In the early morning hours of New Year’s Eve, US Navy helicopters responding to a commercial vessel’s distress call in the Red Sea found themselves under fire by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels armed with crew-served weapons and a variety of small arms. The engagement was as brief as it was one-sided, however, with the American helicopters quickly sinking three of the four attack boats, leaving the fourth to retreat.
This rare demonstration of the surface combat capabilities of the Navy’s MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters resulted in no injuries to the crew of the commercial vessel or among Navy personnel. Houthi forces, on the other hand, have confirmed the death of 10 combatants.
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Citations:
https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1741381969936834951
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3605010/houthi-attacks-on-commercial-shipping-in-international-water-continue/
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/maersk-pauses-red-sea-sailings-after-houthi-attack-container-ship-2023-12-31/
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/rms/documents/electronic-warfare/AN-ALQ-210-brochure.pdf
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/sikorsky-mh-60-seahawk-helicopters.html
https://www.navair.navy.mil/product/MH-60R-Seahawk
https://www.navy.gov.au/aircraft/mh-60r-seahawk
https://www.navair.navy.mil/product/MH-60S-Seahawk
https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/mh_60s/
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.05229
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/nhtsa-opens-probe-into-24-mln-tesla-vehicles-over-full-self-driving-collisions-2024-10-18/
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/11/for-air-superiority-usaf-most-pursue-effective-rather-than-affordable-mass/
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2012/5/1/2012may-u2-global-hawk-advocates-square-off-in-budget-battle
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/usaf-retire-u-2-2026/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/06/12/ukrainian-atacms-rockets-are-blowing-up-russias-best-s-400-air-defenses-as-fast-as-the-s-400s-can-deploy-to-crimea/
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Last week, 30 service members were recognized for their commitment to duty and courage under fire during the Iranian attack of April 13, 2024 — including Capt. Lacie “Sonic” Hester, an F-15E Strike Eagle Weapon Systems Officer, and her pilot, Maj. Benjamin “Irish” Coffey, both of whom received the nation’s third highest award for valor, the Silver Star.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/politics/american-fighter-pilots-describe-taking-down-iranian-drones/index.html
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/silver-star-air-action-usaf-defense-of-israel-part-1/
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/943819/generating-airpower-under-fire
https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/sejjil/
https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/soumar/
https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1754204/air-force-icts-make-a-comeback/
https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub/reports/FY2011/af/2011f15e.pdf?ver=2019-08-22-112333-427
https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3965795/gallantry-under-fire-raf-lakenheath-honors-decorated-airmen-for-repelling-mass/
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-04-14/israel-iran-centcom-13550736.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-launches-drone-attack-israel-expected-unfold-over-hours-2024-04-13/
https://apnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-vessel-33fcffde2d867380e98c89403776a8ac
https://mecouncil.org/publication/irans-missile-and-drone-program-disrupting-u-s-aerial-hegemony/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68811273
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-shahed-drones-israel-attack/32904882.html
https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Shahed-136_Iranian_Loitering_Munition_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle_(UAV)
,1,On Tuesday, DARPA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, or X-Plane, known as the XRQ-73 SHEPARD, short for Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration program.
This new aircraft's title may be a mouthful, but its advanced new hybrid propulsion system could allow this aircraft to fly longer duration intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions than any aircraft before it, and all while dramatically reducing both its acoustic (sound) and thermal (heat) signatures.
Let's talk about why this technology could be vital for the future of American military operations.
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https://theaviationist.com/2024/06/25/darpa-announces-new-xrq-73/
https://www.twz.com/32807/exclusive-unmasking-northrop-grummans-xrq-72a-great-horned-owl-spy-drone
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/darpa-xrq-73-flying-wing-reconnaissance-x-plane/
,1,There's been a great deal of discussion about the forthcoming 6th generation of fighters, believed to be led by the U.S. Air Force's ongoing Next Generation Air Dominance Program... But do these generational designations still make sense?
Let's talk about why we may see this sort of fighter classification die out in the coming years, and why that might just be okay.
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https://www.amazon.com/Fighter-Aircraft-1914-1918-Richard-1988-07-02/dp/B01K2WF46K
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-fighter-generations-2/
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https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/a-7th-gen-fighter-bae-has-thoughts-on-what-that-could-look-like/
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/what-does-it-actually-mean-when-we-say-5th-generation-fighter/
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,1,The United States military operates some of the most expensive aircraft in history, but how much do these exotic platforms actually cost to operate per hour... And just as importantly, what goes into those hourly operating cost figures?
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https://www.cape.osd.mil/files/OS_Guide_Sept_2020.pdf
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a36983255/how-much-does-f-35-cost/
https://www.investors.com/research/f35-fighter/
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA420558.pdf
,1,With conflicts raging the world over and a renewed focus on competition between global powers, the United States may need to harken back to a Cold War approach to intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance by fielding a new generation of supremely capable, and optimally high-speed, spy planes.
