Japan refutes Russia’s claim that Aegis Ashore violates INF Treaty

Japan’s Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says the Aegis Ashore system in Japan will not violate the U.S.-Russia Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03).

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U.S. Army confirms plan to purchase Iron Dome anti-missile system

The U.S Army has confirmed that it will be buying two sets of the Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile system to assess it ability to “protect deployed U.S. military service members against a wide variety of indirect fire threats and aerial threats.”

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