On How It Works: QUICKSINK utilizes a standard guidance kit, which is rapidly adapted to incorporate a cutting-edge seeker. This streamlined approach significantly reduces development costs and accelerates deployment. The seeker, designed with a Weapon Open Systems Architecture (WOSA), ensures compatibility with a wide range of current and future weapon platforms.
Unlike traditional torpedoes, QUICKSINK poses a stealthier threat, as it does not reveal the attacker’s location.
It is also designed for immediate impact upon target contact, unlike naval mines, making it a highly effective tool for neutralizing both stationary and moving maritime threats.
“QUICKSINK is an answer to the need to quickly neutralize menacing maritime threats over vast areas around the world,” AFRL wrote on its website.
🇺🇸QUICKSINK: How a Modified JDAM Bomb Can Sink a Ship in a Flash
The US Air Force has developed a new weapon system called QUICKSINK, which can destroy enemy ships with older precision-guided bombs. QUICKSINK is a low-cost, surface vessel defeat capability that uses a modified… pic.twitter.com/NEFgRQN6ny
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Breakthrough in Anti-Ship Warfare
The successful test marks a significant milestone in the Air Force and Navy’s Maritime Weapon Program, which aims to enhance anti-ship capabilities through air-launched assets. As the program progresses, it is anticipated that QUICKSINK will become a cornerstone of the US military’s maritime strategy.
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