But in this era of reusable rockets and advanced spy satellites, one of the biggest challenges that such a program could face, both among lawmakers and the general public, is the pervasive belief that high-flying reconnaissance aircraft are a thing of the past.
So, let's discuss it.
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https://mwi.usma.edu/armed-overwatch-airpower-in-irregular-warfare-past-present-and-future/
https://www.dw.com/en/modern-spy-satellites-in-an-age-of-space-wars/a-54691887
https://www.space.com/41639-darpa-cheap-spy-satellites-2021-launch.html
https://www.darpa.mil/program/blackjack
https://defensescoop.com/2023/09/01/tranche-0-satellite-launch/#:~:text=Tranche%200%20is%20made%20up,capabilities%20for%20the%20U.S.%20military.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-air-forces-secret-x-37b-space-plane-war-machine-69861
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/110520-area-51-secret-hid-craft-base-declassified-a-12-plane
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44057/mysterious-aircraft-spotted-at-area-51-in-unprecedented-satellite-image
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/air-force-secretary-heather-wilson-this-is-not-a-game-its-a-very-dangerous-world
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/198034/vought-asm-135a-anti-satellite-missile/
https://hustonm.github.io/about/
https://astrobites.org/2022/01/03/asat-tests/
https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Wild-Blue-Yonder/Article-Display/Article/3395888/attritable-intelligence-surveillance-and-reconnaissance-isr-concepts-and-employ/
https://secure.afa.org/Mitchell/reports/MP8_ISR_1211.pdf
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The race to field reusable hypersonic aircraft just got a whole lot hotter, with GE Aerospace announcing a breakthrough in high-speed jet engine design that could potentially allow aircraft to exceed Mach 10.
This new propulsion system would combine several different types of air-breathing jet engines to create a combined engine that could make hypersonic aircraft a practical reality in the not-too-distant future. But what sets GE's new turbine-based combined cycle engine apart from other similar efforts is what makes it so exciting... Rotating Detonation Combustion.
Let's talk about what that is... and what this all means.
HUGE THANKS to Dr. Christ Combs from the University of Texas at San Antonio for helping me wrap my head around these concepts! Make sure to follow Dr. Combs on X/Twitter here:
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https://aviationweek.com/shownews/paris-air-show/ge-reveals-new-hypersonic-propulsion-effort
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/hypersonic-firm-hermeus-proves-their-mach-5-jet-engine-works/
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20070000536/downloads/20070000536.pdf
https://www.leidos.com/insights/leidos-awarded-334m-air-breathing-hypersonic-system-contract
https://ijret.org/volumes/2016v05/i07/IJRET20160507003.pdf
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/the-sr-72-timeline-from-initial-design-to-top-guns-darkstar/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemical-engineering/deflagration
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/darpas-new-missile-hints-at-truly-game-changing-technology/
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Nestled deep within the Air Force's Nevada Test and Training Range, the remote and highly classified facility we've come to know as Area 51 has been the heart of secretive American aircraft programs — and a fair bit of modern folklore — for more than a half-century now.
Let's talk about how they manage to keep the cutting-edge programs they test away from the prying eyes of the public... and the spy satellites zooming overhead.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/satellite-image-of-area-51/
https://www.dreamlandresort.com/
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/intelligence/2013-10-29/area-51-file-secret-aircraft-soviet-migs
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spiesfly/phot-09.html
https://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/haveblue.html
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB443/docs/area51_03.PDF
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/intelligence/2013-10-29/area-51-file-secret-aircraft-soviet-migs
https://www.lazygranch.com/janair.html
https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/area-51-and-the-accidental-test-flight/
https://www.space.com/23476-area-51-declassified-cold-war-documents.html
https://www.wired.com/2008/01/area-51-customs/
https://www.discovery.com/exploration/Area-51-Tikaboo-Peak
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE97G012/
https://www.ll.mit.edu/about/history/sage-semi-automatic-ground-environment-air-defense-system#:~:text=On%20September%203%2C%201949%2C%20a,the%20Soviet%20Union's%20Kamchatka%20Peninsula.
https://www.archives.gov/files/declassification/iscap/pdf/2014-004-doc01.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234639/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol15no1/html/v15i1a01p_0001.htm
https://www.space.com/23476-area-51-declassified-cold-war-documents.html
https://irp.fas.org/cia/product/sovrec64.pdf
,1,It's not uncommon to hear people say that China doesn't invent their own military technologies, but rather steals technologies from other nations through espionage and cyber warfare. This isn't entirely true, as China does have a sprawling academic infrastructure aimed specifically at advancing a variety of military technologies... But it's not entirely untrue either.
