Los Angeles SWAT Handels Threats of Weapon of Mass Destruction

The Los Angeles Police Deaprtment SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) team during a counter-terrorism exercise to deal with the threats of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD).

Helicopter carrying sharp shooters.

Special Weapons And Tactics team member rappels down from a low flying law enforcement helicopter

Iraqi Armed Scout Bell IA-407 Helicopter

Iraqi Army Aviation Command has purchased 24 Bell Armed Scout IA-407 single-engine utility helicopters under a foreign military sales (FMS) deal.

IA-407 will be used for surveillance and anti-terrorism operations.

Israeli Arrow 2 Anti Tactical Ballistic Missile (ABM)

Israeli Arrow 2 Anti Tactical Ballistic Missile (ABM) of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

An Arrow 2 Anti Tactical Ballistic Missile (ABM) battery has 4 to 8 missile launcher with 6 Arrow missile launch tubes each .

Taiwanese Annual Han Kuang Military Exercise in Penghu

Taiwanese Annual Han Kuang Military Exercise in Penghu aimed at defending the island from Chinese invasion. M60A3 main battle tank (MBT) fire off shells during exercise.

Taiwanese Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) fires rockets.

Taiwanese  AH-1W attack helicopter firing rockets at ground target

Taiwanese F-5E fighter jet fires rockets

Iran Test Fires Herz-9 Short-Range Surface To Air Defense System

Iran Test Fires Herz-9 Short-Range Surface To Air Defense System

Iranian Herze-9 Short-Range Surface To Air Defense System seems to be a close derivative of the Chinese HQ-7/FM-90 SHROAD which is based on the French Crotale air defence missile system.

The Iranian Herze-9  low-altitude air defence missile system is based on the Shahab Thaqeb air defense system which had a range of 12 km and carried 14 kg fragmentation warhead.

Iranian Herz-9 Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD)

Iran has produced mobile Herz-9 short range surface-to-air missile system which is designed to destroy fighter jets, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flying at low altitudes.

Herz-9 short range surface-to-air missile system seems to be the improved version of the Shahab Thaqeb air defence missile which itself was the copy of Crotale/FM-80 short range air defence (SHORAD).

South Korea To Deploy 200 Utility Helicopter (KUH) Surion

South Korea has planned to deploy 200 Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH) Surion to replace UH-1H attack helicopters and 500MD light helicopters in service with the South Korean armed forces.

The Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH) Surion is 19 m long and 4.5 m high. It is powered by the American T-700 turboshaft engine and has a max cruise speed of 259 k/h. The KUH has empty weight of 4,817kgs and its MTOW is 8,709kg.

The Surion flew for the first time in March 2010 and its 4 prototypes completed 2700 flying hours in 2000 sorties by end of April 2012. The KUH has undergone fifty extreme weather condition test flights.

Turkish Aselsan Self Propelled Anti-AirCraft Gun (SPAAG)

Turkish Aselsan Self Propelled Anti-AirCraft Gun (SPAAG)system is designed to lock and fire the targets while one the move and its seeker radar will be able to track the targets from a distance of 30km

USMC Scout Snipers with his M40A5 Sniper Rifle in Afghanistan

A Scout Snipers of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) conducting live fire exercise with his M40A5 sniper rifle on the range at Camp Leatherneck int the Helmand Province of Afghanistan.

USMC Scout Snipers calibrating their  M40A5  bolt-action sniper rifles.