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Marines wants to put an AESA radar on their F/A-18s

Posted on March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 by alert5

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has issued a request for information (RFI) on behalf of the Marine Corps, seeking for a new AESA radar for the latter’s F/A-18C/D fleet.

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Israel declassifies Operation Outside the Box; the attack on Syria’s nuclear site

Posted on March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 by alert5

Israel has went public on Mar. 21 of its preemptive air strike on a Syrian nuclear reactor under construction back in 2007.

Evolved-range Otomat MK2 Block IV development to launch soon

Posted on March 22, 2018March 21, 2018 by alert5

MBDA has been given the green light by Italy to develop an evolved-range variant of its Otomat MK2 Block IV anti-ship missile, Jane’s reports.

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UR-100N (NATO: SS-19) ICBMs could be the first to be armed with Avangard

Posted on March 22, 2018March 21, 2018 by alert5

TASS reported on Mar. 21 that the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle can first be equipped on the UR-100N silo-launched liquid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile.

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