The truth is, China has long stolen or purchased significant design breakthroughs as a way to close the technological gap with adversary — and even partner — nations.
Let's explore this through the lens of fighter aircraft.
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/g23303922/china-copycat-air-force/
http://articles.latimes.com/1994-12-28/news/mn-13774_1_combat-planes
https://gizmodo.com/chinas-j-15-flying-sharks-are-actually-russian-knockof-1494117956
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/jf-17-fighter-chinas-weird-mig-21-and-f-16-hybrid-24782%20https:/warisboring.com/this-is-the-ultimate-mig-21/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-national-who-conspired-hack-us-defense-contractors-systems-sentenced-46-months
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/china/china-offers-first-glimpse-chengdu-j-20-stealth-fighter-n676156
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2015/09/more-questions-f-35-after-new-specs-chinas-copycat/121859/
https://www.military.com/defensetech/2015/09/29/lawmaker-chinese-j-31-j-20-mirror-american-f-35-f-22
,1,Chinese military analysts are now acknowledging that Russia's Kinzhal missile does not live up to Russian claims, dismissing it as “dated 1980s technology” and noting the high likelihood of the weapon’s intercept by American-sourced Patriot Air Defense systems.
Read translated sections of this report, published by The Diplomat, here:
https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/china-evaluates-russias-use-of-hypersonic-daggers-in-the-ukraine-war/
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https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-says-it-beat-all-of-russias-unbeatable-kinzhal-missiles-2024-1
https://weibo.com/u/5842948617?nick=%E5%85%B5%E5%B7%A5%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80%E6%9D%82%E5%BF%97%E7%A4%BE
,1,Developed at the peak of the Cold War, the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle was designed to compete against a Soviet fighter American Defense officials believed was all but unbeatable. America’s Defense apparatus looked at the record-breaking speed and power of the emerging MiG-25 and let their imaginations run wild, but the aircraft they designed to defeat this nightmare of their own creation was somehow even wilder.
But if you think the F-15s we got are crazy... wait until you hear about the ones we didn't get.
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Citations:
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/inside-americas-f-15-eagle-one-deadliest-fighter-jets-ever-179630
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/197972/mcdonnell-douglas-f-15-streak-eagle/#:~:text=16%20and%20Feb.,for%20the%20record%2Dsetting%20flights.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a36134534/f-15-eagle-makes-worlds-longest-missile-shot/
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/during-operation-desert-storm-iraf-mig-25s-claimed-to-have-shot-down-a-usaf-f-15c-and-a-bedouin-smuggler-confirmed-the-kill/
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/that-time-an-f-15-landed-without-a-wing/
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/sea-eagle-americas-plan-to-put-the-f-15-on-aircraft-carriers/
https://aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0119.shtml
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/global-strike-eagle-the-real-plan-to-add-rockets-to-the-f-15/
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/f-15-active-frankenstein-fighter-was-better-f-15-eagle-174558
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/how-an-f-15e-shot-down-an-iraqi-gunship-with-a-bomb/
https://www.aftc.af.mil/News/On-This-Day-in-Test-History/Article-Display-Test-History/Article/2459772/january-31-1989-edwards-conducts-first-phase-of-f15-stol-tests/
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/f-15-short-take-off-landing-maneuver-technology-demonstrator-stol-mtd-arrives/
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/heres-why-nasa-equipped-an-f-15-with-an-aim-54-and-why-usaf-never-outfitted-its-eagle-fleet-with-the-mighty-phoenix/
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20070025193/downloads/20070025193.pdf
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/sea-eagle-americas-plan-to-put-the-f-15-on-aircraft-carriers/
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/heres-why-the-f-15ex-is-the-deadliest-eagle-to-date/
,1,The F-16 Fighting Falcon, known affectionately by many pilots as the Viper, is the most widely operated fighter aircraft on the planet for a reason.
In an era when fighter designs were largely focused on glamor metrics like top speed and service ceiling, the F-16 emerged as the embodiment of a new approach to air warfare — Energy Maneuverability Theory.
Let's talk about it.
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Citations:
https://www.archives.gov/files/declassification/iscap/pdf/2011-052-doc1.pdf
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/AD0754909.pdf
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0104viper/
https://www.gao.gov/assets/psad-77-40.pdf
https://ig.space/commslink/your-ultimate-guide-to-the-f-16-program-and-why-its%5C
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0104viper/
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/f16.html
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/how-one-f-16-dodged-6-surface-to-air-missiles-in-an-airstrike-gone-wrong/
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/UKRAINE-CRISIS/FIGHTER-JETS/jnvwwqyylvw/#:~:text=More%20than%204%2C600%20F%2D16s,upgraded%20to%20perform%20many%20missions.
