Aviation News
BAE Systems has received a $22.9 million contract modification adding an additional ship set for the Arleigh Burke DDG-116 and an additional set of Aegis Ashore equipment.
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The recent test firing of a GQM-163 in France was to test the Aster 30 on the French Navy’s Horizon class air defense frigate, Forbin. The Aster 30 successfully intercepted the supersonic sea-skimming target.
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The South Korean Navy has deployed about 10 ships to search for debris from a North Korean rocket that failed after lift-off on Friday.
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France fired a GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target on a military test range off the coast of France on Apr. 4.
Photo courtesy of French DGA
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Israeli gas rigs in eastern Mediterranean Sea may be defended by missile defense systems to protect them from attacks.
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