Thursday, July 28, 2011

HK Mark 23

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The Heckler & Koch (HK) Mark 23 Mod is a handgun consisting of a match grade semi-automatic pistol, a laser aiming module (LAM), and suppressor, chambered in .45 ACP developed under request from US SOCOM (Special Operations Command) and entered the competition with Colt for OHWS (Offensive Handgun Weapon System) first offensive handgun for US Military since the adoption of the Colt M1911 Govt. It was adopted by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for special operations units in the 1990s. HK is a German arms manufacturer founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Ka-50 Black Shark

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The Ka-50 "Black Shark" is a single-seat Russian attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of the Kamov design bureau. Ka-50 is also known as Werewolf. It is a high-performance combat helicopter with day and night capability, high survivability and fire power to defeat air targets and heavily armoured tanks armed with air defence weapons. It entered service with the Russian Army during 1995 and is manufactured at the Sazykin Aviation Company Progress based in Arseniev Maritime Territory, Russia.

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Mi-28 Havoc

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The Mi-28 Havoc is a Russian all-weather day-night military tandem two-seat anti-armour attack helicopter. It carries a single gun in an undernose barbette, plus external loads carried on pylons beneath stub wings. It similar in nature to the American AH-64 Apache series. The Mi-28 definitely has some design features of the Mi-24 Hind series.

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Chinese Z-10

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The Chinese Z-10 is an attack helicopter under development in China, began in the mid-1990s. Prototype of the Z-10 maid it's maiden flight in 2003. It seems that initial production gunships were delivered to the Chinese army in 2009-2010. It will be the first dedicated modern Chinese attack helicopter. It has been designed with extensive technical assistance from Eurocopter and Augusta. It is believed that that the Z10 attack helicopter is in the same class as the AH-2 Rooivalk and the A-129 Mangusta, however it is not as capable as the AH-64 Apache.

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A129 Mangusta

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A129 Mangusta Cockpit

The A129 Mangusta is an attack helicopter originally designed and produced by Agusta in Italy. It was the latest variant of the A129 Mangusta (Mongoose) helicopter in service with the Italian Army. The TAI/AgustaWestland T-129 ATAK is an enhanced version of the A129, and its development is now the responsibility of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), with AgustaWestland as the primary partner.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Denel AH-2 Rooivalk Attack Helicopter

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Denel AH-2 Rooivalk is an attack helicopter manufactured by Denel of South Africa. Rooivalk is Afrikaans for "Red Kestrel". The South African Air Force (SAAF) ordered 12 Rooivalk AH-2As, the first of which entered service in July 1999. The helicopters are flown by 16 Squadron, which is based at AFB Bloemspruit near Bloemfontein.

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Mi-24 Hind

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The Mi-24 Hind is a large attack and gunship helicopter with low-capacity troop transport (8 passengers) produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and operated from 1972 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and over thirty other nations. In October 2007, the Russian Air Force announced it would replace its 250 Mi-24 helicopter gunships with 300 more modern Mi-28s and possibly Ka-50s by 2015.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

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Perhaps F-111 Aardvark is most famous two crew cockpit module that designed with escape capsule for emergency situations. The General Dynamics F-111 "Aardvark" was a medium-range interdictor and tactical strike aircraft that also filled the roles of strategic bomber, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare in its various versions. First designed the early 1960s by General Dynamics, F-111 Aardvark, although it has a weird name, Aardvark is a widely used strategic bombers in the past.

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AIDC F-CK-1 Ching Kuo

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AIDC F-CK-1 Ching Kuo fighters are made in Taiwan with the assistance of the US. The program began when the United States refused to sell F-20 Tigershark and F-16 Fighting Falcon to the Republic of China (Taiwan) after the pressure on the United States from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Taiwan therefore decided to develop its own fighter aircraft. IDF fighter jet project was designed and built by the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) based in Taichung, Taiwan, with the help of American defense firms.

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KAI KFX

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The Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KFX is a South Korean program to develop an advanced multirole fighter for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) and Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU), spearheaded by South Korea with Indonesia as the primary partner. It is South Korea's second fighter development program following the FA-50.

First announced by South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung at the graduation ceremony of the Air Force Academy in March 2001. South Korea and Indonesia had agreed to cooperate in the production of KFX warplanes in Seoul on July 15, 2010. The initial operational requirements for the KFX program as stated by the ADD (Agency for Defence Development) were to develop a single-seat, twin-engine jet with stealth capabilities beyond either the Dassault Rafale or Eurofighter Typhoon, but still less than the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. The overall focus of the program is producing a fighter with higher capabilities than a KF-16 class fighter by 2020.

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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Steyr M-1A

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The Steyr M series pistols is semi-automatic pistols developed by Steyr Mannlicher GmbH & Co KG of Austria for police services and the civilian shooting market.semi-automatic pistols developed by Steyr Mannlicher GmbH & Co KG of Austria for police services and the civilian shooting market, were first announced in 1999. Steyr M pistols, along with compact version, Steyr S, which were made in Austria by the Steyr-Mannlicher GmbH & Co, are not made any more.

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Friday, July 8, 2011

Hataf-2 Abdali Ballistic Missile

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The Hataf-2 Abdali is a Land Based Ballistic Missile Systems which are deployed by the Pakistan Army. The Hataf-2 Abdali missiles have a range of 180 kilometers and can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. This specific missile characterizes with amazing accuracy which, however, influences the range.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Barrett REC7

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The Barrett REC7 is assault rifle manufactured by Barrett Firearms Company, who are best known for producing the M82 .50 caliber anti-materiel rifle. It was evolutions of the M16 rifle series/M-4 Carbine but with several major differences.The first, and most obvious, being the use of the 6.8x43mm Remington SPC round (which is supposed to have 50% more stopping power than the standard 5.56mm round), a short stroke piston system as opposed to the M-16's direct impingement gas system and a quad rail system in addition to a flat top receiver. The weapon is manufactured as either a complete system or upper receiver only which can be married to a pre-existing M-16/M-4 lower receiver.

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Heckler & Koch HK416

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HK416 is an assault rifle made ​​by Heckler & Koch, based in Germany. The rifle is considered as a further development of the M4 carbine rifle used as a standard in the U.S. armed forces and many other countries. Now, HK416 considered the best assault rifle in the world. This is partly supported by its ability to operate in any terrain.

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