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CM501G is a Chinese land attack missile first revealed during the 9th Zhuhai Airshow held in November 2012. [1] Developed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), CM-501G is also available in air and ship launched versions upon customers' requests, but only the land-based version made its public debut at the airshow.
In 1968, a contract for full-scale production was awarded to Hughes, and by 1970 the system was being fielded by the U.S. Army. When adopted, the BGM-71 series replaced the M40 106 mm recoilless rifle and the MGM-32 ENTAC missile system then in service. The missile also replaced the AGM-22B then in service as a heliborne anti-tank weapon.
The Aerojet Rocketdyne AR1 is a 2,200-kilonewton-class (500,000 lbf) thrust RP-1/LOX oxidizer-rich staged combustion cycle rocket engine project. [1]The engine was conceived in 2014, and received US government funding to build a prototype engine in 2016. [2]
In 1963, the U.S. Department of Defense established a designation system for rockets and guided missiles jointly used by all the United States armed services. [1] It superseded the separate designation systems the Air Force and Navy had for designating US guided missiles and drones, but also a short-lived interim USAF system for guided missiles and rockets.
The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary of its kind used by the United States Army and several allied nations. On 15 October 1964, the Secretary of Defense directed that the Army Air Defense System for the 1970s (AADS-70s) program name be changed to Surface-to-Air Missile, Development (SAM-D). [10]
The MIM-72A/M48 Chaparral is an American-made self-propelled surface-to-air missile system based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile system. The launcher is based on the M113 family of vehicles. It entered service with the United States Army in 1969 and was phased out between 1990 and 1998.
AR-1 may refer to AR-1 (rocket engine) Arkansas's 1st congressional district; Arkansas Highway 1; An Acoustic Research corporation loudspeaker, famous as the first acoustic suspension speaker. The USS Medusa (AR-1), the first US Navy repair ship; AR-1 (multiple rocket launcher) The AR-1 "Parasniper", a bolt-action rifle manufactured by ArmaLite
It first flew in 2007. The CH-3 has a 70 kg payload, [7] and can carry the AR-1 air-to-ground missile and FT-9 guided bomb. [8] The Pakistani NESCOM Burraq may be based on the CH-3; the Burraq is armed with the Burq missile, which may be based on the AR-1. [9]