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Old 6th Jun 2023, 06:35
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Back to the various ways of speeding up the deployment of UCAVs swarms….

https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned...ons-for-helos/

US Marines are developing air-launched swarming munitions for helos

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps intends to replace some decades-old Hellfire missiles with a family of long-range loitering munitions, giving its attack helicopters greater range and lethality for a fight in the Pacific region.…

The Force Design annual update noted “other projects include developing a common launcher for the family of ground launched loitering munitions and testing a low-cost, hypersonic booster in a form factor the Marine Corps can logistically support in a contested environment.

”Lacy did not elaborate much on the hypersonic booster, other than to say experimentation is ongoing at the lab.
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