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The Drive
March 8, 2018
Guided anti-tank missiles and shoulder-fired unguided anti-tank weapons are only continuing to proliferate more widely among nation state and non-state actors in general. Newer weapons, such as Russia's RPG-30, are now incorporating features to try and defeat present generation active protectionÃâà...
Sputnik International
March 6, 2018
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US decision to authorize the sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine will seriously escalate the conflict there rather than ... The US Department of State has signed off on a $47-million sale of 210 shoulder-fired Javelin anti-tank missiles requested by Ukraine, the DefenseÃâà...
The Diplomat
February 28, 2018
“The service is reportedly pushing for a fast-track procurement of 2,500 third-generation shoulder-fired ATGMs and 96 launchers through a government-to-government contract,” I noted. “Weapon systems under consideration include the Israeli Spike ATGM and the FGM-148 Javelin ATGM.” In DecemberÃâà...
Airforce Technology
February 15, 2018
The system helps improve the aircraft's protection against anti-aircraft missiles such as shoulder-fired infrared-guided missiles, which cannot be detected easily by existing warning systems. The AN / AAR-60 (V) 2 MILDS F uses the upgraded key components of the original MILDS AN / AAR-60 missileÃâà...
Mintpress News (blog)
February 7, 2018
Saudi Arabia reportedly is offering to provide Syrian rebels more sophisticated weapons, including shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles that can take down fighter planes and helicopter gunships. They could be a game changer in the Syrian civil war. Known as MANPADS or man-portable air defense systemsÃâà...
Sputnik International
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US government's decision to authorize selling 210 Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine will not do anything end the conflict in ... The US Department of State has signed off on a $47-million sale of 210 shoulder-fired Javelin anti-tank missiles requested by Ukraine costing $47Ãâà...
The Drive
December 31, 1999
It's not clear how much of the Azarakhsh is new and how much the IRGC may have taken from older AIM-9 missiles, either directly or in basic design. .... infrared anti-aircraft missile that Iran may have derived in part from the Chinese QW-1 Vanguard man-portable, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile,Ãâà...