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If, like me, you can’t decide which ammunition to load into your chain gun, Northrop Grumman has a variant of its 30 x 113mm M230 Link Fed (M230LF) Dual Feed Bushmaster Chain Gun that can swap from one ammo to another at the flip of a switch.Continue R… Continue reading New M230LF chain gun cannon swaps ammo at the flip of a switch
At the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in Washington, DC, the US Air Force and prime contractor Northrop Grumman have released the first video of its B-21 Raider nuclear bomber in flight, along with an update on the B-21 program.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Watch: First flight video of B-21 nuclear bomber from US Air Force
Scaled Composites’ Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman prototype has taken to the air for the first time. On August 29, 2024, the aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with test pilot Brian Maisler at the controls.Continue Reading… Continue reading Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman military aircraft makes maiden flight
Scaled Composites’ Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman prototype has taken to the air for the first time. On August 29, 2024, the aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with test pilot Brian Maisler at the controls.Continue Reading… Continue reading Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman military aircraft makes maiden flight
Northrop Grumman is developing a layered air defense against drone swarms centered on a new rapid-fire chain gun system armed with self-guided smart ammo that can take out drones at a fraction of the cost of missile defenses.Continue ReadingCategory: M… Continue reading Smart-shell-spewing rapid-fire chain gun showers targets with shrapnel
The US Army is pushing for full deployment of its first hypersonic missiles, with its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Battery taking part in Exercise Resolute Hunter 24-2 at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada along with forces from the Five Eyes alliance.Co… Continue reading US army tests ‘Dark Eagle’ hypersonic missile in the field
Northrop Grumman has released a photo of the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) XRQ-73 stealth drone X-plane that it has built for DARPA and is expected to fly by the end of the year.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, T… Continue reading First photo of DARPA’s latest stealth drone X-plane
Northrop Grumman has revealed more details on its robotic Manta Ray submersible in some new videos. These include a 4K 360° tour of the first test dive and a rundown on the project with images from never-before-seen angles.Continue ReadingCategory: Mil… Continue reading Video: First look at DARPA’s massive Manta Ray drone in action
DARPA has finally unveiled more of its mysterious Manta Ray robotic sub, with impressive new images of the prototype Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) undergoing its first sea trials off the coast of Southern California.Continue ReadingCategory: Milita… Continue reading DARPA’s massive Manta Ray robotic sub hits the sea
Northrop Grumman introduces its first completed prototype Manta Ray Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) that it is developing for DARPA. The extra-large submarine glider is designed to carry out long-range undersea missions without human assistance.Conti… Continue reading Northrop Grumman debuts Manta Ray robotic underwater glider