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First RAN Frigate with Upgraded Satcoms Goes to Sea

First RAN Frigate with Upgraded Satcoms Goes to Sea

A critical maritime satellite communications (SATCOM) project milestone will be achieved this week when HMAS Parramatta departs Garden Island, NSW.

She is the first of fourteen Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships to have an upgraded maritime satellite communications terminal installed.

The Adva…

U.S. Army acquires AH-1W for testing of XM915 20mm Gatling gun

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W gunship has now retired to Picatinny Arsenal whereby it will be use as a laboratory for the XM915 20mm Gatling gun. Photo Credit: Jesse Glass It was flown from NAS Joint Reserve Base New Orleans to Picatinny Arsenal by Marines Lt. Col. Mark Diss and Capt. Garrett Peirce. The U.S. […]

U.S. Army test fires LOWER AD interceptor

The U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command announced that it has test fired its Low-Cost Extended Range Air Defense (LOWER AD) missile interceptor. Photo: U.S. Army The LOWER AD is part of the Army’s roadmap to modernize its air defense system. The interceptor is design to defeat subsonic cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems. It […]
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