Surface to Air Missiles or SAM’s are a crucial addition to every countries military force. Being able to defend against air attacks from ballistic missiles, bombers, and fighters, gives any military an advantage over their adversary. The Patriot surface-to-air missile is an incredible weapon that is very precise in shooting down incoming munitions or aircraft. The patriot Missile is produced by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. The patriot is in service in a number of countries including Kuwait, Germany, Greece, Israel, and of course the United States. The range of the missile is 70 Km, and…
PAC-3 Patriot Missile – Surface to Air Missile – Raytheon
On May - 31 - 2007
Global Hawk UAV – RQ-4A Block 20 Global Hawk Aircraft
On May - 29 - 2007
The Global Hawk is a High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) recconnasaince aircraft UAV, and the most capable one in the world according to many experts. The newest rollout of the Global Hawk is the Block 20, which is the 17th Global Hawk to be designed. The Global Hawk has logged thousands of flight hours; bringing the United States Military incredible information and High-Res imagery. According to Northrop Grumman:
Although this represented only 3 percent of all the air-based image collection missions flown during the war, Global Hawk generated approximately 55 percent of all time-critical data on
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Excalibur – Smart Artillery Round – Fire and Forget XM982 – 155MM
On May - 1 - 2007
Manufacturers: Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] and General Dynamics [NYSE: GD]
The Excalibur is the newest development in Military artillery technology and precision guided munitions. Also known as the M982 ER DPICM (Extended Range Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions) Projectile, the Excallibur is a smart artillery round that has an integrated GPS tracking system along with fins and rockets that give it accuracy and range that has never been attainable with other artillery shells. The artillery round can travel over 25 miles and still hit a target 10 meters wide! The Excalibur artillery shell can deliver a…
Javelin Anti-Armor Missile – The anti-tank weapon of the future…
On April - 4 - 2007
The Javelin Anti-tank Missile
Manufacturers: Raytheon [NYSE:RTN] , Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT]
The Javelin anti-armor missile system appears to be a weapon right out of the future, but it is on the battlefield today. The missile can be targeted using a combination of either FLIR or thermal vision along with a laser designator. Once the missile is launched, the soldier need not wait around until it hits the target, because the missile locks onto the target and autonomously flies to it on its own. Perhaps the most impressive feat of the Javelin is its parabolic flight…