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Team Torpedo: US Firms Sell & Support MK48s and MK54s

Team Torpedo: US Firms Sell & Support MK48s and MK54s

Mk 48: Before and After (click for full sequence) The Mk-48 is the standard heavyweight torpedo used by the US military, and is mounted primarily on submarines. Surface ships use the smaller Mk46 or Mk50. The Mk-54, in contrast, stemmed from the need for a smaller,...

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American AH-64D Apache: War Replacement Contracts

American AH-64D Apache: War Replacement Contracts

Latest updates: Total rises to 68. Replacement required (click to view full) War takes its toll on equipment, as well as men. In some cases, it wears out. In other cases, enemy fire or accidents destroy equipment. The USA has recognized this fact by funding wartime...

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AW159 Wildcat: The Future Lynx Helicopter Program

AW159 Wildcat: The Future Lynx Helicopter Program

Future Lynx naval (click to view full) In 2006, Finmeccanica subsidiary AgustaWestland received a GBP 1 billion (about $1.9 billion at 02/07 rates) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for 70 Future Lynx helicopters, and began a new chapter in a long-running...

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Pave Hawks – New Combat Rescue Helicopter

Pave Hawks – New Combat Rescue Helicopter

HH-60G, Afghanistan (click to view full) In 2006 the US Air Force awarded Boeing a contract worth north of $10 billion for 141 HH-47 combat search-and-rescue helicopters, but by mid-2009 the CSAR-X program was cancelled during its System Development and Demonstration...

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US Hellfire Missile Orders, FY 2011-2022

US Hellfire Missile Orders, FY 2011-2022

USN MH-60S test (click to view full) Hellfire I/II missiles are the USA's preferred aerial anti-armor missile, and are widely deployed with America's allies. They equip America's helicopter fleets (AH-64, AH-1, OH-58D, MH-60S/R), AH-64 and S-70 helicopters flown by...

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