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The sub-sonic, wave-skimming GM-84 Harpoon is the US Navy's sole anti-shipping missile, with the minor exception of small helicopter-borne AGM-119B Penguin missiles. The Harpoon has been adapted into several variants, and exported to many navies

The skies were inky black on a moonless night as Lt. Heath Hoppes prepared to land an F/A18-C Hornet on the USS Nimitz.

U.S. Arms Sales to Middle East Ballooned During Yemen War Aishwarya Rakesh 7450 Children attending class on the first day of school damaged by an airstrike in September 2019 (@Human Rights Watch) Aircraft, missiles & munitions dominate U.S. arms sales to the Middle East which ballooned during 2015-20, coinciding with the war in Yemen. Sales of military aircraft overwhelmingly dominate U.S. arms sales to Middle Eastern countries followed by missiles and munitions for the 2015-2020 periods. U.S...

Saudi Arabia to Buy 3,000 Precision-Guided Munitions Aishwarya Rakesh 4840 Image for representation only. The Trump administration has agreed to sell 3,000 precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, the Middle East’s biggest buyer of American weapons, for $290 million. A notification by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) today said the sale will include Boeing’s GBU-39 SDB I munitions and related equipment to the “friendly country” that promotes “stability” in the Middle Ea...