Tag: Sparrow

Ukraine’s FrankenSAM That Uses RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missiles Breaks Cover

The first official photos have appeared showing a Soviet-era ground-based air defense system upgraded with Western surface-to-air missiles — a so-called ‘FrankenSAM.’ The images, published by Ukraine’s Operational Command East, show a tracked self-propelled Buk-M1 system — known in the West as SA-11 Gadfly — which is said to have been adapted to fire the […]

Sparrow doctor heads to Gaza

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – A Lansing surgeon is joining the legion of other medical professionals heading to Gaza to treat the thousands of people left hurt by months of brutal fighting.  Dr. Hisham Qandeel ended his day Thursday in scrubs and a black fleece. While his daily appointments have kept him busy, part of his mind […]