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May the eyes of the world’s media are attracted to a group of mysterious “seal” the body. Earlier this month, Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden in his hideout was the sudden “seal six groups of” players killed, which marks the United States spent 10 years at a cost of one trillion and great casualties from counter-terrorism operations eventually, “seal” commando which add another ring.

as the “seal” the term literally translated as the English SEAL sea, air, land three words of the acronym, as the U.S. Navy “Seal” commando operations with amphibious capabilities: air to skydiving, water can sneak, ground to fight. Because of its special mission responsible for the U.S. military’s most advanced weapons and equipment are often the first with this unit. The operation to kill Osama bin Laden used a mysterious helicopter is the most striking example.

In recent years, the magnitude of U.S. military weapons and equipment updates, this is due to electronic technology, the rapid development of information technology to promote the U.S. network, the deepening of digital technology, a variety of detection devices, communication systems , unmanned reconnaissance equipment developed very rapidly; the other hand, Iraq, war in Afghanistan for many years exposed the shortcomings of a lot of weapons, prompting U.S. forces to be updated and improved.

in this trend, it is conceivable, as one of the U.S. military’s most elite troops, the “seal” assault weapons in the coming years to face tremendous changes. Written by military experts Wu Xiangrong observation and interpretation, it is worth reading.

new assault rifle instead M4

with Iraq, the ongoing hostilities in Afghanistan, was considered to be perfected the classic gun-type – M4 series carbines began to expose the weaknesses, the power of the main issues focused on the lack of bullets, guns and poor reliability.

subsequent series of tests show that the rifle in a prominent problem in terms of dust, guns, stuck guns in all tests was the highest.

this regard, the U.S. Army adopted a two way road march: think of ways to improve the M4 carbine performance; new assault rifles to replace M4.

replacement, the most vocal is the FN’s SCAR assault rifle special operations. With MK-13 grenade launcher, rifle can be widely replaced M4A1, MK-18 carbine, MK-11, MK-12 MK-14 sniper rifle and rifle.

new grenade launcher in popularity

current U.S. new XM-25 grenade launcher in Afghanistan stood the real test.

XM-25 25 mm automatic grenade launcher, advanced fire control system, capable of precise determination of the grenade launcher before the target distance and set it into the grenade fuse. When the grenade launcher to the target over, it will automatically explode, fragments fired at the enemy.

XM-25 advanced fire control systems and precision strike capability of the air burst means of attack can be greatly enriched, and reduce incidental damage, even in large part to replace some functions of mortar, the weight for portable very limited special operations unit staff, this equipment appropriate.

new sniper system brings a qualitative change

To further improve shooting accuracy, the “seal” the future may be used commando XM2010 7.62 mm sniper Type 12.7 mm rifle and M107 sniper rifle.

course, this update is only a quantitative change, and has the potential to bring about a qualitative change in warfare sniper’s bullet is guided research and development.

Currently, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is performing “extremely accurate ordnance plan” to develop a diameter of 12.7 mm guided bullet.

so snipers can not only in harsh environmental conditions such as high winds hit the higher speeds in the objectives of the campaign, and far range than ordinary bullets.

new special operations craft to improve operational efficiency

“seals” commando boats, including water used MK-V special operations high-speed boat, 11 meters rigid inflatable boats, rubber boats and other operations.

contrast, the current delivered to the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Force Transformation and the U.S. Special Operations Command M80 type “dagger” boats is more noteworthy.

M80 type “dagger” with a four Caterpillar diesel engine as the host, with good acceleration, so the “dagger” was very suitable for high-speed boats raid and retreat; “dagger” hull by the carbon fiber material, lighter weight, higher strength, high-speed sailing draft of only 0.15 m or even ideal for maneuvering in coastal waters; In addition, double-M hull can greatly reduce the speed when navigating the track to have a good covert action.

advanced underwater transmission to enhance the combat capability of the boat

“seal” commando’s core competence is the ability of underwater action. Miniature submarines underwater action needs help. Early use of a seal member driven by a lithium battery similar to torpedo launch vehicle, the current active model range is short, slow, and the staff immersed in the sea, the need to wear a full set of diving equipment.

order to increase the “seal” underwater commando operations capabilities, the U.S. company Northrop Grumman has been developing “advanced SEAL delivery boat,” but after spending $ 885 million, the The only kind of transformation out of a boat was in November 2008, suffered heavy losses in a fire, which led to the end of the project is complete.

this end, the U.S. Navy had to think of other ways, namely, an experimental submarine construction companies – Chester diving mini-submarine Group’s products to test.

the company’s S301 mini submarine in late 2009 to accept the “seal” the first unit test delivery team, the boat crew included two pilots and six divers.

new changes in special operations helicopter style

present the U.S. military being such an exploration: manned R & D can also be unmanned helicopter .

this small-scale special operations will bring more far-reaching impact: on the one hand, and to cut the face of the driver means less risk of personnel, the helicopter’s load more efficient; the other hand, helicopters, unmanned flight, ground control can be handed over to special operations personnel, and thus keep control of the helicopter flight to a predetermined location, can be lifted supplies to transport personnel, but also aerial fire support.

present, AH-6 helicopter was converted/unmanned, and for “Black Hawk” helicopter-related modification trials are under way.

smart phones will become the right-hand man

addition to carrying the joint tactical radio, and other special radio system, the future of the commandos is likely a new staff models of smart phones. The U.S. army, navy and air force have developed relevant programs for their personnel allotted smart phones, developed special software, which is especially determined to promote the U.S. Army.

Potential applications include smart phones: the terminal as a friendly tracking system, showing both maps and situation, to receive the images coming from the vicinity of reconnaissance systems; as detection devices, capture images, transfer to other operations personnel and vehicles, or directly uploaded to the command; as a control terminal, direct control of their ultra-small UAV flying, or taking over other UAVs, reconnaissance and display images; as a fire control computer to calculate the trajectory; as a translator, in an unfamiliar environment foreign language translation of the next scan; as training aids, to review the various types of soldiers operating norms and procedures, and so on.

addition to the equipment and technology, the future of the “seal” commando equipped with new equipment will also have a lot, including new and efficient camouflage uniforms, bullet-proof high-grade equipment with low weight, enhanced night vision systems, laser irradiation devices, detection devices targeting the new flexible display device, and so on.

In fact, in addition to the advanced seal delivery boats (ASDV), the above equipment is not nearly as “seals” commandos of the special R & D, but by convention, as long as conducive to “seal” commando action, then the priority for its use. Thus, a special forces equipped with advanced technology or not, still depends on a fundamental level of modernization of the armed forces, rely on the defense industry technology.

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