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Virtualization technology allows USN to shrunk AEGIS hardware into rugged cases

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The crew of guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner test fired a SM-2 missile off the coast of Virginia on Mar. 25. The crew used the new AEGIS Virtual Twin system to carry out the firing.

Future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) moors at Naval Station Mayport for a port visit before its official commission
Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian G. Reynolds [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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RAND recommends that Baltics SOF, National Guard units expand inventory of anti-armor and anti-air systems

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A report by RAND on deterring Russian aggression in the Baltic States suggests that the special operation forces (SOF) and national guard units of the three countries should have more man-portable anti-armor and anti-air systems.

Soldiers with C Battery, 2nd battalion, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, South Carolina Army National Guard, fire a FIM-92 Stinger from a Man-Portable Air-Defense System configuration during live fire training July 19, 2017, at Capu Midia, Romania, as part of Saber Guardian 17. Saber Guardian is a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adrian Borunda)

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