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Raytheon’s AGM-176 Griffin Mini-Missiles

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Raytheons-Griffin-Mini-Missiles-07182/

As UAVs proliferate, and the demands of counter-insurgency fights force militaries to look at arming new kinds of aircraft, a number of manufacturers and governments are looking to develop precision-guided "mini-missiles" and glide weapons. Raytheon's

Indonesia’s New Trainer/Attack Aircraft

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Indonesia-to-Buy-Russian-Chinese-TrainerAttack-Aircraft-05947/

As natural resources and exports have fueled its economy, Indonesia has been looking to replace its fleets of BAE Hawk Mk.53 trainer jets, and OV-10F Bronco forward air control/ counterinsurgency aircraft, as part of a more general modernization. That

C-40 Clippers Hitting Their Stride, Despite Past Controversy

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/c40-clippers-hitting-their-stride-despite-past-controversy-01559/

The 737 based C-40 Clipper represents a substantial upgrade over the 1970s-era, DC-9 based C-9 Skytrains and 727-based C-22Bs that have performed its transport roles to date. The C-9s are still in service with the US Naval Reserve and USAF, but

Radar Refits: F-15s Looking for the AESA Edge

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/f-15s-looking-for-the-aesa-edge-04044/

Most F-15C Eagle air superiority fighters use APG-63 radars, passive arrays mounted on a movable swashplate. While upgrades over the years have improved them, a new generation of radar technologies has appeared. With cruise missile defense rising in

SSDS: Quicker Naval Response to Cruise Missiles

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ssds-quicker-naval-response-to-cruise-missiles-04699/

Right now, in many American ships beyond its Navy's top-tier AEGIS destroyers and cruisers, the detect-to-engage sequence against anti-ship missiles requires a lot of manual steps, involving different ship systems that use different displays. When a Mach 3…

Have Guns, Will Upgrade: The M109A7 Paladin PIM Self-Propelled Howitzer

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/have-guns-will-upgrade-the-m109a6-paladin-pim-partnership-04039/

The USA's 155mm M109 self-propelled howitzers (SPH) were first introduced in 1962, as a form of armored mobile artillery that could stand up to the massed fire tactics of Soviet heavy artillery and rockets. They and their companion M992

M1 Abrams Tanks for Iraq

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/M1-Abrams-Tanks-for-Iraq-05013/

Tanks often decide battles, unless aircraft are around. Iraq had a lot of unfriendly visits by the USAF from 1991-2003, which left the largest armored force in the region looking to rebuild their armored corps from zero. Early donations and salvage fielded…

Moving Target: Raytheon’s GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb II

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Raytheon-Wins-USAs-GBU-53-Small-Diameter-Bomb-Competition-06510/

The 250 pound GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb gives American fighters the ability to carry more high-precision GPS-guided glide bombs, without sacrificing punching power against fortified targets. The initial award to Boeing was controversial, and

F-22 Raptor: Capabilities and Controversies

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/f-22-raptor-capabilities-and-controversies-019069/

The 5th-generation F-22A Raptor fighter program has been the subject of fierce controversy, with advocates and detractors aplenty. On the one hand, the aircraft offers full stealth, revolutionary radar and sensor capabilities, dual air-air and air-ground…

India & Israel’s Barak-8 SAM Development Project(s)

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/india-israel-introducing-mr-sam-03461/

Over a development timeline measured in decades, India's indigenous "Akash" and "Trishul" programs for surface to air missiles have failed to inspire full confidence. Trishul was eventually canceled entirely. Akash had a a long, difficult

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