The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engined, all-weather stealth multirole fighters. It has three main models: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, the F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant, and the F-35C carrier-based catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery (CATOBAR) variant. The F-35 descends from the Lockheed Martin X-35, the winning design of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. It is built by Lockheed and many subcontractors, including Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, and BAE Systems.
The United States principally funds F-35 development, with additional funding from other NATO members and close U.S. allies, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Turkey. These funders generally receive subcontracts to manufacture components for the aircraft; for example, Turkey is the sole supplier of several F-35 parts. Several other countries have ordered, or are considering ordering, the aircraft.
Day 3 for Army Recognition Editorial Team at EDEX 2018, the first Egypt Defense Exhibition that takes place from the 3 to 5 December 2018. In this video, the foreign defense and security industries at EDEX 2018.
Army Recognition editorial team is in Cairo to cover the EDEX 2018, the first Egypt Defense Exhibition that takes place from the 3 to 5 December 2018. In this video, a focus to the Egyptian defense industry and military innovations at EDEX 2018.
Day 2 for Army Recognition Editorial Team at EDEX 2018, the first Egypt Defense Exhibition that takes place from the 3 to 5 December 2018. In this video, more military equipment and combat vehicles developed and manufactured by the Egyptian defense industry showed at EDEX 2018.
Littoral combat ship (LCS) will be armed with 5th generation Naval Strike Missile (NSM). Norway-based Kongsberg Gruppen and U.S. missile maker Raytheon had been selected by the U.S Navy to supply NSM.
As per statement published by Raytheon,
“Raytheon will manufacture and deliver the over-the-horizon weapon systems under a $14.8 million contract for offensive missiles loaded into launching mechanisms, and a single fire-control suite. The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $847.6 million.”
In this video Defense Updates, will analyze why Naval Strike Missile will make the US. Navy’s Littoral combat ship a powerful platform?
Let's get into the details.
AGM-114 Hellfire missile launches from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopters during training exercises to enhance combat readiness through robust, realistic training while providing joint and combined partners the ability to work with multiple assets in a maritime and littoral environment.
The AGM-114 Hellfire is an air-to-surface missile (ASM) first developed for anti-armor use, but later models were developed for precision strikes against other target types, and have been used in a number of targeted killings of high-profile individuals. It was originally developed under the name Heliborne, Laser, Fire and Forget Missile, which led to the colloquial name "Hellfire" ultimately becoming the missile's formal name. It has multi-mission, multi-target precision-strike ability, and can be launched from multiple air, sea, and ground platforms, including the Predator drone. The Hellfire missile is the primary 100-pound (45 kg) class air-to-ground precision weapon for the armed forces of the United States and many other nations.
United States Navy States that's "Special Warfare combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC) is specially trained to operate in and around rivers and coastal areas around the world. Holding extreme weapons and lethal skill set, the operator of SWCC supports special operations/special warfare missions, as well as conduct direct action and special reconnaissance missions of its own. "exercises in the video filmed in Mississippi in early August this year. Credit: Austin Rooney, United States Department Of Defense
