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Archives by date > 2013 > July > 16th

TALON Robots for Pakistan

Jul 16, 2013 15:40 UTC

Robot TALON w IED Iraq

TALON & IED

Pakistan’s civil war has ebbed somewhat over the last couple of years, but it hasn’t gone away, and Pakistani Taliban guerrillas will eventually return from Syria. Land mines and improvised explosives remain a problem, and the return of highly trained Islamists will make it worse.

The Hurt Locker was a good movie, but nobody wants to do it that way unless they have to…

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TOW-ITAS Fire Control Systems: More Than Just Missile Guidance

Jul 16, 2013 11:43 UTC

Latest updates[?]: Testing of 3rd generation upgrade.
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TOW ITAS

ITAS on the Firing Range

ITAS (improved target acquisition system) was originally designed to provide an advanced fire control system for the TOW anti-armor missile, significantly increasing target detection, acquisition, recognition and engagement ranges. It also offers upgraded hardware for a 30-year old system, as electronics have a rapid turnover cycle and some of its parts were no longer in production. An October 4, 2006 Raytheon release notes that the new 5-year contract continues Army procurement of the systems, and marks the start of U.S. Marine Corps ITAS acquisition.

This DID Spotlight Article provides more information about TOW-ITAS and its uses in battle, which have broadened beyond missile guidance to some roles its designers hadn’t expected. Production resumed in 2005, and the program picked up a 2007 award from the US DoD.

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Rapid Fire July 16, 2013: Russia Tests Its Siberian Readiness, Neighbors’ Nerves

Jul 16, 2013 10:00 UTC

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a massive surprise exercise last Friday in the Eastern Military District, which he is now overseeing himself. With 160,000 men, 5,000 tanks and armored vehicles, 130 aircraft, and 70 warships, nothing of this scale had been seen since the end of the USSR. The maneuvers are seen as a way to signal readiness to China. Japan and South Korea scrambled jets to keep track of Russia’s strategic bombers.

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