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The Gvozdika crosses rivers under its own power, keeping indirect fire support pace during amphibious ops. Its 122mm howitzer reaches 15km — decades after introduction, still active across Eastern Europe, the Middle East & Africa.
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The Gripen C/D added NATO datalink, in-flight refueling & an expanded weapons suite including IRIS-T, AMRAAM & Taurus KEPD 350. Its 10-minute turnaround & highway strip capability give smaller air forces a sortie rate far more expensive platforms can't match.
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The HAROP autonomously hunts radar emissions, loiters for up to six hours, then dives its 23kg warhead directly into the emitter — no separate warhead needed. If no target is found, it can be recalled and recovered, making it as economical as it is lethal.
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The Aster 15 uses PIF-PAF thrust-vectoring to pull terminal maneuvers no conventional missile can match — engaging sea-skimmers at 30km from SYLVER VLS cells. It provides the inner layer of a naval air defense architecture built for saturation attacks.
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The Gray Eagle carries Hellfires & a multi-spectral targeting system, loitering for up to 25 hours while feeding real-time intel to ground commanders. Its seamless ISR-to-strike transition without returning to base makes it one of the Army's most flexible armed drones.
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The F-35’s F135 engine is getting a major upgrade designed to provide more power and cooling capacity for future sensors, computing systems and Block 4 capabilities.
USS North Dakota spent 40 months undergoing maintenance. Its overhaul highlights the challenges facing America’s submarine fleet — and the massive operational costs of maintenance delays.
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The M777A2 combines a lightweight design, 155mm firepower and digital precision. Here’s how this highly mobile U.S. howitzer delivers artillery strikes while staying ready to move.
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This $2,500 missile could reshape America’s counter-drone defenses.
