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The world demand for long range air –ground missiles has reached new heights. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled the WIND DEMON, a new generation of long range air to surface cruise missile (ASM), combining new capabilities based on years of experience in missiles and loitering munition development. IAI’s newly developed WIND DEMON missile offers a pragmatic response to the changing nature of warfare, where affordable mass can deliver lethality. The WIND DEMON offers a novel and compelling capability based on a unique, modularized approach characterized by affordability, adaptability, and advanced capabilities to operate across warfare domains. The WIND DEMON is fired from an airborne platform, such as a helicopter or patrol aircraft, and follows a predetermined mission plan to meet a moving or stationary target at a range exceeding 200 km. Platforms equipped with the WIND DEMON wield advanced standoff capabilities. WIND DEMON is a ‘fire-and-forget missile’ that also offers ‘man-in-the-loop’ capabilities. This combination of capabilities allows the platform to approach the enemy at low altitudes from a distance, launch the missile, and disengage. https://lnkd.in/g-xz5TBi

𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭: 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐓𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭  https://lnkd.in/gampTe27 The Torpedo Market is a vital segment within the defense industry, driven by the need for advanced maritime security systems. As global defense budgets rise, especially in naval warfare, torpedo systems continue to be a crucial focus for modern militaries. Market Drivers: Increased Naval Conflicts: Geopolitical tensions in maritime regions are driving demand for torpedo systems, which are essential in modern naval warfare, particularly in anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare. Technological Advancements: The development of sophisticated torpedo systems with enhanced guidance, propulsion, and stealth capabilities is propelling market growth. Submarine Modernization: Countries are investing in upgrading their submarine fleets with the latest torpedo technology to maintain a competitive edge in maritime defense. Key Trends: Lightweight Torpedoes: Growing demand for lightweight torpedoes for coastal defense and use by unmanned vehicles is gaining traction. Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs): The integration of torpedoes with UUVs is expected to be a key trend, enhancing autonomous operational capabilities. Defense Alliances: International defense collaborations and joint naval exercises are leading to an increase in demand for torpedoes as part of strategic maritime agreements. #Company ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Leonardo Lockheed Martin Raytheon Saab #Type Guided Torpedoes Unguided Torpedoes #Application Ships Submarines #Torpedo,#NavalDefense,#MilitaryTechnology,#DefenseIndustry,#SubmarineWarfare,#MaritimeSecurity,#WeaponSystems,#DefenseInnovation,#MilitaryEquipment,#MarketTrends

Navigating Naval Challenges: Alaris Antennas' Innovative Solutions Explore "Direction Finding and Monitoring Antennas for Naval Applications" to grasp the evolving naval landscape and the crucial role of Electronic Warfare Systems. Discover the rising threat of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) to maritime vessels and Alaris Antennas' solutions to counter these from over two decades of expertise in EW antenna sub-systems. #rf #rfdesign #uas #ewantenna

Field-Proven CİRİT Gaining Momentum with Exports CİRİT stands out as a cost-effective solution that can be launched from manned or unmanned land, sea or air platforms, and that can be used against lightly armored or unarmoured, fixed and moving targets with high strike precision. Conceived to fill the tactical gap between unguided rockets and guided anti-tank missiles, CİRİT’s most evident feature distinguishing it from its competitors is the fact that it has been designed as a missile. This feature provides CİRİT with the advantage of superior performance and having all its components, from its seeker to its guidance system, and from its fuse to its engine, developed with the rigor normally reserved for missile production. Roketsan https://lnkd.in/dTu3Awgt

🇺🇸🇦🇺🇬🇧🇯🇵 AUKUS weighs Japan's participation in defense tech development The US has begun talks with the UK and Australia on inviting Japan to collaborate on defense technology under the AUKUS security partnership. Washington is leading discussions with London and Canberra in hopes of extending an invitation to Tokyo at a summit between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on April 10. Japan would be the first country invited to work in the trilateral AUKUS framework since it was launched. While the Pillar 1 goal for AUKUS centers on helping Australia acquire conventionally armed nuclear-powered submarines, its Pillar 2 goal focuses on developing advanced warfighting capabilities such as artificial intelligence, undersea drones, hypersonic and electronic warfare technologies. #USA #Australia #UK #Japan

