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The Air Force is mulling a new missile to protect American fighter jets against the latest crop of Russian and Chinese air-to-air weapons. Flight Global reports that Lockheed Martin has been talking up its Small Advanced Capabilities Missile, or, SACM concept. The SACM would protect jets like the F-22 and F-35 by seeking out and destroying incoming PL-12 and Vympel RVV-BD air-to-air missiles, made by China and Russia, respectively. Lockheed says it could produce the defensive missiles in a year and a half to two and a half years, if given the go-ahead by the Air Force.
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