Raytheon has been awarded a sole source U.S. Navy contract to extend the range of the AIM-9X and address existing obsolescence issues.
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U.S. Navy approves full-rate production of AARGM
The U.S Navy has authorized the Full-Rate Production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM).
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Sidewinder found in Adelaide home
Australia’s police found a disarm AIM-9 missile in a man’s home in Adelaide last week. He has since been charged with offenses including possessing dangerous articles, unlawful possession and unregistered and insecure firearms.
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Photo: First Shenyang J-16 prototype
A picture circulating among the Chinese internet purporting to be the first Shenyang J-16 prototype could be real. Besides having the serial 1601, the aircraft spots an inflight-refueling probe, twin wheel nose landing gear, remove of the backup pitot tube on the side of the canopy as well as the large antenna behind the cockpit.
Australia deploys its own CRAM in Afghanistan
Australia has replaced a leased Swedish Piranha 740 Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (CRAM) with its own Giraffe Full Operational Capability System in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan.
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