Misiles y armas aire-aire, aire-superficie y antiaéreos

[Pathfinder]

Desvelado por LM misil hipersónico para el F-35 el cual puede ir internamente.Puede atacar objetivos en tierra y mar.

Lockheed Martin Unveils New Mako Hypersonic Missile Which Can Be Carried Internally By The F-35

https://theaviationist.com/2024/04/10/l ... -the-f-35/

Aquí video del misil conocido como Mako. Según comenta Lockheed es asequible.

https://youtu.be/yHuigtCP3IU?si=gJ23RNFVaMQVxjds

[Orel]

Algo más:

Lockheed Martin and CoAspire unveiled the new Mako Multi-Mission Hypersonic Missile at Sea Air Space 2024 this week.

...The Mako shown off at SAS was put onto F-35, F-22, F-16, F-15, F-18, and a Navy P-8. Loy also confirmed that the system could be placed internally into an F-35, with one per bay.

...Despite Mako’s design, Loy stated that this system was not aimed at the U.S. Navy’s Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive (HALO) Anti-Surface program, which aims to bring a high-end anti-ship capability to the service’s Super Hornets. Instead, the Mako was originally Lockheed Martin’s offer for the U.S. Air Force’s Stand In Attack Weapon (SiAW) program, which aimed to provide aircraft the ability to strike against adversary assets that make up an anti-access/area denial network. [ASUW and SEAD, that's why Loy specified in his explanation of Mako’s multi-mission capability.]

While Lockheed Martin received several contracts over the years from the SiAW programs, such as a $18 million contract last February, Northrop Grumman ultimately won the program in a $705 million contract last year. It should be noted that Northrop Grumman’s submission is reportedly based on their work with the Navy’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) program. Given this baseline, SiAW is expected to reach out to at least 300-350 kilometers.

https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/se ... c-missile/

[Lazarus]

Empiezo a ver con lo de dimensionar armas para las bodegas del F35 el mismo tema que con los VLS Mk41: Acaba todo el mundo adaptandose a unos tamaños predefinidos, y entonces sacas lo que puedas.
Y si podrias hacer algo mejor, pero no te cabe en la bodega / VLS, pues no se hace porque no se vendera.

[Pathfinder]

El MAKO en 3d.


Interesantes declaraciones.

"Mako does not travel in a pure arcing ballistic flight path. It is a true hypersonic weapon that operates and maneuvers in a high-altitude hypersonic regime. Its high speed and maneuverability enable it to penetrate advanced air-defense systems, engaging targets at or below hypersonic speeds, depending on mission requirements."

[champi]

El SM-3, utilizado por primera vez en combate como interceptor antibalístico: https://news.usni.org/2024/04/15/sm-3-b ... ls-confirm

[champi]

Contrato de la USAF para actualizar el software del JASSM (22/04/2024): https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/ ... e/3751289/

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AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin Corp., Rotary and Mission Systems, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $156,988,653 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) enterprise software. This contract provides for the sustainment, modernization, and advancement of JASSM enterprise management software; operational real-time combat analysis systems; SMART-Sync software; mission optimization analysis and reporting capabilities; terminal area model automation systems engineering, integration, and test; and enhanced JASSM advanced training. Work will be performed at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by April 21, 2025. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2024 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $10,000,000 are being obligated at time of award for the base year, along with procurement funds of $602,555. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8682-24-C-B002).
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Además, LM sondea la coproducción del Patriot en España: https://www.defensenews.com/global/euro ... -in-spain/

El socio escogido sería el grupo Oesía, con el que habrían firmado un MoU.