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Japan has started deploying Type 03 Chu-SAM to southwestern islands

Posted on March 19, 2019 by alert5

Japan has started deploying Type 03 Chu-SAM air defense missile system on Amami Oshima island, north east of Okinawa.

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China says several countries interested in Silk Road Eye AEW

Posted on March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 by alert5

Hu Mingchun, head of the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology , says the KLC-7 Silk Road Eye airborne early warning aircraft has attracted interest from several countries.

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Cheolmae-2 surface-to-air missile accidentally fired

Posted on March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 by alert5

A South Korean Air Force Cheolmae-2 surface-to-air missile was accidentally fired on Mar. 18. The missile self-destructed as designed.

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China deploys two types of air defense missile systems at Kashgar

Posted on March 18, 2019March 17, 2019 by alert5

H/T to DY Lu for pointing out that China has deployed two different types of air defense missile systems at Kashgar airport.

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Ethiopia is latest operator of Pantsir-S1

Posted on March 17, 2019 by alert5

Ethiopia has been revealed as the newest operator of the Pantsir-S1 air defense system.

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