Battlefield Contract Worker

Shady game

"I've heard about the test launch of the AGM-183A missile, but it seems to be an accident." Lin Rui said.

Aladdin sighed, "AGM-183A uses rocket-assisted glide body technology, and uses solid booster rockets to accelerate the projectile.

After reaching a certain speed, the fairing on the head of the projectile opens the internal glider to accelerate the flight, and the whole process does not leave the atmosphere.

The fastest speed can reach Mach 20, and the maximum range is 1600 kilometers.

The U.S. Air Force wants the future F-15EX, B-52H bomber, B-1B bomber, B-2 bomber and still-in-development B-21 bomber,

You can use this missile with strong penetration ability to hit the enemy's high-value targets and time-sensitive targets in depth.

The U.S. military originally had an advantage in hypersonic weapons, but the Americans wanted to go straight to the air-breathing stamping route in one step.

It stands to reason that this should not be a problem for Lockheed Martin, but there have been many failed test launches.

The first test launch took place at the end of December 2020, and Will Roper, the Air Force's assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the time, predicted,

The AGM-183 air-launched rapid response weapon ARRW will fly by the end of 2020.

But a glitch in the test forced the test to be canceled, and plans for the U.S. military to conduct a test launch by 2021 fell through.

Afterwards, it was reported that the missile failed during the test flight of the AGM-183A air-launched rapid response weapon ARRW at the end of December 2020, and the US military was forced to cancel the test.

and attributed it to a stupid mistake; the report said a technician did not follow the checklist, and another source reported that the control surfaces were not properly secured.

The second test launch, in early 2021, was also forced to be cancelled, the details of which are unknown.

The Air Force's statement that the failed attempted test was a small bump in the road was resolved within 30 days.

The U.S. military's third and first test flight was on April 5, 2021.

At the time, the U.S. Air Force had attempted to launch the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon ARRW, but the missile did not disengage from the B-52H bomber's pylon.

Brigadier General Heath A. Collins, secretary of the Arms Department, said at the time that the inability to get the missiles to complete the launch sequence was disappointing, but the test provided useful data.

The April 2021 test was conducted off the coast of Cape Mugu, California,

It was supposed to be the first time that the AGM-183A air-launched quick-reaction weapon fired a booster and flew on its own, but the missile again did not complete the launch sequence and remained on the B-52H bomber.

The bomber then returned to Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Afterwards, the U.S. military said it was a problem with the test bomber that caused the missile to fail to launch. And said that the next test launch will be carried out in July.

After that, the U.S. military was obviously a lot more cautious, and carried out many full-process tests, that is, the full-launch process went through but not launched.

In May 2021, for example, a B-52H bomber demonstrated a simulated launch of an AGM-183A missile to a target 600 nautical miles away during exercises on the Northern Edge in Alaska, the U.S. Air Force reported.

Also in May, the U.S. Air Force successfully tested the avionics, sensors and communications systems used by the AGM-183A.

On July 7, it was reported that the U.S. Air Force recently successfully tested the warhead of the AGM-183A air-launched fast-response hypersonic missile for the first time.

In a recent test, the missile was successfully detached from the pylon, but then the missile failed to ignite, and the test vehicle slammed into the Pacific Ocean from a high altitude. "

"A weapon with many disasters." Lin Rui shrugged.

"Yes, but actually if you know enough about Lockheed Martin, you'll know that the booster rocket engine used in the AGM183A is a very mature technology in the United States.

The missile doesn't require acceleration to a particularly high speed, it just provides an initial speed, which is no problem for Lockheed Martin. ' Aladdin whispered.

"The secret society organization is sabotaging their launch plan? How can they do it?" Lin Rui frowned.

"The secret society organization used a very ingenious method, in fact, it was all small people who caused the failure of the actual fire of the weapon, and the problems were also small.

But they just made the AGM-183A air-launched quick-response hypersonic missiles fail, and they couldn't even be held accountable afterwards.

This is a kind of demonstration and warning organized by the secret society. ' Aladdin replied.

"They threaten Lockheed Martin?" Lin Rui shook his head in disbelief, "Lockheed Martin is the world's top large military-industrial conglomerate, and it has a very close relationship with the top leaders of the United States.

As you said, it is a corner of the iron triangle, and it can even influence the decision-making of the US government. The secret society organization dares to threaten them? "

Aladdin replied, "Yes. They worked together, but basically in the late '90s.

But now their goals are deeply divided. These military giants have been actively promoting the deployment of the US military in Africa.

The presence of these great powers in Africa has severely restricted the development of the secret society.

Large military-industrial groups hope that Western countries will pay attention to Africa and gain more orders and benefits under the pretext of combating global terrorist activities.

And the secret society hopes that the unrest in Africa will continue so that they can win in the chaos.

They all disagree on the fact that these military-industrial groups are aggressively promoting arms in Africa and providing training for African troops.

This brought great trouble to the expansion of the Secret Society in Africa. "

"I get it. The Americans have proposed to involve African people in anti-terrorist operations in Africa, including the formation of various anti-terrorist coalitions.

Distributing weapons and providing training ~www.readwn.com~ has in fact empowered various armed groups in Africa.

And the secret society organization is dissatisfied, precisely this. Although they have a firm foothold in the Oromi Federation, they hope to continue to develop.

The increased force in the surrounding areas made them quite dissatisfied. "Lin Rui nodded.

"That's it." Aladdin sighed, "Actually, this is a battle between two large interest groups. Neither side is a good thing.

On one side are the warmongers who are mercenary in order to sell arms. On the other side are ambitious terrorist groups.

Lockheed Martin certainly won't buy it, but if it doesn't buy it, it has to pay. The secret society has always been like this, the opponent will either surrender or be eliminated. "

"So these AGM-183A air-launched quick-response hypersonic missile test-fire failures were all caused by the secret society organization?" Lin Rui said in surprise.

"As far as I know, at least three times, the secret society interfered with it." Aladdin replied.

(End of this chapter)