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The Weekly Debrief: Cruise Missile Defense Gains Popularity With USAF

Three F-16s return to Eglin AFB, Florida on Dec. 19, 2019, after shooting down a simulated cruise missile.
Credit: US Air Force
On Dec. 19, 2019, a U.S. Air Force F-16C armed with AGR-20A rockets shot down a simulated cruise missile off the Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida. On July 20, the Air Force awarded BAE Systems a $2.72 million contract to deliver a Hypervelocity Projectile (HVP) round for a planned counter-cruise...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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