theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Di 16. Aug 2022, 12:02US Air Force looks for new maker of Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missiles (14. September 2018)
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $51 million contract from the USAF on 10 September to develop an even longer range version of the cruise missile, called Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extreme Range, which is reportedly designed to have a range of more than 1,000nm (1852km).
Army Looking To Shrink Typhon Missile System After Lessons Learned From First Deployment
The U.S. Army is already interested in scaling down its new Typhon ground-based missile system, if possible, to help make it easier to deploy and operate. The service only sent Typhon, which currently uses large tractor-trailer launchers to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles and SM-6 multi-purpose missiles, overseas for the first time to the Philippines earlier this year.
“So, the Mid-Range Capability, we fielded it, we have put it into the theater, but we’re learning lessons on how we can improve the next evolutions of that,” Army Col. Michael Rose, commander of the 3rd MDTF headquartered at Fort Shafter in Hawaii, said today at AUSA. “How do we make it more mobile? How do we make it smaller? How do we make it more agile? How do we employ it most effectively and how do we sustain it? A lot of those lessons are feeding back into our RDT&E [research, development, test, and evaluations] and acquisitions professionals to improve and enhance that new operational capability.”
Rose did not elaborate further, but it is not hard to see how Typhon’s current configuration, which is technically road-mobile and air-transportable, might present certain operational limitations. At the core of a typical Typhon battery at present are four trailer-based launchers, each towed by an 8×8 tractor from the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) family. A fifth trailer, also towed by a HEMTT tractor, provides a mobile battery operations center (BOC). There are other supporting vehicles and equipment in the unit’s inventory, as well.
Statement by the President of the Russian Federation
November 21, 2024
20:10
The Kremlin, Moscow
In response to the deployment of American and British long-range weapons, on November 21, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a combined strike on a facility within Ukraine’s defence industrial complex. In field conditions, we also carried out tests of one of Russia’s latest medium-range missile systems – in this case, carrying a non-nuclear hypersonic ballistic missile that our engineers named Oreshnik. The tests were successful, achieving the intended objective of the launch. In the city of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, one of the largest and most famous industrial complexes from the Soviet Union era, which continues to produce missiles and other armaments, was hit.
We are developing intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles in response to US plans to produce and deploy intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. We believe that the United States made a mistake by unilaterally destroying the INF Treaty in 2019 under far-fetched pretext. Today, the United States is not only producing such equipment, but, as we can see, it has worked out ways to deploy its advanced missile systems to different regions of the world, including Europe, during training exercises for its troops. Moreover, in the course of these exercises, they are conducting training for using them.
As a reminder, Russia has voluntarily and unilaterally committed not to deploy intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles until US weapons of this kind appear in any region of the world.
To reiterate, we are conducting combat tests of the Oreshnik missile system in response to NATO’s aggressive actions against Russia. Our decision on further deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles will depend on the actions of the United States and its satellites.
We will determine the targets during further tests of our advanced missile systems based on the threats to the security of the Russian Federation. We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against military facilities of those countries that allow to use their weapons against our facilities, and in case of an escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond decisively and in mirror-like manner. I recommend that the ruling elites of the countries that are hatching plans to use their military contingents against Russia seriously consider this.
It goes without saying that when choosing, if necessary and as a retaliatory measure, targets to be hit by systems such as Oreshnik on Ukrainian territory, we will in advance suggest that civilians and citizens of friendly countries residing in those areas leave danger zones. We will do so for humanitarian reasons, openly and publicly, without fear of counter-moves coming from the enemy, who will also be receiving this information.
Why without fear? Because there are no means of countering such weapons today. Missiles attack targets at a speed of Mach 10, which is 2.5 to 3 kilometres per second. Air defence systems currently available in the world and missile defence systems being created by the Americans in Europe cannot intercept such missiles. It is impossible.
Successful Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 Limited User Test
On December 11, 2024, Soldiers from the 1-14 Field Artillery Regiment launched two Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 missiles from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher during a limited user test evaluated by the Army’s Operational Test Command.
