#AN/TWQ-1 Avenger

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AN/TWQ-1 Avenger

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Ukrainian mobile SAM crew from the 1129 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment near Kyiv, armed with a US-supplied AN/TWQ-1 Avenger and British-supplied LMM Martlet MANPADS.

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US provides avenger air defense systems to Ukraine

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AIR DEFENSE:  

Ukraine will receive the Avenger Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) vehicle.  

The AN/TWQ-1 protects point targets & ground units against cruise missiles, Unmanned Areal Vehicles (UAVs), low-flying fixed & rotary wing threats.  

It's Highly mobile for maneuver warfare.

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Mācībās „Baltic Zenith /Ramstein Arrows” pilnveido iemaņas kaujas šaušanā pa gaisa mērķiem (Latvians and troops from Allied countries are improving combat shooting skills at air targets during the live fire exercise "Baltic Zenith/Ramstein Arrows")

Latvijas armija

No 5. līdz 15. jūnijam Dienvidkurzemes novada, Nīcas pagastā esošajā NBS Jūrmalciema militārās aviācijas poligonā norisinās starptautiskās militārās mācības „Baltic Zenith 2022”, kuru laikā Latvijas, Lietuvas, Čehijas un ASV karavīri pilnveido iemaņas kaujas šaušanā pa gaisa mērķiem. Mācībās piedalās aptuveni 300 dalībnieku, tostarp karavīri, zemessargi un civilie darbinieki no Gaisa spēkiem, Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes, Zemessardzes, Lietuvas bruņotajiem spēkiem, Čehijas un ASV armijas pretgaisa aizsardzības vienībām. Mācību mērķis ir trenēt un profesionāli sagatavot tuvās darbības rādiusa pretgaisa aizsardzības raķešu sistēmu RBS-70, GROM, STINGER un AVENGER speciālistus, veicot praktiskos kaujas šaušanas vingrinājumus pa gaisa mērķiem.

(From June 5 to 15, the international military training "Baltic Zenith 2022" will take place at the NBS Jūrmalciems military aviation range in Nīcas parish, Southern Kurzeme district, during which soldiers from Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic and the United States will improve their skills in combat shooting at aerial targets. About 300 participants are taking part in the exercise, including soldiers, national guardsmen and civilians from the Air Force, Ground Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade, National Guard, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Czech Republic and US Army Air Defense Units. The purpose of the training is to train and professionally prepare specialists of the short-range air defense missile systems RBS-70, GROM, STINGER and AVENGER by conducting practical combat firing exercises at air targets.

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ארה"ב מציבה מענה לאיום כלי הטיס הבלתי מאוישים בעיראק

ארה"ב עשויה לפרוס מערכות טילי AN/TWQ-1 Avenger ניידים להגנה אווירית בטווח קצר כדי להגן על כוחותיה בסוריה ובעיראק מהאיום הגובר של כלי טיס בלתי מאוישים עוינים. בסוף פברואר הופיעו במדיה החברתית תמונות שנטען כי נראים בהן טילי ה-Avenger כשהם מובלים בדרך מהירה מעיראק לסוריה, כנראה סופקו לכוחות צבא ארה

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AN/TWQ-1 Avenger Зенитно-ракетный комплекс в Латвии

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“low self esteem is not very attractive”

yes lemme drop that on my massive pile of insecurities, thank you

“there is someone for everyone”

I’ve seen that movie and it sucked, real life does not work that way

“don’t talk like that, you’ll find someone”

I’ll find someone who will AN/TWQ-1 Avenger shoot me the fuck down and then tell me I’ll find someone

“you just have to keep trying”

die

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Chen Ying-Hsuan, a combat engineer lieutenant, and her wife Li Chen-Chen, take a photo in front of a AN/TWQ-1 Avenger mobile air defense system at a military mass wedding in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Chen and another woman became the first two military officers to marry their same-sex civilian partners at a mass military wedding in Taiwan, marking another landmark for LGBTQ+ rights in Asia Credit: REUTERS/Ann Wang

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AN/TWQ-1 Avenger and British LMM Martlet MANPADS

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Near Kyiv, a US-supplied AN/TWQ-1 Avenger Air Defense System in Ukrainian service with the 1129 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment downs a Russian Shahed-136/131 attack drone with a FIM-92 Stinger.

