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  BAE’s L-ROD Cage Armor

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/baes-lrod-cage-armor-03473

  Russian-designed RPG shoulder-fired rockets are a widespread threat in many parts of the world, including the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. At present, the most common threats involve RPG-7 single warhead variants, which are also produced in

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  Bunker Hill, Revisited: CG-52’s Modernization

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/31m-to-bae-for-cg-52-modernization-04604/

  USS Bunker Hill, a CG-47 Ticonderoga Class AEGIS cruiser, was launched in 1985. The Ticonderoga Class remains critical to American seapower, functioning as the fleet's most powerful anti-air defense, and contributing substantial anti-ship and

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  Re-engining the E-8 JSTARS

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/re-engining-the-e-8-jstars-04891/

  The USA's E-8 JSTARS is a Boeing 707-300 derivative that provides a picture of the ground situation analogous to the E-3 AWACS' picture of the air situation. JSTARS aircraft use their radars to determine the direction, speed and patterns of military

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  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…

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