Aviation News
The counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) of the 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, 101st Abn. Div. has been given a software update so that it can defeat unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Photo by Sgt. Jarred Woods
The Pentagon has given $2.4 billion to Lockheed Martin for the production of THAAD interceptors, some of these missiles are destined for Saudi Arabia.
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Japan is offering two air surveillance radars for export. The FPS-3ME and TPS-P14ME are modernised AESA radars.
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Raytheon’s Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) is now sitting on top of a 100 foot test tower at the Surface Combat Systems Center at Wallops Island, Virginia. It will undergo system-level testing for the rest of this year.
Photo” Raytheon
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In 1964, a KH-4A Corona satellite spotted a site in Tallinn, Soviet Estonia under construction. The discovery lead the Americans to believe that the Soviets are setting up an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system at the site.
George Chernilevsky [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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