3 Ergebnisse für: gannett’s
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IAR What IAR: The USMC’s SAW Substitution
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/IAR-What-IAR-The-USMCs-SAW-Substitution-05240
The US Marines have been using the M249 5.56mm light machine gun since 1984. Many were worn from use, and at 15-17 pounds empty, these belt-fed weapons are rather heavy. They can be more hindrance than help in some of the close-quarters urban warfare
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Pocket Gunship: From AC-XX to the MC-27J Praetorian
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/AC-XX-Gunship-Lite-A-C-27J-Baby-Spooky-05001/
In mid-2008 Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) made a $32 million budget reprogramming request in order to buy a C-27J light tactical transport plane and convert it into a small prototype AC-XX gunship, using "proven/known" weapons and
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LEMV Airship Sold Back to Manufacturer for a Song, and Future Data
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Rise-of-the-Blimps-The-US-Armys-LEMV-06438/
The rise of modern terrorism, sharply increasing costs to recruit and equip professional soldiers, and issues of energy security, are forcing 2 imperatives on modern armies. Modern militaries need to be able to watch wide areas for very long periods of…