Sunday, May 22, 2022

Vladimir Putin claims that Russia has a laser weapon that can blind satellites and burn holes in them in five seconds.

 



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The fact is that these kinds of claims and speculations have introduced in the Soviet era. At that time. There were rumors that the Soviets have massive laser stations near Moscow. And the DOD artwork introduced speculations. About what this type of laser station might look like. 

There were a couple of incidents where the Soviets targeted satellites by using lasers for covering their secrets. The satellites were not blinded completely and the laser ray just disturbed the photo-recon satellites. The things like CCD cameras and computer-aided photography decrease laser rays' effect. The CCD camera sends images to the computer by using all pixel groups separately. 

And all pixel groups are sensitive to a certain wavelength of light. So the system connects the image by using multiple separate images. And the computer can remove the wavelengths of the laser rays. The weakness of the laser ray is it has only one wavelength. And the system can remove the frequency of those laser rays quite easily. But the thing is that the laser systems that can destroy satellites are existing or under development. 

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The new laser systems are impressive weapons. 


New laser systems can destroy multiple 60 mm. mortar ammunition. So they can protect all non-armored or armored vehicles and headquarters. They can use to defend things like GPS and other satellites. The laser system can also use in an offensive role. The same satellite that uses the laser weapon for defending itself against kinetic energy missiles can use to destroy other satellites. 

Raytheon system is tested Stryker-mounted laser systems that can take out 60 mm. mortar rounds and small and large drones. Those systems can also incoming antitank missiles. And they can be the next-generation tank-defense systems.

 But the same laser system can also install on the satellites. And it can use for both offensive and defensive roles. If a similar laser weapon. That mounted on Stryker will be installed in satellites that system can destroy incoming kinetic energy ASAT (Anti-Satellite Systems). 

The fact is that the small land vehicles, helicopters, and aircraft have laser weapons that can destroy the drones or even larger aircraft. Laser rays are also powerful tools against enemy soldiers. When a high-power laser impacts the body of the person that causes hydrostatic shock because cells are exploding. 


https://interestingengineering.com/stryker-mounted-laser-drones


https://www.pcmag.com/news/russia-claims-its-peresvet-laser-weapon-can-blind-satellites-burn-drones


Image 1:) https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/11/10-cold-war-weapons-that-terrified-us-military-intelligence/


Image 2:)  https://interestingengineering.com/stryker-mounted-laser-drones

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Flying wings are coming.



Computer-Generated Image of China's Xian H-20 Stealth Bomber. Image Credit: Creative Commons.


Chinese H-20 and the USAF B-21 stealth bombers are both flying wings. The flying wing design makes those aircraft more economical. And they can carry more payload. Also, the economical flight makes them fly longer time before refueling. And along with stealth technology that makes those bombers very capable for global operations. 

The thing is that those aircraft can be very fast because they are aerodynamically very capable. Their shape is smooth. And the curves are soft. That allows the radio waves from the radars to slide over their body without causing an echo. The same way that shape makes air molecules travel over the bodies of those aircraft. 

There is the possibility that the magnetic field around those aircraft is boosting the stealth capacity of those super bombers. The magnetic stealth system acts as the Earth's magnetic field and pushes the radio waves away from the aircraft. The idea is that the radio waves pass that object without reflection. And that makes those aircraft invisible to radars.

The speed of stealth bombers is limited because the super- or even hypersonic flight causes sonic booms. The air cone of the supersonic flight makes those aircraft easier to detect. So the optimal speed of the stealth bomber is about Mach 0,9 or high subsonic. But there is the possibility that those aircraft have AI-based systems that limit the speed subsonic when those aircraft operate in stealth mode. 

There is the possibility that when stealth bombers are moving to operational areas they use afterburners or even ramjet or scramjet engines. Then the pilot just turns one button to "stealth" mode and then the system limits the speed of the stealth bomber that it flies at subsonic speed. There are only a few details published about those highly classified bombers. 

In the future, stealth bombers can jump out of the atmosphere and make so-called ballistic jumps. That allows them to move fast to operational areas. And there, those bombers can turn to use stealth mode while they are searching for enemies from that area. 


https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/05/could-the-air-forces-b-21-raider-stealth-bomber-be-made-faster/


https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/05/the-b-21-and-h-20-mean-the-age-of-flying-wing-bombers-has-arrived/


Image: https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/05/the-b-21-and-h-20-mean-the-age-of-flying-wing-bombers-has-arrived/


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Friday, May 13, 2022

Iconic A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" still rules.

The top image: Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Wikipedia/Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II)


The old-fashion A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" is still capable of its mission. The iconic tank buster tested its primary weapon the massive 30 mm. GAU-8 "Avenger" rotation cannon against the modern reactive armor. And the aircraft was still capable to use its cannon against the most modern armored vehicles. 

The reason why GAU-8 is so capable is that the cannon shoots multiple grenades and depleted uranium penetrators against the reactive body armor. Even if those explosive bricks can destroy a couple of grenades before they hit the body of the tank the burst of the grenades removes or explodes a large number of explosive bricks from the tank. And sooner or later those hits will strip the explosive bricks away from the tank. 

The "Hellfire" and larger-size "Maverick" missiles would be very effective against any tank in the world. The Hellfires can shoot against tanks in multiple salvos. But the larger size Mavericks can be devastating even against the warships. So the single Maverick missile can also destroy the tank which is protected by reactive armor. 




Image 1) Laser AGM-65E Maverick on a USN F/A-18C, 2004


Image 2) Hellfire missiles on the United States Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra




The idea of reactive armor is that explosive brick will detonate the grenade before it can make contact with the metal surface of the tank. In the most modern versions of that armor, its effect is boosted with steel flechettes that will shoot against incoming shells before it impacts the tank. The weakness of the reactive armor is that explosive brick can be used only once. And after the use of the new explosive brick must hang on the surface of the tank. 

The problem is that fast operating cannons can shoot multiple grenades against reactive body armor. The rate of fire of those cannons is over 2000 launces per minute. And those hits can strip the explosive bricks away from the surface of the tank. In the warzone is the possibility that one tank will be shot by using multiple missiles at one time. In the same way, the most modern anti-tank missiles can equip with tandem warheads. 

When that highly advanced ammunition will close its target it shoots sub-ammunition in front of it and the purpose of that sub-ammunition is to detonate the explosive bricks from the route of the weapon. Smart weapons like 50-100 kilogram GPS, image or laser-guided bombs, and 150-250 mm grenades are also very capable weapons against tanks. The problem with GPS-guided weapons is that the position of moving targets must update very often. 

There is the possibility that the small-size quadcopter will position the GPS location system on the tank. And then the system will send intensively updating location information of the target to the GPS-homing weapons. The fact is that this type of system would make fundamental things on the battlefield. 


https://www.businessinsider.com/air-force-tests-a-10-cannon-against-modern-tank-armor-2022-5?r=US&IR=T


https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/05/forget-retirement-the-a-10-warthog-tested-new-reactive-armor/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II


The top image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II


Image 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-65_Maverick


Image 2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire

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