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Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced today that the S-400 air defense missile system will be deployed to its air base in Latakia, Syria.
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Military officials who had been briefed on the investigation into the AC-130 gunship attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan said the unfortunate event was caused by a combination of technical malfunctions, procedural failures and human errors.
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Fernando Alonso, head of the military aircraft division of Airbus Defence and Space, said in an interview that his company is keen to offer surveillance and reconnaissance upgrades to its A400M and A330 MRTT.
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Japanese Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani told reporters in Hawaii that Tokyo is considering the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system.
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