9 Ergebnisse für: command’s
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US airmen in the Pacific transitioned to the C-130J this year. How is the new model faring?
https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/japan-aerospace/2018/12/04/us-airmen-in-the-pacific-transitioned-to-the-c-130j-
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has the largest area of responsibility of the American military’s combatant commands.
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US airmen in the Pacific transitioned to the C-130J this year. How is the new model faring?
https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/japan-aerospace/2018/12/04/us-airmen-in-the-pacific-transitioned-to-the-c-130j-this-year-how-is-the-new-model-faring/
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has the largest area of responsibility of the American military’s combatant commands.
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A Spookier Spooky, 30mm at a Time? Nope.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/a-spookier-spooky-30mm-at-a-time-03023/
In 2006 GD was contracted to repackage A-10 ammo for AC-130 Gunships. As is so often the case, there's a story behind the story. The USA's fearsome AC-130U "Spooky" Hercules gunships were having their old 40mm
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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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The US Navy’s Mobile Landing Platform Ships (MLP)
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/The-US-Navys-Mobile-Landing-Platform-Ships-06525/
The Montford Point Class Mobile Landing Platform is intended to be a new class and type of auxiliary support ship, as part of the US Navy's Maritime Prepositioning Force of the Future (MPF-F) program. They're intended to serve as a transfer station or…
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$27M for LITENING Targeting & Recon Pods
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/27m-for-litening-targeting-recon-pods-0929/
Northrop Grumman Corp. in Rolling Meadows, IL received a $27 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract modification to provide for LITENING advanced airborne targeting and navigation pods for U.S. Navy, Army, and Marine Corps use. Designed…
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GBU-44 Viper Strike: Death From Above
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/gbu44-viper-strike-death-from-above-03127/
Death from above(click to view larger) The Viper Strike began life as the BAT - a canceled munition option for ground-fired ATACMS missiles. After USAF Predator UAVs armed with Hellfire missiles began to show promise in the Global War on Terror,…
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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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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