An enhanced version of Raytheon’s High Energy Laser Weapon System dubbed HELWS2 or H2 has been tested by the U.S. Air Force’s 704th Test Group.
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Category: Air Defense
Japan’s new Aegis ships can only be on duty 126 days a year
The Asahi has disclosed that the two new Aegis warships that Japan plans to build as the alternative to land-base Aegis Ashore sites are only able to be on station to defend the country for up to 126 days a year.
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Taiwan’s Antelope air defense system
The Antelope air defense system is an indigenous design from Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST).
IM-SHORAD testing at White Sands Missile Range
Kongsberg to upgrade the IFF of NASAMS’ Sentinel radar
Kongsberg disclosed that it has been awarded $31 million by the Norwegian Materiel Defence Agency to upgrade the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) portion of the Sentinel radar for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).
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