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Airbus selling its sensor business

Posted on July 24, 2015 by alert5

Airbus Defense and Space is selling away its defense electronics division and Rheinmetall, Thales and Raytheon are expected to make a bid for the business.

Image: Airbus Defence and Space

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U.S. Army developed 50mm Bushmaster cannon as C-RAM weapon

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by alert5

U.S. Army engineers at Picatinny Arsenal has successfully developed a counter rockets, artillery and mortars (C-RAM) weapon using a 50mm version of the Bushmaster cannon.

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SM-2 missile explodes during live firing

Posted on July 23, 2015July 23, 2015 by alert5

A SM-2 Block IIIA anti-air missile exploded while it was fired from USS The Sullivans in the Atlantic Ocean on Jul. 18.

Photos: U.S. Navy
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The Lockheed Martin Iron Dome-like interceptor that you probably never heard of

Posted on July 22, 2015July 22, 2015 by alert5

IHS Jane’s Missiles & Rockets takes a close look at Lockheed Martin’s miniature hit-to-kill (MHTK) kinetic interceptor for the U.S. Army’s Extended Area Protection and Survivability Integration Demonstration (EAPS ID) program

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British counter-MANPADS team training foreign governments

Posted on July 21, 2015July 21, 2015 by alert5

The British government has formed a counter-MANPADS team comprising of experts from the Royal Air Force, Scotland Yard and British Airways to teach foreign governments on how to prevent terrorists from shooting down airliners with shoulder-launched missiles.

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