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Surface Forces: South Korea Builds Two Layer Missile Defenses. Mar 22, 2014.
strategypage.com/htmw/htsurf/articles/20140322.aspx
(protecting warships from anti-ship missiles, with both Phalanx cannons and and SeaRAM missiles)

Note:
(a) RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIM-116_Rolling_Airframe_Missile
(In service 1992-present; developed by General Dynamics)
(b) fire-control system
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire-control_system
(c) Incheon-class frigate  仁川級護衛艦
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incheon-class_frigate
(also known as Future Frigate eXperimental or FFX during development; The lead ship was launched in 2011; Replacing Pohang-class corvette 浦項級哨戒艦 [named after 慶尙北道 浦項市], one of which (ROKS Cheonan 天安 [named after 忠清南道 天安市]) was alleged sunk by N Korea on Mar 26, 2010)

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Air Transportation: Why The King Air Is King. Mar 21, 2014,
strategypage.com/htmw/htairmo/articles/20140321.aspx

Quote:

"It’s no surprise that the American C-130 four engine turboprop aircraft is the most widely military transport in the world. There are nearly a thousand of these aircraft in military service. But ask about the second most common air transport and you find it is the King Air twin-turboprop aircraft, with nearly 300 in military service. It’s not surprising that most people think of the King Air as a civilian aircraft because most of the 6,000 built since the 1960s have been for commercial not military use.

"The US military is still ordering King Air[, or buying used ones]. These days most are for ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance) missions. Beechcraft King Air 350 (and earlier models) models have long been used by the military for transport (the C-12 Huron), electronic warfare (RC-12), and ISTAR (MC-12) operations.

Note:
(a) Lockheed C-130 Hercules
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
(Introduced 1957; Produced 1954-present)
(b) Beechcraft King Air
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_King_Air

Beechcraft was founded in Wichita, Kansas, in 1932 by Walter Beech and his wife Olive Ann Beech. In December 2013, Textron announced its pending acquisition of Beechcraft. Both from Wikipedia.

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Artillery: Israel Changes Everything. Mar 21, 2014
strategypage.com/htmw/htart/articles/20140321.aspx
("using GPS, plus a less accurate back up [or back-up] inertial guidance system, to find its target")

Note:
(a) The official designation is M30 GMLRS, but en.wikipedia.org does not have a page for this yet.

(b)
(i) GMLRS®: Combat Proven — Always Ready to Fire. Lockheed Martin, undated.
www.lockheedmartin.com/content/d ... rs-rocket-pc-02.pdf

Quote:

"GMLRS has a range of 70 kilometers. The system incorporates a GPS-aided inertial guidance package
integrated on a product-improved rocket body. Small canards on the guided rocket nose provide basic
maneuverability and enhance the accuracy of the system.

"GMLRS is the precision missile of choice for ground forces the world over. Today in the CENTCOM
theater, Soldiers, Marines and our UK counterparts are using the Guided MLRS Unitary Precision
Guided Missile in urban operations with incredible effectiveness. The ability of GMLRS to deliver
within meters is a huge advantage
(ii) "Small canards on the guided rocket nose" in quotation 1 of the above link refers to--well, see for yourself: the two green squares, one on each side.

Guided MLRS Unitary Rocket. Lockheed Martin, undated.
www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/GuidedUnitaryMLRSRocket.html

(ii) M30's predecessor:

M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System
(acronym: MLRS; In service since 1983; Manufacturer  Lockheed Martin, Diehl BGT Defence [German]; Produced 1980-2003)

Both M30 and M270 are developed by an international consortium--but US, on behalf of the consortium, assigns Lockheed Martin as the sole manufacturer.
(iii) Full disclosure: The designation (M30), the consortium, and Lockheed Martin as the sole manufacturer--all three items are gleaned from

M30 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). Federation of American Scientists (FAS),  Mar 11, 2014.
www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/mlrs-g.htm

There is no need to read this FAS page.


(c)
(i) MGM-140 ATACMS
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM-140_ATACMS
(The MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATacMS) is a surface-to-surface missile (SSM) manufactured by Lockheed Martin; Designed 1986' section 2 Operators: Taiwan)

This Wiki page does not say when it was produced, or whether it is still being produced.
(ii) ATACMS™ Long-Range Precision Tactical Missile System. Lockheed Martin, undated.
www.lockheedmartin.com/content/d ... k-1a-unitary-pc.pdf
(iii) Army Tactical Missile System Block IA Unitary. Lockheed Martin, undated.
www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/ATACMSBlockIAUnitary.html
("Improved guidance package with Global Positioning System")
(iv) M39 Army Tactical Missile System (Army TACMS). FAS, Mar 11, 2014
www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/atacms.htm
("The Block IA is an upgrade intended to double the range of the current Army TACMS Block I missile")

(d) I do not know the difference between M30 and M39.