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China’s next long-range air-to-air missile may have a periscopic IR seeker

Posted on February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 by alert5

A diagram from a research paper written by the China Airborne Missile Academy suggests using separate aperture compound seeker for the country’s next generation long-range air-to-air missile.

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U.S. Army granted patent for grenade that ensnares a drone

Posted on February 14, 2019February 13, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Army has come up with a solution on how to tackle threatening drones by using a modified 40mm grenade that unleashes a net.

Credit:USPTO
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JS Ise will get to hunt a Los Angeles-class SSN during SUBCOMP

Posted on February 13, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Navy is sending a Los Angeles-class attack submarine (SSN) to participate in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Submarine Competition (SUBCOMP) in waters south of Japan, Feb. 13 to 20.

Denver Applehans, U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons