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The Army Research Division of RAND has published a new paper to examine 1) What are the prospects for war between the United States and China? 2) In the event of a war, what are the theaters of conflict?
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By Naval Surface Warriors [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A ballistic missile fired during Exercise Formidable Shield 2017 on Sept. 25 was tracked by Thales’ SMART-L MM radar system from a test tower more than 1,500km away.
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Source: Thales
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Raytheon has proposed to mount the Stinger missile into a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station and integrate it on the Stryker armored fighting vehicle. This is to meet the U.S. Army’s urgent need for mobile air defense to protect ground troops, the company said.
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South Korea’s Yonhap news says Seoul has secured all the technology required to build a graphite bomb. The weapon – also known as blackout bomb – is used to disable electrical power systems.
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Maj. Naoki Morimoto, a flight test engineer, and Maj. Haruhiku Naganawa, test pilot, from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force had the opportunity to fly the F-16 and T-38 at Edwards Air Force Base on Sept. 26.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong
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