Leadership Ingredients 8: adaptability. The Black Sea may seem far away but it’s an arena where Ukraine is in the ascendancy over Russian naval units. How come? Sea-based drones or, more accurately, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USV). Anti-ship missiles have also been involved, naturally, but as the Ukrainians don’t have a strong navy it is down to asymmetric warfare systems to even up the contest. And have they ever. The sinking of the Russian cruiser and Black Sea Fleet flagship, the RFS Moskva in April 2022, is a case in point. Around a dozen Russian landing ships, a submarine, a SIGINT ship, and patrol boats have also been either damaged, immobilised, or destroyed. This is a contest of iterative action and counter measure, particularly in electronic warfare. Jamming and spoofing are regular traits, ensuring that adaptability is at the fore of not just this aspect of the conflict, but others too. Techniques last weeks, sometimes even just days, before there is a counter in place. Ever-evolving tactics, techniques and procedures are required to gain or keep an edge. Speed of adaptability is crucial. The use of the night has helped. USVs are small craft with a low silhouette, difficult to pick up either with a mark 1 eyeball or by radar. Plastic hulls are used, and electric propulsion systems reduce the thermal signature of an engine. These are low cost commercially available technologies and which give navies a real headache to counter. Multiple USVs with a range of sensor capabilities are being used in a mini-swarm to overwhelm a ship’s defensive systems. Targeting the stern and engines to stop a ship in the water, other USVs then head into the hole created by a USV breach to tear out the innards and blow chunks out of the hull. Obviously, the aim is a sinking. The Magura V series was designed by the Ukrainians to be small, fast, maneuverable, and to be a hunter. With multiple sensors onboard it is arguably their most successful USV to date. The Russian Black Sea fleet has had to relocate eastwards, and disperse, due to losing one third of its units. Adaptability is crucial to survival against an existential threat. But elsewhere in the commercial sector, no matter the industry you still need to adapt, and fast, or your competitor will gain the commercial edge. And exploit it. Picture: Magura V USV (saudigazette).

EX2 HAS NEW STORIES: The three EX2 lead news stories today (www.ex2.com.au) are: Brisbane firm Hypersonic has signed an MoU with Southern Launch to conduct a series of hypersonic test bed launches; French company Sirius Space Services plans up to 18 launches a year from ELA’s Arnhem Space Centre in northern Australia; and eight companies out of 173 hopefuls have been selected to win contracts under the inaugural AUKUS Electronic warfare Innovation Challenge. EX2 HEADLINES - www.ex2.com.au In Other News: ·      Anduril Australia signs 3-year contract with RAAF for C-UAS trials ·      Defence to invest in domestic Solid Rocket Motor program ·      Lockheed Martin launches AGM-158 eXtreme Range variant Read these stories and more at EX2. Innovation is all about new technologies and techniques that solve wicked problems; it’s about the R&D and innovation processes that develop these new technologies and techniques; it’s about the linkages, collaborations and inspiration that make them possible. It’s called thinking outside the square That’s what EX2 is all about.

Astonishing numbers. Each death device from the below list cost in range 0.5M USD - 5M USD totaling to 50-70 (!) Billions of USD invested by russian state in destruction rather than education, healthcare and creation of goods and services to trade. It is just strategic missiles component of the war economy. Each out of 11.000 death devices that were not stopped destroyed houses, buildings, shops, railway stations, electrical stations, etc - worth hundred billions of USD and tens of years of construction. It is a scale of madness:

The instances of non linear application of swarms in war waging In the ever-evolving landscape of modern warfare, the Russian Air Defense at Khmeimim Air Base stood a formidable fortress, boasting a multi-layered defense system designed to repel any aerial threat. The Long Range S-400 and S-200VE systems to the Short Range Osa-AKM and S-125 SHORAD systems, Khmeimim was armed to the teeth. Yet, on January 6, 2018, history was made when a swarm of 13 simple, inexpensive Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) targeted both the Khmeimim airbase and the Tartus Naval base. Despite their rudimentary design and payload, these drones managed to evade traditional defenses, showcasing the vulnerability of even the most sophisticated air defense systems in the face of unconventional threats. Fast forward to September 14, 2019, when another swarm of drones wreaked havoc on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure, striking the Aramco Oil Facility and crippling nearly 50% of the kingdom's crude oil supply capability. This time, the target was protected by a $3 million Patriot Missile system, yet it failed to detect and intercept the incoming drones. The attackers employed a simple yet effective strategy: overwhelm the enemy's defenses with sheer numbers and simplicity, achieving disproportionate gains in military, economic, and psychological terms.