Weekly Briefing: Air Warfare

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Weekly Briefing Air Warfare

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Can Army Triple PrSM Missile Range ? PrSM is preparing for its first 300-plus-mile flight test this year, while the ERCA cannon and hypersonic LRHW head for key tests in 2023.

Historic Marine Plan to Reinvent The Corps EXCLUSIVE The document outlines an evolving effort to stand up a series of small, agile units tasked with air defense, anti-ship and submarine warfare, and seizing, holding and resupplying ad hoc bases to support an island-hopping campaign in the Pacific.

Anduril Buys Mini-Drone Maker Area-I The new owners bring venture capital and software expertise to upgrade Area-I's ALTIUS mini-drone, already a favorite in Army experiments with 'Air-Launched Effects.'

AMC Eyes Self-Defense For Cargo, Tanker Planes "We have hardpoints on the C-17; We have hardpoints on the KC-46. It's not a hard stretch to think that we could put one or two missiles on there for self defense," says AMC head Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost.

Some 'Quick Wins,' But Air Force Struggles With AI "We need to move away from these single point demos to true scalability," Jean-Charles Ledé, AFRL's advisor on autonomy tech, says.

Navy's Plans Call For New Drones To Shoot, Spy, Jam "I can clearly — in my mind — envision a way to say 'fly a defensive combat spread, shoot on this target,' and I will squeeze the trigger or I will enable that unmanned platform to shoot the designated target," Rear Adm. Gregory Harris says.

Air Force Drone Plan May Rile MQ-9 Champions "This is a new effort, as the expanded mission now goes beyond a strict MQ-9 replacement," an AFLCMC spokesperson said. "This endeavor serves to explore concepts that address capability gaps of legacy platforms against increasingly sophisticated threats in denied, contested, and highly contested environments."

'$64K Question': Where In Pacific Do Army Missiles Go? "Today, there is probably not one of our regional partners in the first island chain that would be willing to base Army — or any other service – long-range strike missiles in their country," retired Lt. Gen. Thomas Spoehr says.

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