Lockheed Martin displayed a model of its new Nemesis weapon at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium last week in Orlando, Fla. Company officials were not immediately ready to discuss the weapon, but industry sources knowledgeable of Nemesis said it is a micro remotely piloted aircraft that is launchable from a tube that fits on a Hellfire missile launching station, meaning it’s intended for attack helicopters or larger RPAs like MQ-9 Reapers. The Nemesis would be able to perform a close-up inspection of a target and is capable of detonation, making it a hybrid RPA/munition, they said. Company officials promised details soon. Lockheed Martin also displayed its new Cuda missile, a multi-application hittile suitable for air-to-air or air-to-ground targets. Lockheed Martin officials said the Cuda is competitive in performance with the AMRAAM in the air-to-air mode; but because of Cuda’s 70-inch length, 12 of them could fit inside the weapons bays of the F-22 and F-35, doubling and tripling, respectively, the airplanes’ internal air-to-air loadout. Cuda is designed to achieve high maneuverability at heavy G loads, according to the company.
Dick Cheney’s Legacy with the Air Force
Nov. 6, 2025
Dick Cheney, who died Nov. 3 at 84, is best remembered by most Americans as among the most powerful Vice Presidents in history, a consummate Washington insider who had previously served in the Nixon administration, was Chief of Staff for President Gerald Ford, a Congressman for a decade, and Secretary…
