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The system was developed from the Navy's ship-based Phalanx Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) when the Army requested to use the already-produced system to defend against indirect fire after an increase in mortar attacks. [5] [1] The system was first tested by Raytheon in November 2004, entering full service with the Army in 2005 as part of the ...
The LGM-35 Sentinel, also known as the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), is a future American land-based intercontinental ballistic missile system (ICBM) currently in the early stages of development. [3] [4] It is slated to replace all 450 Minuteman III missiles from 2029 through 2075. The Minuteman missiles are currently stationed in ...
Another evaluation successfully followed, and the weapon system was approved for production in 1978. Phalanx production started with orders for 23 USN and 14 foreign military systems. The first ship fully fitted out was the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea in 1980. The Navy began placing CIWS systems on non-combatant vessels in 1984.
A U.S. Army graphic detailing the competitors for the program as of December 2020. The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine, the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the 7.62mm M240 machine gun, with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the ...
The Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) is a United States Army program intended to procure a variety of armored vehicles to add new capabilities to Army units and replace existing platforms that are nearing the end of their service life. The program covers the following systems: [1] Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), the replacement for ...
Attack submarine: Displacement: U212 NFS: 1,600 tonnes (1,600 long tons) surfaced; U212 NFS Evo: 2,000 tonnes (2,000 long tons) Length: 59 metres (193 ft 7 in) Beam: 7 metres (23 ft 0 in) Height: 12 metres (39 ft 4 in) Decks: 2: Complement: 29: Sensors and processing systems: Sonar suite: Sphere-based Kaleidoscope 2.0 integrated sonar suite by ...
Evolution of the BAE Systems Land and Armaments division. The company started as a division of the agricultural machine business, Food Machinery Corporation (FMC), when they won a US Federal Government contract to build the Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) and became a weapon manufacturer during World War II. In 1964, FMC broadened their defense ...
Next Generation Air-launched cruise missile Land-attack missile Anti-ship missile India: 290 km (180 mi) 3.5?? ? Under Development: Nirbhay: Subsonic Cruise missile India: 1,500 km (930 mi) 0.9: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) 300 kg (660 lb)? In service: Abu Mahdi: Anti-ship cruise missile Land-attack missile Iran: 1,000 km (620 mi) 0.9?? ? In service: Ghadir