Events: U.S.: China's new air defense weapons is difficult to shoot down U.S. stealth bomber
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Data Figure: B-2 stealth bomber.
Xinhua Zhuangao: According to the U.S. "Connection" magazine reported that U.S. officials recently disclosed that the new U.S. Air Force stealth bomber is no longer the usual sense of the "bombing" machine. The future might be named "B-3" of the "long-range attack machine" will be equipped with ground-penetrating bombs, rocket-propelled weapons, defensive high-power laser, and the control of the UAV can evade radar and data link control systems.
According to Air Force officials on the description of this new stealth bomber, the aircraft more lethal and more difficult to be shot down, even if the face of rapid modernization of Chinese air defense weapons.
"This is the purpose of a fighter with the (other) anti-access environment and regional ADS compete." Navy officer David Scott said.
To conclude, this bomber laser weapons will be used to strangle incoming missiles and enemy aircraft; UAV can advance the investigation, and to enemy air defense radar failure; earth penetrator to ensure that once the bombers to break through the other line of defense, can destroy enemy targets.
The next five years, the U.S. military will spend 3.7 billion to build the new bomber, but coupled with laser weapons, ground-penetrating bombs, UAV control system, the money will be stretched out. Considered within budget, the U.S. military said the new bomber has proved to be strict with the available technology.
In fact, the new bombers and their additional features fast development process is likely to unexpected dimensions. According to well-known journalist Bill Sweetman investigation, the aircraft could have entered the flight prototype stage, and a variety of additional functions have also been created, but not all installed in a prototype of the same.
Data Figure: B-52 bombers.
Over the years, the Air Force has been studying the chemical laser mounted on a Boeing 747 fuselage, install the launcher in the nose for launch. This airborne radar was originally designed to intercept ballistic missiles for the fighters, but in 2009, the cost is too high, the coverage of small and easy to fire destruction, Defense Secretary Robert Gates that the project was downgraded treatment. Future military laser will no longer be dependent on chemicals, and will use smaller, more safe and reliable solid-state crystals. This will be the new bomber using airborne laser weapons.
Penetrating bomb during World War II had come earlier. 1991 Gulf War, the modern form of the bomb there. Currently, F-15E fighters and bombers can carry 5 thousand-pound GBU-28 type of bunker-buster bombs. The Pentagon is also developing 30,000 pounds of the giant earth-penetrating bombs for use against deeply buried targets. Because the weight is too large, only the B-2 and B-52 bombers capable of carrying it.
To save money, the new bomber with the current B-2 compared to smaller, carry fewer weapons, may not be able to mount a giant earth-penetrating bombs. Earth penetrator capability of drilling to determine the number and rate, so the Air Force Research Laboratory is developing a rocket-propelled by the earth penetrator, the volume is much less than the giant earth-penetrating bombs, but the goal remains the same underground lethality.
UAV control systems is perhaps the most new bombers many features means a science fiction, but in many ways, it is the most rapidly developing. Boeing's latest model in the "Apache" helicopter robot manipulated by Chiang Kai-shek implant data link and console. Last fall, the Air Force has demonstrated in the E-3 airborne early warning system in the control of "Scan Eagle" UAVs.
In 2009, the U.S. Air Force who have B-52s and F-16s equipped mini jammer Raytheon, to deceive or block enemy radar. Machines currently in use does not interfere with control systems, launch out no longer under control. But Raytheon can assemble data for its chain, so that the jammer jammer aircraft and launch a "dialogue." This technology does not require much improvement to be used for the new bomber, unmanned reconnaissance system.
These reconnaissance aircraft "invisible excellent performance", you can do, including a radar, attack, including network and spy missions. But they are new models manufactured or already in service model is unknown.
The mid-century, 20, is expected to be the maiden flight of the new bombers, but the additional performance without busy rush. Air Force wants to develop a new line of bombers were "spiral", small quantities and gradually increase the complexity of functions. Models may not be the first installation of earth penetrator, laser weapons or unmanned aerial vehicle control system. These additional features to be ready to be assembled in place, have to wait until Moreover, the Air Force can afford to spend that money when they could use some.
Data Figure: is the B-2 bomber bomb.
Data Figure: B-2 is the world's manufacturing and use one of the most expensive military aircraft.
Data Figure: B-2 bombers.
Data Figure: B-2 bombers.
Data Figure: B-2 bombers.
Data Figure: B-2 bombers.
Data Figure: U.S. bombers future vision chart.
Data for: the U.S. military has developed XB-70 supersonic bomber, to give up due to extreme complexity.
Data Figure: U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers.
Data Figure: U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers.
(Editor: Liu Feng) |
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