,1,After more than a dozen senior Chinese military officials were removed from office in just the last week of December and a slew of further reaching corruption charges, dismissals, and even a mysterious death or two massed throughout the rest of 2023, it has become evident that something is seriously wrong in the highest echelons of China’s Defense apparatus. And according to an explosive new report from Bloomberg, the problems may be so extensive that they’re forcing Chinese President Xi Jinping to rethink his plans for a Taiwan invasion.
Let’s talk about these reports of Chinese missiles being filled with water, missile silos with doors that don’t open, and what now appears to be the largest crackdown on Chinese military leadership in the modern era.
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Bloomberg Report:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-06/us-intelligence-shows-flawed-china-missiles-led-xi-jinping-to-purge-military
https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/19/2003323409/-1/-1/1/2023-MILITARY-AND-SECURITY-DEVELOPMENTS-INVOLVING-THE-PEOPLES-REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA.PDF
https://www.csis.org/analysis/first-battle-next-war-wargaming-chinese-invasion-taiwan
https://asiatimes.com/2023/08/china-replaces-rocket-force-head-amid-graft-probe/
https://www.voanews.com/a/analysts-say-shakeup-at-china-s-rocket-force-suggests-strategy-shift-toward-nuclear-triad-/7208792.html
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/xi-jinping-installs-new-rocket-force-leadership-amid-major-purge
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/asia/china-nuclear-shakeup.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock
https://archive.ph/hk1JS
https://asiatimes.com/2023/08/china-replaces-rocket-force-head-amid-graft-probe/
https://www.economist.com/china/2023/09/20/the-disappearance-of-chinas-defence-minister-raises-big-questions
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/world/asia/xi-china-military-general-li-shangfu.html
https://apnews.com/article/china-press-censorship-hong-lai-2caeedd86717ef4667ada868abf67eba
https://www.newsweek.com/xi-jinping-china-anti-corruption-campaign-dire-complex-1858891
https://www.newsweek.com/china-air-force-cook-meals-missile-fuel-corruption-pla-officer-yao-cheng-1859319
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=China&country2=United@UCXY9iQzVmm9aFfJSZW576Hw
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/why-does-china-pay-its-military-generals-so-little-197554
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/sweeping-chinese-military-purge-exposes-weakness-could-widen-2023-12-30/#:~:text=%22More%20heads%20will%20roll.,Rocket%20Force%2C%20has%20also%20vanished.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/water-filled-missiles-silo-problems-behind-china-purge-report
https://twitter.com/LIM49Spartan/status/1744072242349154352
https://www.mandarininn.cn/blog/chineseidiomsangsayings
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2023/02/07/china-surpasses-us-in-number-of-icbm-launchers/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20China%20now%20has%20more,which%20oversees%20the%20nuclear%20arsenal.
https://fas.org/publication/stratcom-says-china-has-more-icbm-launchers-than-the-united-states/
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3246738/china-removes-nine-pla-generals-top-legislature-sign-wider-purge
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/nuclear-commander-07312023132031.html
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-global-mega-projects-infrastructure-falling-apart-11674166180
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-09-19/a-chinese-company-reshaping-the-world-leaves-a-troubled-trail
https://www.charneyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/White-Paper-Corruption-in-China-FINAL-v10.pdf
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-institutional-economics/article/value-of-political-connections-evidence-from-chinas-anticorruption-campaign/45FF1BB7C3B98A159825C07DE37124CE
https://projects.voanews.com/china/global-footprint/english/projects/infrastructure/controversy-in-ecuadors-largest-china-built-infrastructure-project.html#:~:text=Fernando%20Villavicencio%3A%20%E2%80%9CWe%20discovered%20that,building%20of%20the%20power%20plant.
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N2OW10M/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/china/china-xi-military-purge-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html
,1,In the early morning hours of New Year’s Eve, US Navy helicopters responding to a commercial vessel’s distress call in the Red Sea found themselves under fire by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels armed with crew-served weapons and a variety of small arms. The engagement was as brief as it was one-sided, however, with the American helicopters quickly sinking three of the four attack boats, leaving the fourth to retreat.
This rare demonstration of the surface combat capabilities of the Navy’s MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters resulted in no injuries to the crew of the commercial vessel or among Navy personnel. Houthi forces, on the other hand, have confirmed the death of 10 combatants.
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Citations:
https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1741381969936834951
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3605010/houthi-attacks-on-commercial-shipping-in-international-water-continue/
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/maersk-pauses-red-sea-sailings-after-houthi-attack-container-ship-2023-12-31/
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/rms/documents/electronic-warfare/AN-ALQ-210-brochure.pdf
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/sikorsky-mh-60-seahawk-helicopters.html
https://www.navair.navy.mil/product/MH-60R-Seahawk
https://www.navy.gov.au/aircraft/mh-60r-seahawk
https://www.navair.navy.mil/product/MH-60S-Seahawk
https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/mh_60s/