M1A1 Abrams from the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conducted a training exercise with an RQ-11 Raven on Oct. 15.
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U.S. Army to upgrade Patriot fleet
Raytheon has received $71.7 million in contracts from the U.S. Army to upgrade the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System with the modernized Radar Digital Processor (RDP) and Modern Man Station (MMS).
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MEADS successfully tracked TBM
A Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) successfully acquired and tracked a Lance tactical ballistic missile (TBM) at White Sands Missile Range recently.
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Taiwan to hold P-3C delivery ceremony end of this month
Taiwan will mark the delivery of its first P-3C at the end of this month.
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Lockheed Martin gets Saudi Arabia order for two KC-130Js
Lockheed Martin has secured a Foreign Military Sale of two KC-130J tankers for Saudi Arabia. The Gulf state could potentially order 23 more C-130Js.
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