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April 11, 2024
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The U.S. Navy wants its future fleets of carrier-capable drone wingmen
to be made up of designs that cost no more than $15 million to buy and have
zero long-term sustainment costs. These uncrewed aircraft would be
"consumable," ending their relatively short service lives, which
will be measured in hundreds of flight hours rather than years, as one-way
kamikaze drones or flying targets for use in training or testing. You can
read more about the Navy’s plans for its future Collaborative Combat Aircraft
(CCA) drone force here. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin unveiled the Mako, a previously unseen
air-launched hypersonic missile, at the Navy League’s Sea Air Space 2024
exposition in Maryland this week. The weapon, which Lockheed is pitching to
the U.S. Navy and Air Force, was originally developed for the Air Force’s
Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) program. It reflects the growing interest in
more affordable hypersonic strike weapons, which are smaller and less complex
than hypersonic cruise missiles but still offer a degree of standoff range
and very rapid response. The company also sees potential scope for the Mako
to arm submarines and surface warships. You can read everything we know about
the Mako here. Make sure to check out highlights of all our coverage from the last
week below. We are also continuing our rolling coverage
of the conflict in Ukraine as it develops. -- Oliver Parken The War Zone
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