Friday, April 8, 2022

ARES.


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ARES enters the fray? U.S. Army ISR warplane. High-flying and high-tech!

Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance! ISR!

From "Defense News" as dated 2021 and thanks to same. Story by Jen Judson. 

"US Army’s recon, electronic warfare-capable aircraft flies for the first time"

"L3Harris achieved a first flight for the U.S. Army's Airborne Reconnaissance and Electronic Attack System [ARES] aircraft in the summer of 2021 after winning the integration contract in late 2020. (Courtesy of L3Harris Technologies)"

"WASHINGTON — L3Harris Technologies said it has flown for the first time a new U.S. Army technology demonstrator aircraft that will be capable of conducting both reconnaissance and electronic warfare, according to an Aug. 27 announcement."

"The Army’s Airborne Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare System, or ARES, aircraft will help the service modernize its airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance [ISR] capabilities and will feed into the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System [HADES] program, which could produce an aircraft to replace the Army’s aging Guardrail ISR aircraft fleet with greater capability and increased standoff ranges."

U.S. Army fast-mover high-flying jet aircraft not in violation of the 3,000 foot [1,000 meters] rule? Army warplanes at one time restricted to the airspace, flights to exceed that 3,000 foot level?

That rule gone with the wind now so to speak?

Before there was ARES there has been ARTEMIS. Prior Army warplane already in action in the skies vicinity of Ukraine. ISR mission. ONLY within friendly NATO confines.

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