H/T to @MIL_STD for providing to the graphic. The U.S. Navy intends to upgrade the SM-2 missile to Block IIIC and this upgraded missile will have an anti-surface capability.
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Day: January 17, 2019
Japan, South Korea held talks in Singapore over P-1 radar lock incident
Defense officials from Japan and South Korea met in Singapore on Jan. 14 to try resolve their differences over an alleged radar lock on a Japanese P-1 maritime patrol aircraft by a South Korean destroyer.
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U.S. Army seeking two Iron Dome units
News reports says the U.S. Army is asking Congress for $373 million to buy the two Iron Dome missile interceptor batteries.
Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני (see also https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5:Flickr-IDF-IronDome-in-action001.jpg ) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Southwest 737 captain holds record for intercepting Soviet military aircraft
A Southwest Airlines 737 captain holds the record for the most number of intercepts of Soviet military aircraft.
U.S. Air Force photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Raytheon wins competition to upgrade USMC F/A-18s with AESA radar
Raytheon has secured the contract to upgrade the U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 fleet with a new AESA radar, the company will install its APG-79(v)4 AESA radar from next year.
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By Sgt. Marcy Sanchez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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