Both missiles traveled the predicted trajectory and designated range successfully engaging four simulated rotary wing targets within a helicopter staging area. All test objectives were met, and missile performance was nominal for range, time of flight, accuracy, and effects on target.
PrSM Inc 1 will replace the Army Tactical Missile System and provide greater range and lethality to Army field artillery formations.
China says Philippine plan to deploy midrange missiles would be 'extremely irresponsible' (23. Dezember 2024)
China said a plan by the Philippines to deploy midrange missiles would be a provocative move that stokes regional tensions.
The Philippines top army official told reporters in Manila earlier on Monday that the military plans to acquire a midrange system to defend the country’s territory amid tensions with China in the South China Sea.
“Yes, there are plans, there are negotiations, because we see its feasibility and adaptability,” Lt. Gen. Roy Galido said.
The U.S. deployed its Typhon midrange missile system in the northern Philippines in April and troops from both countries have been training jointly for the potential use of the heavy weaponry. They have agreed to keep the system in the Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrence.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that deployment of a midrange missile by the Philippines would intensify geopolitical confrontation and an arms race.
“It is an extremely irresponsible choice for the history and people of itself and the whole of Southeast Asia, as well as for the security of the region,” she told a daily briefing.
The Philippines would not necessarily buy the Typhon system, Galido said.
The deployment of U.S. mid-range missile assets to the Philippines in the context of joint exercises are completely legitimate, legal, and beyond reproach.
The Philippines is a sovereign state, not any country’s “doorstep.” Any deployment and procurement of assets related to the Philippines’ security and defense fall within its own sovereign prerogative and are not subject to any foreign veto.
The enhancement of Philippine defense capabilities in accordance with the Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC) is undertaken on the basis of the Philippines’ own national interest and in accordance with our independent foreign policy. It is not targeted against specific countries. Instead, it is targeted against security risks, threats, and challenges.
If the Chinese Communist Party is truly intent on reducing tensions and instability in the region, they should cease their saber rattling, stop their provocative actions, halt their interference in other countries' internal affairs, withdraw their illegal presence from the Philippines' EEZ, and adhere to International Law.
While the CCP is criticizing the modest capability development of the Philippines, they are continuously building up their nuclear arsenal and ballistic missile capability, sponsoring criminal syndicates and subversive organizations beyond their shores, and are unwilling to uphold human rights in their own country.
Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr.
Secretary
Department of National Defense
Russland sieht sich nicht mehr an Rüstungsabkommen gebunden
Russland sieht sich Außenminister Sergej Lawrow zufolge nicht mehr an eine Stillhaltevereinbarung bezüglich eines Rüstungskontrollabkommens mit den USA gebunden. Da die USA Kurz- und Mittelstreckenraketen stationierten, müsste sich Russland nicht mehr an den INF-Vertrag (Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces) halten, sagte Lawrow in einem heute veröffentlichten Interview mit der Nachrichtenagentur RIA.
„Heute ist klar, dass zum Beispiel unser Moratorium für die Stationierung von Kurz- und Mittelstreckenraketen praktisch nicht mehr umsetzbar ist und aufgegeben werden muss. Die USA haben die Warnungen Russlands und Chinas arrogant ignoriert und sind in der Praxis dazu übergegangen, Waffen dieser Klasse in verschiedenen Regionen der Welt zu stationieren“, sagte der russische Außenminister.
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑So 9. Mai 2021, 20:02The Navy is in the process of deploying W76-1 warheads on the Trident II D-5 missile. During this transition, some W76-0 warheads will remain in the stockpile and deployed. In addition, DOE produced and delivered a low-yield W76 variant, known as the W76-2 in 2019 and 2020 and has closed out the program, according to agency documentation.
Updated January 23, 2025 The U.S. Army’s Typhon Strategic Mid-Range Fires (SMRF) System
The Army originally planned for the first prototype SMRF battery to be fielded no later than the fourth quarter of FY2023 and three additional batteries were to be fielded on an annual basis thereafter. It is not clear at this time if the Army will field more than four SMRF batteries or if any of the batteries will be Army National Guard units.
