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Raytheon Continues to Produce, Maintain TOW Missiles

Raytheon Continues to Produce, Maintain TOW Missiles

TOW family (click to view full) Despite modernization that has led to advanced anti-armor weapons like the Javelin and Hellfire fire and forget guided missiles, the wire-guided, operator-controlled BGM-71 TOW missile family remains a mainstay thanks to modernization,...

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USAF New Bomber – B-21 – Gets a Base

USAF New Bomber – B-21 – Gets a Base

B-52H, B-1B & B-2A (click to view full) The good news? 2006 saw a convergence of opinion within the USAF that a new long-range strike platform was needed. This is understandable given the B-52H Stratofortress fleet's age (40-50 years), the B-1B Lancer's internal...

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Sons of Sa’ar? Israel’s Next Generation Frigates

Sons of Sa’ar? Israel’s Next Generation Frigates

Saar 5: INS Hanit (click to view full) The 1,227t/ 1,350 ton Sa'ar 5 Eilat Class corvettes were built by Northrop Grumman in the 1990s for about $260 million each. It's a decent performer in a number of roles, from air defense to anti-submarine work, to coastal patrol...

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From Dolphins to Destroyers: The ScanEagle UAV

From Dolphins to Destroyers: The ScanEagle UAV

ScanEagle launch (click to view full) ScanEagle's base Insight UAV platform was originally developed by Washington state's Insitu, Inc. to track dolphins and tuna from fishing boats, in order to ensure that the fish you buy in supermarkets is "dolphin-safe". It turns...

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