US Coast Guard prepares procurement of next-gen surface search radar
The NXSSR will replace five in-service capabilities and be the US Coast Guard’s primary collision avoidance system.
L&T develops BrahMos quad launcher
Larsen &Toubro Defence (L&T) in India has developed what it calls a ‘Quadruple Canisterised Inclined Launcher’ for BrahMos missiles and, after simulated trials, the company handed a prototype over to BrahMos Aerospace on 5 May.
The quad launcher, of which two could be installed on warships, offers more firepower than the baseline twin-missile inclined launcher.
According to L&T, ‘The launcher provides superior firepower as compared to twin canister, deck-mounted launchers, and it has a capability to support and launch four missiles in a single or salvo mode.’
Orders for the inclined quad launcher are yet to emerge from the Indian
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