DoD seeks further MD 530F helos for allies

What’s wrong with the 2M$ ex-US Army Kiowa?

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Source:
FlightGlobal.com

A drone launching drones… Interesting. Russians are catching-up at great paces.

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NAVY successfully tests anti-drone laser weapon

The $40-million weapons system fires a beam completely invisible to the human eye and travels at the speed of light, […]

Once in action, the weapon system only costs about one dollar per shot

Source:
Navy Times.com

Many thanks for sharing. Great video indeed.

Amazing Tornado, especially when you think that there are no FBW behind the pilot or computer managing the wing sweep angle!

@Haarvala

So in essence, we are talking about a APU.^^

last sentence cited from the patent:

In embodiment of the invention, the power extraction system includes an engine controller (20) that operates in conjunction with the power controller (34) to increase inertia energy of the low spool (14) and high spool (16) to increase electric power supply, while engine excursion is reduced and consistent engine thrust is maintained

Hence, no, this is not an APU only.
An APU use a single monopropellant to drive a turbine that generate electricity. Here, the benefits are both way: generate electricity and adding kinetic power (trhough spool spining and efficiency). Moreover, there might be a third app.

Dual Spool Power Extraction (DSPE) Patent from UTC* (one of a kind I guess):

A power extraction system (12) for a gas turbine engine (10) comprises a low spool generator (30), a high spool generator (32) and a power controller (34). The low spool generator (30) extracts power from a low spool (14) of the gas turbine engine (10), and the high spool generator (32) extracts power from a high spool (16) of the gas turbine engine (10). The power controller (34) receives power extracted by the low spool generator (30) and the high spool generator (32) and distributes the received power to provide an uninterrupted steady state power supply (SS) and a transient power supply (T) larger than what is available individually from the low and high spool generators (30, 32). In embodiment of the invention, the power extraction system includes an engine controller (20) that operates in conjunction with the power controller (34) to increase inertia energy of the low spool (14) and high spool (16) to increase electric power supply, while engine excursion is reduced and consistent engine thrust is maintained

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GE becomes the third company with a position on the Next Generation Thermal, Power, and Controls contract alongside Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. United Technologies Corp. subsidiary Pratt & Whitney was announced July 11 as an awardee but the Defense Department subsequently said July 12 that spot had not been awarded yet.

Interesting and refreshing bit of history. Thanks…. and congrats. [/offtopic]