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USS Mustin shadows Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning

Posted on April 11, 2021 by alert5

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 4, 2021) Cmdr. Robert J. Briggs and Cmdr. Richard D. Slye monitor surface contacts from the pilothouse of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin. Mustin is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Arthur Rosen)

B-1B getting new radar instrumentation system

Posted on April 11, 2021April 10, 2021 by alert5

Northrop Grumman is designing a new radar instrumentation system for the B-1B bomber under a $2.3 million contract.

Airmen attached to the 7th Bomb Wing of the Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force, perform maintenance on the B-1 bomber’s radar system April 12, 2012, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation awarded a engineering services order to improve radar support for the aircraft Feb. 11, 2021 (Air Force Courtesy File Photo)

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Elbit’s video shows airborne laser weapon on Hermes 900 with canards

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by alert5

Elbit was awarded a contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defense last year to pursue a program to develop an airborne laser weapon system. A new video posted by Elbit shows the laser mounted on a Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicle. The aircraft has been modified with canards, probably due to the increase weight on the nose to house the laser turret or to improve pitch stability in order to have a stable beam.