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PAC-3 MSE has made its furthest intercept of air-breathing target

Posted on July 28, 2018 by alert5

Lockheed Martins’ PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor recent achieve its longest-range intercept of an air-breathing target at White Sands Missile Range.

The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor set a distance record in its latest flight test with the longest one-shot hit-to-kill intercept against an Air-Breathing Threat at White Sands Missile Range on July 26. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

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China will soon test-fire its S-400

Posted on July 28, 2018July 28, 2018 by alert5

An anonymous source told TASS that China is preparing to test-fire its newly-delivered S-400 air defense missile system next week or early August.

By Соколрус [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons

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Raytheon eyes replacing Harpoon with NSM in U.S. and international markets

Posted on July 28, 2018 by alert5

A senior executive from Raytheon says his company has set a goal to replace the Boeing Harpoon anti-ship missile in U.S. and international inventory with the Naval Strike Missile (NSM).

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First GaN AN/TPS-80 delivered to USMC

Posted on July 28, 2018July 28, 2018 by alert5

The first AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) that incorporates advanced high power and high efficiency gallium nitride (GaN) antenna technology has been delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps.

Photo: Northrop Grumman