3rd LAR Marines test new LAV-ATWS
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A gunner takes position, stoic and still, in a Light-Armored Vehicle as he spots an enemy. He engages the target, firing a Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided missile. As it propels through the air, the gunner maintains a steady aim, guiding the TOW missile until it impacts the target; confirmed hit. Marine Corps Operational Test Evaluation Activity […]
Laser rockets for “tiger” vehicle latest in string of international partnerships
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The United Arab Emirates-made NIMR armored vehicle could get a major firepower upgrade, under a pact between Raytheon and Abu Dhabi-based NIMR Automotive that would outfit the rugged four-wheeler with laser-guided rockets previously found only on helicopters and other aircraft. The project to arm the NIMR — Arabic for “tiger” — with TALON rockets is the latest in […]
UAE partners with European firm to launch new missile systems
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UAE defence companies and MBDA, a European missile maker, are jointly launching three new missile defence systems for the Middle East market at the International Defence Exhibition in Abu Dhabi. The three joint initiatives together cost about €100 million (Dh418m) to develop, and comprise a ship-based missile system, a mobile ground-to-air defence system and a […]
Systems Tor-М2E, Tor-М2К and Tor-М2КМ at the International Defense Exhibition «IDEX – 2015»
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Samples of the up-to-date surface-to-air missile systems Tor-М2E, Tor-М2К and Tor-М2КМ will be presented at the International Defense Exhibition «IDEX – 2015» which takes place from February 22-26, 2015 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. IDEX is one of the most representative international defense exhibitions and safety technologies. It is the unique opportunity for manufacturers to present […]
Vietnam Received Geographic Information System for the Missile Complex “Bastion”
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Russia has delivered Vietnam Geographic Information System (GIS) “Horizon” for coastal missile complex “Bastion” said Tass source in the military-technical cooperation. “We have carried out the supply of “Horizon” to our Vietnamese partners. This system is designed for coastal missile complex “Bastion” and onshore exploration air and surface surveillance” Monolith-B “- a spokesman said. “Horizon” […]
North Korea has tested its new submarine-launched ballistic missile KN-11 for the first time
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North Korea conducted the first flight test of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile last month, defense officials said this week. The flight test of what the Pentagon is calling the KN-11 missile took place Jan. 23 off the coast of North Korea from a sea-based platform—not a submarine—located off the coast of the communist state, […]
Samples of the up-to-date surface to air missile systems Tor-М2E, Tor-М2К, Tor-М2КМ and OSA at the International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition Air show India – 2015
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Samples of the up-to-date surface to air missile systems Tor-М2E, Tor-М2К, Tor-М2КМ and OSA will be presented at 10th International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Air show India – 2015) which takes place from February 18-22, 2015 in Bangalor, India. The exhibition takes place once every two years and appears the strategic platform for aviation and […]
Russian K-300P «Bastion» Coastal Missile System seen on Crimea
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Russian K-300P «Bastion» Coastal #Missile System seen at Sevastopol on Crimea in September 2014 (C) Kuleshovoleg. The K-300P Bastion-P (NATO reporting name SSC-5)[1] is a Russian mobile coastal defence missile system. The system was developed together with the Belarus company Tekhnosoyuzproekt. The system is designed for the destruction of various surface ships from an enemy’s […]
China is the first to have developed an air-to-air missile for helicopter
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n Shenzhen Satellite TV’s Military Information Direct Broadcast program February 9, 2015, it is revealed that according to a CCTV footage, China is the first to have developed an air-to-air missile for helicopter with the codename of Feiyan-90, reported defence-blog.com. The US and Russia use in their helicopters the air-to-air missile for fighter jets. They […]
Japan Launches New Spy Satellite
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Japan on Sunday successfully launched a back-up spy satellite, its aerospace agency said, after cancelling an earlier lift-off due to bad weather.Tokyo put spy satellites into operation in the early 2000s after its erratic neighbour North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile over the Japanese mainland and into the western Pacific in 1998. The Japan […]