WMDO Warfare

The   M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System   ( M270 MLRS ) is an American   armored ,   self-propelled ,   multiple rocket launcher . The first M270s were delivered to the  U.S. Army  in 1983. The MLRS has since been adopted by several  NATO countries . Some 1,300 M270 systems have been manufactured in the United States and in Western Europe, along with more than 700,000  rockets . Production of the M270 ended in 2003, when a last batch was delivered to the  Egyptian Army . MLRS was developed in 1977–80s jointly by the United Kingdom, United States, West Germany, France and Italy, developed from the older General Support Rocket System (GSRS), and initially fielded in the late 1980s. The M270 MLRS weapons system is collectively known as the M270 MLRS Self-Propelled Loader/Launcher (SPLL). The SPLL is composed of three primary subsystems: the M269 Loader Launcher Module (LLM), which also houses the electronic Fire Control System, is mat...

  The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) helicopter that was observed flying at a low altitude over protestors who had converged in massive numbers at the “GotaGoGama” protest site at the Galle Face Green yesterday (13) was an observation flight that was gathering data on the ground situation, said SLAF Spokesman Group Capt. Dushan Wijesinghe. When  The Morning  questioned Wijesinghe as to why the SLAF was aerial patrolling the Galle Face protest site at such a low height, he said: “It was a normal observation flight around the City of Colombo in order to obtain information on the ground situation after imposing the curfew.” He also added that SLAF helicopters are permitted to fly at low heights during emergency situations. Video footage shared on social media also showed protestors running away from the low-flying chopper which they also accused of having hurled tear gas at the crowds last afternoon, in an attempt to intimidate them. The claims of the protestors being tear gasse...

  The  P-800 Oniks  ( Russian :  П-800 Оникс ; English:  Onyx ), also known in export markets as  Yakhont  ( Russian :  Яхонт ; English:  ruby ), is a  Soviet  /  Russian   supersonic   anti-ship   cruise missile  developed by  NPO Mashinostroyeniya  as a  ramjet  version of  P-80 Zubr . Its  GRAU  designation is  3M55 , the air launched  Kh-61  variant also exists. The missile has the  NATO codename   SS-N-26 " Strobile " . Development officially started in 1983, and in the 1990s the anti-ship missile was tested on the Project 1234.7 ship. In 2002 the missile passed the whole range of trials and was commissioned.  It is reportedly a replacement for the  P-270 Moskit , and possibly also of the  P-700 Granit . The missile is carried in flight by  aerodynamic lift . The solid-propellant booster is located in the ramjet's combustion...

NASAMS  ( National/Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System ) is a distributed and networked short- to medium-range  ground-based  air defense system  developed by  Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace  (KDA) and  Raytheon .  The system defends against  unmanned aerial vehicles  (UAVs), helicopters,  cruise missiles ,  unmanned combat aerial vehicles  (UCAVs), and aircraft. NASAMS was the first application of a surface-launched  AIM-120 AMRAAM  ( Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile ).  NASAMS 2  is an upgraded version of the system capable of using  Link 16 , which has been operational since 2007. As of 2022   NASAMS 3  is the latest upgrade; deployed in 2019, it adds capability to fire  AIM-9 Sidewinder  and  IRIS-T SLS  short-range missiles and  AMRAAM-ER  extended-range missiles, and introduces mobile air-liftable launchers. Specifications Effect...

The  Shenyang J-15  ( Chinese : 歼-15), NATO reporting name:  Flanker-X2 , also known as  Flying Shark  ( Chinese :  飞鲨 ;  pinyin :  Fēishā ), is a Chinese  all-weather ,  twinjet ,  carrier-based   fourth-generation [3]   multirole   fighter aircraft  developed by the  Shenyang Aircraft Corporation  (SAC) and the  601 Institute , specifically for the  People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force  (PLANAF) to serve on  People's Liberation Army Navy 's  aircraft carriers . An unfinished prototype  Su-33 , the T-10K-3, was acquired by SAC from  Ukraine  in 2001 and was said to have been studied extensively and  reverse-engineered , with development on the J-15 beginning immediately afterward. While the J-15 appears to be structurally based on the prototype of Su-33, the fighter features indigenous Chinese technologies as well as  avionics  from t...