Forgot to file a flight plan with Atlas control?
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From: Guildford
Forgot to file a flight plan with Atlas control?
This is what awaits you 
BBC News - London Olympics: MoD shows off Rapier missile system
Although it looks quite flimsy and a bit unstable to me!
BBC News - London Olympics: MoD shows off Rapier missile system
Although it looks quite flimsy and a bit unstable to me!
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From: Northampton
Absolutely classic example of fortifying the walls with artillery only to have the enemy dig a tunnel and come up right under your feet...
Or maybe that's the plan with all the media attention focused purely on air based threats...
Or maybe that's the plan with all the media attention focused purely on air based threats...
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From: Durham
Surely - the Rapier is a laser designated device and might have questionable capability against a GA threat in IMC.
A chat with Diane Misiak of Raytheon about having a few of these HEMTT A3's heavily disguised as ice cream vendor vehicles- patrolling the streets of London to give effective cover. It will give added credibility to an arms and security conference masquerading as a sporting event.
To quote the sales blurb about the mounted weapon:
"Phalanx uses a 20 mm M61A1 Gatling gun that fires M-940 self-destruct rounds at a rate of 4,500 shots per minute. The system features an advanced search and track radar with closed-loop spotting technology that enables autonomous target detection and engagement. Phalanx can be interfaced with other sensors and systems to provide overarching protection of high-value sites on the ground"
A chat with Diane Misiak of Raytheon about having a few of these HEMTT A3's heavily disguised as ice cream vendor vehicles- patrolling the streets of London to give effective cover. It will give added credibility to an arms and security conference masquerading as a sporting event.
To quote the sales blurb about the mounted weapon:
"Phalanx uses a 20 mm M61A1 Gatling gun that fires M-940 self-destruct rounds at a rate of 4,500 shots per minute. The system features an advanced search and track radar with closed-loop spotting technology that enables autonomous target detection and engagement. Phalanx can be interfaced with other sensors and systems to provide overarching protection of high-value sites on the ground"
