Aegis Baseline 9.2C to be tested next month

In conjunction with the first intercept test of the SM-3 Block 2A interceptor, the U.S. Navy will field-test the latest Aegis Baseline 9.2C during the same event.

USS Lake Erie (CG-70) SM-3 start
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Su-33s heading to Syria will employ the SVP-24 targeting system

Izvestiya cited an anonymous Russia defense official as saying that the Su-33 carrier-borne fighter heading to Syria will be equipped with the SVP-24 targeting system that allows it to bomb targets more accurately using dumb bombs.

Сухой Су-27-30-32-34-35-37, Саки (Новофедоровка) RP28129
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