Retired Chinese naval officer and military commentator Wang Yunfei was on vacation in Okinawa and he felt the PLA is trailing behind Japan in terms of training after watching JASDF aircraft practice in less than ideal weather.
Boeing has tested passive sensors on Harpoon anti-ship missile
Jim Bryan, director of Boeing Cruise Missile Systems, spoke to USNI News and said that the aerospace company had tested electro-optical and infrared sensors on its Harpoon anti-ship missile.
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Northrop Grumman begins delivery of AQS-24C Mine Hunting System Upgrades
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed the development of the AQS-24C and delivered the first two systems to the U.S. Navy, the company announced on Feb. 6.
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U.S. Army confirms plan to purchase Iron Dome anti-missile system
The U.S Army has confirmed that it will be buying two sets of the Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile system to assess it ability to “protect deployed U.S. military service members against a wide variety of indirect fire threats and aerial threats.”
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AN/SPY-6 aces most complex test yet
Raytheon’s AN/SPY-6(V)1 air and missile defense radar has completed its most stressing test to date at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii.