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    Is it true that the U.S Army has cancelled SLAMRAAM system???

    G'day gents Can anyone please confirm the following - 'January, 11, 2011: The U.S Army has finally, after over a decade of development, and no orders, cancelled its SLAMRAAM anti aircraft missile system' If so, this would have to emphasised the inability of the U.S military to be able to run...
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  2. overscan (PaulMM)

    SAAB B83 (RB83) ASM

    The B83 was allocated SKr 400 Million in 1977 for initial development. It was expected to arm the B3LA light fighter design, but was clearly adaptable to other designs. It used an imaging infra-red (IIR) seeker working in the 7-14 micron band and based on the seeker of the cancelled RB72 AAM. In...
  3. overscan (PaulMM)

    AST 1227: BAe Sabre ASM

    AST (Air Staff Target) 1227 was a requirement for a PGM for antitank duties. BAe offered the highly supersonic Sabre, based on the Rapier SAM airframe with a laser seeker. Bill Gunston suggests the seeker was by Martin Marietta and related to the Copperhead seeker. Single shot kill probability...
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