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Northrop Grumman is pitching a way to free up space and weight on existing ships for additions like lasers and microwave weapons. The company provides the prime power equipment for the SPY-6 radar and the SEWIP Block 3 electronic warfare system, both of which will be built into the Flight III destroyers and backfit onto Flight IIA destroyers. Rather than build two separate prime power systems, each controlling one weapon system, Northrop Grumman has created a Multifunction Prime Power System... Northrop has estimated it would cut the cost of the power system by 20% on both the existing Flight IIA...

Lots of info on drones too. A new weapon on many fronts. Video contents include several topics that tie back to the domestic political situation. Recent emergence of pulsed microwave weapons. Used for anti-drone defense, but smaller versions appear to be for anti-personnel use. First war won through drone use in the 44-day proxy war between Russia and Turkey where Armenia was defeated by Azerbaijan. (Link to article in comments). Drone sensors defeated camo. Drone weapons wiped out Armenia's armored weapons and rockets. Drones already being used in the USA. Much to be learned about how they could be used...

Washington (CNN)Federal agencies are investigating at least two possible incidents on US soil, including one near the White House in November of last year, that appear similar to mysterious, invisible attacks that have led to debilitating symptoms for dozens of US personnel abroad. Multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN that while the Pentagon and other agencies probing the matter have reached no clear conclusions on what happened, the fact that such an attack might have taken place so close to the White House is particularly alarming. Defense officials briefed lawmakers on the Senate and House Armed Services Committees...