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Virtualization technology allows USN to shrunk AEGIS hardware into rugged cases

Posted on April 26, 2019 by alert5

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.

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

Posted on April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 by alert5

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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Delegations from Greece and U.S. observe Patriot and Iron Dome joint drill

Posted on April 18, 2019 by alert5

Israel carried out a joint live-firing exercise for its Patriot and Iron Dome units in the central part of the country on Apr. 16.

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Paul Ryan visits Patriot missile battery in Taiwan

Posted on April 18, 2019 by alert5

The former speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, is currently in Taiwan and he is said to have paid a visit to a Patriot missile battery in Nangang District on Apr. 17.