In the near
future, it is possible that a complete roboticized unit will be created
capable of independently conducting military operations.’”

See:

http://www.defenseone.com/threats/20.../?oref=d-river


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Will US Pursue 'Enhanced Human Ops?' DepSecDef
Wonders:

"In at least one area, our adversaries are ahead: enhancing human
performance by modifying the body and brain itself. “Now our
adversaries quite frankly are pursuing enhanced human operations and
it scares the crap out of us, really,” Work said. “We’re going to have to
have a big, big decision on whether we’re comfortable going that way.”"


"In fact, though Work didn’t say so, there is a definite historical
precedent for the forces of an authoritarian state being more
innovative, adaptable, and decentralized than their democratic
opponents. Imperial Germany invented “infiltration tactics,” the basis
of all modern ground tactics, in World War I. Operating on their own
initiative, small teams of stosstruppen — stormtroopers — slipped
through gaps in the rigid defense lines of the French and British, finally
breaking the stalemate of trench warfare, albeit too late to win the
war. Nazi Germany put infiltration tactics on tank treads, with radio
communications and air support. The result was the blitzkrieg, which
literally drove circles around the hidebound commanders of democratic
France and Britain."

See:

http://breakingdefense.com/2015/12/w...ecdef-wonders/

[AnimeFan188]

Navy looking for more lethal deck-mounted guns:

"However, the 5-inch guns, called Mk 45, have a maximum effective
range of only about eight or nine miles, and the current rounds lack
precision so many rounds need to be fired in order to ensure that targets
are destroyed.

A new Raytheon-developed GPS-guided Excalibur N5 round, however,
can pinpoint target out to about 26 nautical miles, Paul Daniels,
Raytheon business development, Excalibur, told Scout Warrior in an
interview."

See:

http://www.wearethemighty.com/articl...k-mounted-guns


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Navy Exploring More Uses for Futuristic Rail Gun Technology:

"Among projects in the works for the Navy is the development of new
gun rounds, including the possibility of a smaller version of the
electromagnetic projectile launching technology used by the rail gun
weapon now in development. The rail gun, which can hurl a projectile
at well over 5,000 miles per hour, is being evaluated for possible
mounting on a Zumwalt-class destroyer by the mid-2020s."

See:

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2...echnology.html


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U.S. Navy's Plans for a Huge Ballistic Missile Defense Ship:

"The U.S. Navy has been in discussions with shipbuilder Huntington
Ingalls about the possibility of building a missile defense variant of the
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD-17). The new
vessel could eventually be equipped with new radars, railguns and
lasers."

See:

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the...nse-ship-14920