Sweden finalizing deal to buy Patriot

Citing an official from Swedish Materiel Administration (FMV) as its source, Reuters reported that Sweden will soon close the deal to buy the Patriot air defense missile system.

A patriot missile launcher system part of 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, sits in a training area during the unit’s table gunnery training exercise on Kadena Air Base in Japan, Oct. 19, 2017.  (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez)
A patriot missile launcher system part of 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, sits in a training area during the unit’s table gunnery training exercise on Kadena Air Base in Japan, Oct. 19, 2017. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez)

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JGSDF, U.S. Army to fire surface to ship missiles during RIMPAC 2018

The Armies of Japan and United States are participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise this month. Both will take the opportunity to launch surface-to-ship missiles during the biennial exercise.

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By Rikujojieitai Boueisho (陸上自衛隊 / Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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