Aviation News
A previously unknown Chinese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on a 8×8 chassis was revealed during the Zhanjian 2013 exercise in the Guangzhou Military Region on Aug. 12. The new weapon appeared at 18 seconds into the video.
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is studying concepts to equip UAVs with a yet-to-be-developed laser for shooting down ballistic missiles at their boost-phase.
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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has approached the industry for ways to improve radar detection, tracking, imaging, and classification/identification of targets within contested and challenging environments.
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Raytheon and the U.S. Army has successfully completed the first guided test vehicle (GTV) flight series of the Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative (AI3) missile and its fire control system.
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Iraq is seeking to build an air defense system with 40 Avenger fire units, 681 Stinger Block I 92H missiles, 13 AN/MPQ-64F1 radars, 3 HAWK XXI batteries with 216 MIM-23P HAWK missiles.
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