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“Mystery” missile battery spotted on roof of building across street from White House – Defence Blog

NBC News reported Tuesday that the White House and the U.S. Capitol were put on temporary lockdown following an airspace violation in Washington D.C., according to law enforcement sources.

The Secret Service said in a statement that the brief lockdown was due to a “potential violation of the restricted airspace in the National Capital Region.”

During lockdown also was spotted point of mystery air defense system atop a building across the street from the White House.

Sara Cook, a CBS News producer covering the White House, tweeted out an image showing a missile battery in the roof of a building near the White House.

Andrew Leyden wrote in response to Sara Cook tweet: “There are several types of anti-aircraft missile batteries around DC, near DCA, JBAB, Carderock and other locations. That one you spotted was actually put in place many many years ago.”

According to some sources, the air defense system that was spotted is an element of AN/TWQ-1 Avenger pointed on the roof of the New Executive Office Building (NEOB), a U.S. federal government office building in Washington, D.C.. The building is located at 725 17th Street NW, on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue. To the south is the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB), which is next to the White House.

The Drive said that the AN/TWQ-1 is more typically seen mounted on a Humvee, but can be positioned in fixed emplacements, as well. It is armed with the two four-round launchers for the FIM-92 Stinger missile and a .50 caliber M3P machine gun.

Another Twitter user wrote: “Isn´t it quite normal that in/around Washington DC and especially around the hill/White House several defense installations are available? I would be more confused if there are not such things in place?!…as well as they hopefully change positons random to screw up observers!”

As to ‘lockdown’, U.S. Capitol Police confirmed that access to the Capitol Complex buildings was halted “for a short time.” The situation was cleared at 9:12 a.m., Capitol Police said, about 45 minutes after the aircraft was first reported in the restricted airspace.

A spokesperson for NORAD said in a statement later Tuesday that the object could have been “a flock of birds or a weather balloon.”

The event was “resolved without incident,” the spokesperson said.

Spotted during the lockdown: a missile battery in position atop a building across the street from the White House pic.twitter.com/IkmjWby2FI

— Sara Cook (@saraecook) November 26, 2019

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Mystery missile battery spotted on roof of building across street from White House

NBC News reported Tuesday that the White House and the U.S. Capitol were put on temporary lockdown following an airspace violation in Washington D.C., according to law enforcement sources.

The Secret Service said in a statement that the brief lockdown was due to a “potential violation of the restricted airspace in the National Capital Region.”

During lockdown also was spotted point of mystery air defense system atop a building across the street from the White House.

Sara Cook, a CBS News producer covering the White House, tweeted out an image showing a missile battery in the roof of a building near the White House.

Andrew Leyden wrote in response to Sara Cook tweet: “There are several types of anti-aircraft missile batteries around DC, near DCA, JBAB, Carderock and other locations. That one you spotted was actually put in place many many years ago.”

According to some sources, the air defense system that was spotted is an element of AN/TWQ-1 Avenger pointed on the roof of the New Executive Office Building (NEOB), a U.S. federal government office building in Washington, D.C.. The building is located at 725 17th Street NW, on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue. To the south is the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB), which is next to the White House.

The Drive said that the AN/TWQ-1 is more typically seen mounted on a Humvee, but can be positioned in fixed emplacements, as well. It is armed with the two four-round launchers for the FIM-92 Stinger missile and a .50 caliber M3P machine gun.

Another Twitter user wrote: “Isn´t it quite normal that in/around Washington DC and especially around the hill/White House several defense installations are available? I would be more confused if there are not such things in place?!…as well as they hopefully change positons random to screw up observers!”

As to ‘lockdown’, U.S. Capitol Police confirmed that access to the Capitol Complex buildings was halted “for a short time.” The situation was cleared at 9:12 a.m., Capitol Police said, about 45 minutes after the aircraft was first reported in the restricted airspace.

A spokesperson for NORAD said in a statement later Tuesday that the object could have been “a flock of birds or a weather balloon.”

The event was “resolved without incident,” the spokesperson said.