Potential Issues for Congress
Planned SMRF Units
The Army’s original plans called for fielding four SMRF batteries. The Army, however, plans for five MDTFs, with each MDTF having one organic SMRF battery. Reports suggest the 1st MDTF now has two SMRF batteries instead of one. The Army has reportedly stated that while “each [MDTF] is supposed to have one battery,” that “MDTFs can be adjusted to their combatant commander’s requirements with more or fewer units.” If this is the case, it suggests the Army may eventually field more than the four originally planned SMRF batteries. Congress might seek clarification on the Army’s current plans for total number of SMRF batteries, including if any batteries are to be fielded in the Army National Guard.
Overseas Stationing of SMRF Units
As previously noted, the Army reportedly planned to deploy SMRF in 2024 in support of U.S. Army Pacific at undisclosed locations in the Pacific region. In April 2024, a SMRF battery was deployed to the Philippines for exercises, and these systems are still in the country as of early 2025. It is not known if this temporary deployment could eventually be made permanent, and U.S. defense officials have given no public indication that the Philippine deployment is permanent or long term. It is possible that SMRF units may be stationed elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific region or at other overseas locations. Given the importance and issues that often affect securing overseas basing, Congress might examine ongoing efforts to secure Army long-range precision fires unit basing in the Indo-Pacific region and other overseas regions.
US Army’s Long Range Fires Battalion demonstrates the Mid-Range Capability’s mobility and lethality
In a groundbreaking demonstration of the U.S. Army's rapidly advancing capabilities, the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery (Long Range Fires Battalion or LRFB) — a key component of the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) — successfully achieved two major milestones in November.
In a first-of-its-kind feat, the battalion successfully executed its latest mid-range capability, or MRC, live-fire using completely organic Army sensors and shooters. This achievement was immediately followed by another landmark moment, as the unit successfully demonstrated the maritime transportability of the system, making a remarkable leap forward in the lethality and mobility of Army land-based fires.
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability System fires a Standard Missile-6 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. on Nov. 8, 2024. This is the first time the Mid-Range Capability has been fired using organic Army sensors and organic Army shooters. (Photo provided courtesy of the Mid-Range Capability Project Office)
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Do 21. Nov 2024, 22:02Statement by the President of the Russian Federation
November 21, 2024
20:10
The Kremlin, Moscow
Oreshnik missile systems to enter service with Belarusian army soon — Lukashenko
Russian-made Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile systems will enter service with the Belarusian army soon, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday.
"Tactical nuclear weapons have been transferred to us. Shortly, the latest Oreshnik hypersonic weapon systems will enter service with the Belarusian army," Lukashenko said in the upper house of Russia’s parliament.
Launchers for Oreshnik missiles will be produced in Belarus, he added.
"Several missiles [Minsk expects to receive] while we will make the launchers," Lukashenko said.
Belarus plans to complete the production of launchers for Oreshnik missiles by the end of the year, he said.
After that, Belarus will determine jointly with Russia the sites for Oreshnik missile systems in the republic, he added.
Lukashenko said in late January that the Oreshnik missile system would soon be deployed in the republic. He further said that it could be deployed on the republic’s territory closer to the western Russian city of Smolensk.
D.h. der Hersteller des Startfahrzeugs ist VOLAT oder deren Tochterunternehmen MZKT. MZKT fertigt bereits die Startfahrzeuge für die Fliegerabwehrsysteme S-300 und S-400 und für die ballistische Kurzstreckenrakete ISKANDER.
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Sa 14. Dez 2024, 00:21Successful Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 Limited User Test
US Army Conducts Successful Precision Strike Missile Long-Range Flight Test
On March 19, the U.S. Army continued its string of successes with a Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 flight test at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Launched from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, commonly known as HIMARS, the PrSM missile successfully demonstrated its extended range flight capability over the Pacific Ocean.
The flight test assessed the PrSM missile’s ability to launch and execute stable flight characteristics throughout the predicted trajectory and range.
Vandenberg SFB Guardians and Airmen are scheduled to support a U.S. Army Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) test flight from the Western Range at Vandenberg SFB Wednesday, March 19th.
The launch window is open from 7:30 a.m. PT to 8 a.m. PT.
This launch will test a capability for the precision strike missile.
