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  2. FIM-92 Stinger - Wikipedia

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    A U.S. Marine fires a FIM-92 Stinger missile during a July 2009 training exercise in California. 4 Stinger missiles on a Dutch Army Fennek reconnaissance vehicle. The missile began as a program by General Dynamics to produce an improved variant of their 1967 FIM-43 Redeye. Production of the Redeye ran from 1969 to 1982, with a total production ...

  3. 3d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion - Wikipedia

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    A Marine Corps AN/TWQ-1 Avenger, Pedestal Mounted Stinger Missile System mounted on a Humvee The Avenger Weapon System was introduced to the battalion in January 1995. The Avenger provided Marine Corps air defenders with new capabilities in a lightweight, day/night, limited adverse weather fire unit for countering the threat of low altitude ...

  4. History of ground based air defense in the United States ...

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    A Marine Corps FIM-92 Avenger, Pedestal Mounted Stinger Missile System mounted on a Humvee The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger weapon system was introduced in January 1995. The Avenger provided Marine Corps air defenders with new capabilities in a lightweight, day/night, limited adverse weather fire unit for countering the threat of low altitude, high-speed ...

  5. Ukraine’s Javelin Missiles Have a New Specialty: Shooting ...

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    A new, improved launch unit for the Javelin missile can do more than just launch the now-famous anti-tank missile: it can also launch anti-air Stinger missiles.The new Lightweight Command Launch ...

  6. Satellite photos show Israel hit Iran former nuclear weapons ...

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    Iran has the Middle East's largest missile arsenal and supplied missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine, and to Yemen's Houthi rebels and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, according to U.S ...

  7. Hughes Aircraft Company - Wikipedia

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    In August 1992 Hughes Aircraft completed its purchase of General Dynamics' missile businesses for $450 million. [28] This brought the Tomahawk Cruise Missile, Advanced Cruise Missile, Standard missile, Stinger missile, Phalanx Close-in weapon system, and Rolling Airframe Missile into Hughes' portfolio.

  8. US opens missile base in Poland as Trump presidency looms ...

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    The U.S. base at Redzikowo is part of a broader NATO missile shield, dubbed "Aegis Ashore", which the alliance says can intercept short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles.

  9. Man-portable air-defense system - Wikipedia

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    In photos, the missile systems were painted in light blue, the color used in the Soviet military for training material (a training SA-7 round would not have the guidance system). 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident : On 22 November 2003, an Airbus A300 B4-203F cargo plane , operating on behalf of DHL was hit by an SA-14 missile, which ...