An Armenian television company went to Charentsavan Machine Works and from the screen footage, it seems that Armenia is upgrading its Pechora (SA-3) air defense system.
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Category: Air Defense
Airbus selling its sensor business
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.
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U.S. Army developed 50mm Bushmaster cannon as C-RAM weapon
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
A SM-2 Block IIIA anti-air missile exploded while it was fired from USS The Sullivans in the Atlantic Ocean on Jul. 18.
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The Lockheed Martin Iron Dome-like interceptor that you probably never heard of
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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