M-1097 Avenger

Avenger Air Defense System is a US military weapon system utilized by both the Army and the Marine Corps that provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters.

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US military - Army - Marine Corps - Air defense - Cruise missile - Unmanned aerial vehicle - Fixed-wing - Aircraft - Helicopter

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This is one of the air defense systems placed around the Pentagon in Washington, DC after the September 11 terror attacks. The Avenger system has been in use since 1989.

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Pentagon - Washington, DC - September 11 terror attacks - 1989

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