Spotted during the lockdown: a missile battery in position atop a building across the street from the White House pic.twitter.com/IkmjWby2FI

— Sara Cook (@saraecook) November 26, 2019

from Defence Blog

NBC News reported Tuesday that the White House and the U.S. Capitol were put on temporary lockdown following an airspace violation in Washington D.C., according to law enforcement sources.

The Secret Service said in a statement that the brief lockdown was due to a “potential violation of the restricted airspace in the National Capital Region.”

During lockdown also was spotted point of mystery air defense system atop a building across the street from the White House.

Sara Cook, a CBS News producer covering the White House, tweeted out an image showing a missile battery in the roof of a building near the White House.

Andrew Leyden wrote in response to Sara Cook tweet: “There are several types of anti-aircraft missile batteries around DC, near DCA, JBAB, Carderock and other locations. That one you spotted was actually put in place many many years ago.”

According to some sources, the air defense system that was spotted is an element of AN/TWQ-1 Avenger pointed on the roof of the New Executive Office Building (NEOB), a U.S. federal government office building in Washington, D.C.. The building is located at 725 17th Street NW, on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue. To the south is the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB), which is next to the White House.

The Drive said that the AN/TWQ-1 is more typically seen mounted on a Humvee, but can be positioned in fixed emplacements, as well. It is armed with the two four-round launchers for the FIM-92 Stinger missile and a .50 caliber M3P machine gun.

Another Twitter user wrote: “Isn´t it quite normal that in/around Washington DC and especially around the hill/White House several defense installations are available? I would be more confused if there are not such things in place?!…as well as they hopefully change positons random to screw up observers!”

As to ‘lockdown’, U.S. Capitol Police confirmed that access to the Capitol Complex buildings was halted “for a short time.” The situation was cleared at 9:12 a.m., Capitol Police said, about 45 minutes after the aircraft was first reported in the restricted airspace.

A spokesperson for NORAD said in a statement later Tuesday that the object could have been “a flock of birds or a weather balloon.”

The event was “resolved without incident,” the spokesperson said.

Spotted during the lockdown: a missile battery in position atop a building across the street from the White House pic.twitter.com/IkmjWby2FI

— Sara Cook (@saraecook) November 26, 2019

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Avenger AN/TWQ-1 air defense missile Live Fire Exercise | us army military

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It Just Got Real — Cops At DAPL Now Have Missile Launchers — Not Kidding

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Standing Rock, ND — Over the last several months, the world has watched the American police state in action as cops from more than a dozen states beat, gassed, pepper sprayed, tasered, shot, and severely injured water protectors and protesters in North Dakota. Using their militarized gear, police have blinded at least one person and blown up the arm of another. With all the heavily armed police and military in the area, one would think that having a missile launcher would be entirely unnecessary — however, one would be wrong.

Jon Zeigler has been live streaming from DAPL since last year. On Monday, he found something quite disturbing — the Avenger AN/TWQ-1 Air Defense System.

Knowing their history of brutality over the last several months, the idea that police and national guard have an actual missile launcher at their disposal is nothing short of bone-chilling.

According to the Army Recognition website, the Avenger AN/TWQ-1 Air Defense System vehicle is a missile mounted system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters.

The AN/TWQ-1 missile system has been around since the 1980s, however, it has recently been equipped with a “High energy laser weapon used to neutralize small unmanned air vehicles. Also neutralized unexploded ordnance at standoff distance.” Read more… 

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Water protectors battling the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline once again faced down police in riot gear, tear gas, and arrests on Monday as Indigenous activists attempted to hold a peaceful prayer walk at the pipeline drilling site alongside the Missouri River near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. Observers were swift to call attention to the police crackdown. "This is not rumor: one of our water protectors was hit by a cop on a snowmobile...hard. Medics couldn't reach her. Police called an ambulance and it appears that she has been transported off site. PLEASE, PLEASE pray for this young woman. Call the State of North Dakota Department of Heath and Morton County law enforcement demanding that she receive immediate care!" And despite widespread condemnation of such aggressive tactics, the police appear to be ramping up their presence. The Indigenous Environmental Network's Dallas Goldtooth posted photos on Facebook Tuesday of "an AN/TWQ-1 Avenger vehicle," a surface-to-air missile system, overlooking the protest camp. "This is intimidation tactics 101," Goldtooth wrote. "Demonstrate the extent of your power in hopes to deter action."