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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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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