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The USAF has UCAVs but aren't telling us they do, or they don't. Either way we are in trouble.
To intercept all targets from Kamikaze Drones to UCAVs , from Helicopters to Fighter Jets and from Cruise Missiles to Ballistic Missiles KORKUT GURZ...
GA-ASI demonstrated its hardware-agnostic, open standards-based autonomy ecosystem for Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs) on a GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger.
KIEV, Ukraine Ukraine plans to buy 24 more Turkish drones, the country’s top military authority announced Sunday. Armed Forces Commander in Chief Valeriy Zaluzny told reporters that Ukraine plans to purchase the Bayraktar TB2 (Tactical Block 2) unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) in the 2021-2022 period. Ukraine currently has 12 Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs in its […]
EDWARD HUNT looks at the growing interest among air forces in the Loyal Wingman concept of operating crewed military aircraft in conjunction with UCAVs and other unmanned systems.
Baykar struck a deal with Indonesia to provide 60 Bayraktar TB3 and nine Akinci UCAVs, in addition to a joint venture with Republikorp to build a drone factory in Indonesia.
With the advent of ever more capable and relatively cheap to produce and operate UAVs, UCAVs and new ultra-quiet submarines, as well as new long range cruise- and anti-ship missiles, and with Russia and China both developing long range hypersonic missiles
The Arsenal Birds,[1][2] known officially as the Aerial Arsenal Ships (AAS),[3] was a class of unmanned aerial warships that functioned as airborne aircraft carriers, carrying up to 80 MQ-101 UCAVs at any given time. Two Arsenal Birds, Liberty and Justice, were developed by the Osean Federation...
Description With the advent of ever more capable and relatively cheap to produce and operate UAVs, UCAVs and new ultra-quiet submarines, as well as new long range cruise- and anti-ship missiles, and with Russia and China both developing long range hypersonic missiles specifically designed to take out aircraft carriers, is there a case to be made for a Zumwalt-like stealth(y) aircraft carrier in the future? Stealth isn't a magic tool that can make items invisible, but a set of measures taken to reduce the chance to get detected by adversaries. Submarines are the most stealthy warships in service. Since the last two decades, much has been done to make surface vessels more stealthy as well. Most of these measures focus on reducing the radar signature of a vessel, which is dictated by 5 factors: - Aspect - Shape - Size - Material - Texture The factors above have been optimized for a stealth warship for the first time by the US Navy with their latest Zumwalt-class destroyers. Though these destroyers have a length of 192 metres and a displacement of over 15,000 long tons, they are approximately 50 times harder to detect than the smaller destroyer class it replaces. However, the costs for the Zumwalt are enormous: just one unit comes with a price of over USD 4 billion and still, the ship is plagued by issues that haven't been resolved yet. It's one of the reasons the US Navy had to cut down the order from the originally planned 8 to 12 units, to just 3. Nonetheless, future developments could force Navy planners to design and construct stealth (or more stealthy) Zumwalt-like aircraft carriers, in order to keep aircraft carriers relevant in the future. Expected costs for such vessel could be gigantic and even the United States can't afford to purchase such multi-billion dollar warships in large numbers. So perhaps in order to reduce costs, the US could team up with the UK, France, Australia, South Korea and Japan to jointly develop such a stealth carrier in a similar way it has developed the JSF (Joint Strike Fighter aka F-35 Lightning II). All these countries could co-operate to design and construct a basic model for a stealth carrier, with each partner country to equip and arm the carrier to its own needs. The model shown here, has a length of 302 metres, a max beam of 78 metres and a displacement (when fully loaded) of around 82,000 tons. It has two flight decks in a CATOBAR configuration, using the US electromagnetic (EMALS) launch system to launch aircraft. The lower flight deck can be used to launch and store UCAVs and manned aircraft, while the exposed upper flight deck can be used as an extra deck if necessary, to launch manned aircraft. Aircraft can only land on the angled landing strip on the upper deck, which has retractable designed arresting gear only exposed when aircraft have to land on the carrier, in order to minimize radar reflection when no aircraft need to be recovered. The airwing would carry a mix of up to 120 5th and 6th generation (rotary- and fixed wing) aircraft and UCAVs (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles). It would also have laser weapons (in addition to AD missiles), stored in stealthy weapon pods for close in self defense. The ship integrates an all-electric drive with an integrated power system (IPS, which is a modern version of a Turbo-electric drive system) consisting of four Rolls-Royce 52MW MT35 main gas turbine generators (MTG), six RR4500 Auxiliary Turbine generators (ATG) that will provide a total of 264 MW, or 2 new Bechtel A1C nuclear reactors. Furthermore, each configuration has an additional four 34.6 MW advanced induction motors for total ship power. When nuclear powered, the ship has a top speed of +30 kts, with an almost unlimited range. The ship would be highly automated, reducing the crew needed to operate the ship to around 450, creating more room to each crew member, as well as more space to carry extra fuel, weapons, payload and aircraft. The ship also houses cyberwarfare rooms with some of the worlds most powerful servers on board. The radar suite comprises dual-band radar for horizon and volume search, a S-band volume search radar (VSR) integrated with an AN/SPY-4 multifunction radar already being developed by Raytheon for the US Navy. The two radars are to be integrated at waveform level for enhanced surveillance and tracking capability. The AN/SPY-4 multifunction radar (MFR) is an X-band active phased-array radar designed to detect low-observable anti-ship cruise missiles and support fire-control illumination for the ESSM and standard missiles. The ship’s integrated undersea warfare system includes hull-mounted mid-frequency sonar, hull-mounted high-frequency sonar and multifunction towed array sonar and handling system. The ship is constructed using both steel (covered with radar absorbent paint and other radar absorbent material for the parts above the waterline) and as much composites (such as carbon-fiber, fiberglass and plastic) as possible for the non-steel parts. The used material combined with the aircraft carrier's angular build makes it around 50 times harder to spot on radar than a modern day aircraft carrier of similar size and displacement, while the acoustic signature is comparable to that of the Los Angeles-class submarine. What do you think? Could this be a realistic scenario for the (near) future?
It’s the year 2048: the world’s population has reached over 10 billion, natural resources are getting exhausted and space to live for people is shrinking fast due to global warming. Many nations start to look at the only place on Earth that hasn’t been colonized by mankind yet: Antarctica. It is thought the icy continent has abundant supplies of oil, gas, coal and iron ore. Several nations are rushing to establish a presence in Antarctica before the Antarctic Treaty is reviewed in 2048. Though Antarctica is currently very dry and is still uninhabitable due to its extreme climate, the long term effects of global warming will make parts of Antarctica soon accessible for mining and in a century from now, also suitable for colonization. But complicating issues around Antarctic sovereignty is the fact that while seven nations, including Australia and the UK, have long-standing territorial claims to Antarctic territory, those claims aren’t recognised under international law, making new international agreements necessary. In order to secure their interests, several nations led by China, join forces under the code name ‘Project Bandung 55’ (refering to the Bandung Conference of 1955) to ensure a seat at the bargaining table. One of the surprising results of Project Bandung is a commonly developed and built submarine aircraft carrier. Shown here is the Great Wall (萬里長城), an astonishing 332m long submarine inspired by the Soviet Navy’s Akula (NATO-name: Typhoon)class, that is designed to operate military aircraft in the Arctic and the waters of Antarctica. It’s air wing operates China's latest 5th generation STOVL-combat aircraft, as well as a number of UAVs/UCAVs and unmanned helicopters. The Great Wall is also fitted with high-energy laser weapons and the latest SAMs, ASMs and hypersonic cruise missiles. The Great Wall will primarily serve as a floating stronghold to back up claims of the Bandung 55-nations in Antarctica. US officials are completely taken by surprise and react furiously, but Beijing says China will continue to strengthen its position in Antarctica in support of their legitimate claims.
Description Scientists predict that by 2036, the Arctic Ocean will be nearly completely ice free in the summer due to global warming and that by 2050, the Arctic Ocean will be nearly completely ice free throughout the whole year, offering new shipping routes, rich fishing areas and access to oil- and gas fields, currently inaccessible. Russia is already the dominant power in the Arctic. It possess the largest fleet of (ice breaking) ships that can navigate the seas under the worst weather conditions and has dozens of military bases in the Arctic (the US only has 1 airbase in the Arctic, in the north of Greenland). In the last few years, Russia has also build up a significant military force in the north, deploying thousands of troops, submarines and combat jets in the Arctic. Russia considers the Arctic of major strategic importance to its future. In addition to that, Chinese investors have spent billions in Russian oil- and gas projects in the Arctic and China is also expanding its own capabilities for operating in the Arctic in the future. Yet in the West, only Norway has taken serious steps to secure her interests in a future ice free Arctic Ocean. It’s only recently that Russian and Chinese attention for the Arctic has alerted the US, which prompted US President Donald Trump to make an unusual "offer" to Denmark to take over Greenland in an attempt to outflank the Russians in that part of the Arctic. Unfortunately for the Americans, Denmark kindly rejected the US offer. So in order to counter the rapid Russian and Chinese expansion in the Arctic, Congress approved the development and construction of the world's first submarine aircraft carrier in the world, the USS Capelin-class, to first two to be fully operational by 2038. Their design is inspired on the former Soviet Union's Typhoon-class of SSBN's. But these submarines will be almost twice as big, with a length of 302m and a displacement of 92,000 tons, have a crew of around 700 and the USS Capelin Class submarines can carry and deploy up to 12 STOVL-manned aircraft (F35B's) and 60+ SVTOL UCAVs and (unmanned) helicopters, launched from one 158m long launch tube on top of the submarine's main hull, which is sealed by a heavy door at the exit of the launch tube, whenever the submarine submerges. Aircraft can land on retractable landing platforms on both sides of the submarine. This new submarine aircraft carriers feature multiple pressure hulls similar to Soviet Typhoon-class SSBN's, that simplifies internal design while making the vessel much wider than a normal submarine. In the main body of the subs, two long pressure hulls, each 6 decks high, lie parallel with a third, smaller pressure hull (with a hangar bay and launch- and landing strips) above them, and two other pressure hulls for torpedoes, SAM's and steering gear. This multihull design also greatly increases their survivability – even if one pressure hull is breached, the crew members in the other are safe and there is less potential for flooding. The USS Capelin is nuclear powered and capable of traveling at 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) underwater. Besides aircraft, the submarines also carry SAM's, ASM's, hypersonic cruise missiles and rail guns. And she's fitted with laser weapons, four 35mm Millenium Gun CWIS and a battery of Iron Dome short range missiles for self defense. Much of the ship is automated and some of the UCAV's and unmanned helicopters can be controled from remote stations on the US mainland. The submarines are stationed at Norfolk and can be deployed to the Arctic via Greenland, where they can patrol both ice free areas of the Arctic Ocean, as well as parts of the Arctic Ocean still covered with ice, in order to secure US interests in a future ice free Arctic Ocean. Yet, although the submarine aircraft carrier is specifically built for deployment in the Arctic, they can be deployed by the US Navy anywhere in the world where the US needs them and both the type of weapons carried, as well as the type and numbers of fixed wing and rotary (unmanned) aircraft for its air wing, can vary depending on the type of mission it will be deployed for.
Scientists predict that by 2036, the Arctic Ocean will be nearly completely ice free in the summer due to global warming and that by 2050, the Arctic Ocean will be nearly completely ice free throughout the whole year, offering new shipping routes, rich fishing areas and access to oil- and gas fields, currently inaccessible. Russia is already the dominant power in the Arctic. It possess the largest fleet of (ice breaking) ships that can navigate the seas under the worst weather conditions and has dozens of military bases in the Arctic (the US only has 1 airbase in the Arctic, in the north of Greenland). In the last few years, Russia has also build up a significant military force in the north, deploying thousands of troops, submarines and combat jets in the Arctic. Russia considers the Arctic of major strategic importance to its future. In addition to that, Chinese investors have spent billions in Russian oil- and gas projects in the Arctic and China is also expanding its own capabilities for operating in the Arctic in the future. Yet in the West, only Norway has taken serious steps to secure her interests in a future ice free Arctic Ocean. It’s only recently that Russian and Chinese attention for the Arctic has alerted the US, which prompted US President Donald Trump to make an unusual "offer" to Denmark to take over Greenland in an attempt to outflank the Russians in that part of the Arctic. Unfortunately for the Americans, Denmark kindly rejected the US offer. So in order to counter the rapid Russian and Chinese expansion in the Arctic, Congress approved the development and construction of the world's first submarine aircraft carrier in the world, the USS Capelin-class, to first two to be fully operational by 2038. Their design is inspired on the former Soviet Union's Typhoon-class of SSBN's. But these submarines will be almost twice as big, with a length of 302m and a displacement of 92,000 tons, have a crew of around 700 and the USS Capelin Class submarines can carry and deploy up to 12 STOVL-manned aircraft (F35B's) and 60+ SVTOL UCAVs and (unmanned) helicopters, launched from one 158m long launch tube on top of the submarine's main hull, which is sealed by a heavy door at the exit of the launch tube, whenever the submarine submerges. Aircraft can land on retractable landing platforms on both sides of the submarine. This new submarine aircraft carriers feature multiple pressure hulls similar to Soviet Typhoon-class SSBN's, that simplifies internal design while making the vessel much wider than a normal submarine. In the main body of the subs, two long pressure hulls, each 6 decks high, lie parallel with a third, smaller pressure hull (with a hangar bay and launch- and landing strips) above them, and two other pressure hulls for torpedoes, SAM's and steering gear. This multihull design also greatly increases their survivability – even if one pressure hull is breached, the crew members in the other are safe and there is less potential for flooding. The USS Capelin is nuclear powered and capable of traveling at 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) underwater. Besides aircraft, the submarines also carry SAM's, ASM's, hypersonic cruise missiles and rail guns. And she's fitted with laser weapons, four 35mm Millenium Gun CWIS and a battery of Iron Dome short range missiles for self defense. Much of the ship is automated and some of the UCAV's and unmanned helicopters can be controled from remote stations on the US mainland. The submarines are stationed at Norfolk and can be deployed to the Arctic via Greenland, where they can patrol both ice free areas of the Arctic Ocean, as well as parts of the Arctic Ocean still covered with ice, in order to secure US interests in a future ice free Arctic Ocean. Yet, although the submarine aircraft carrier is specifically built for deployment in the Arctic, they can be deployed by the US Navy anywhere in the world where the US needs them and both the type of weapons carried, as well as the type and numbers of fixed wing and rotary (unmanned) aircraft for its air wing, can vary depending on the type of mission it will be deployed for.
