Japan cleared to buy two AEGIS systems

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress on the potential sale of two AEGIS Weapon Systems (AWS) to Japan.

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).

Photo by Mark Wright

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U.S. Army seeking two Iron Dome units

News reports says the U.S. Army is asking Congress for $373 million to buy the two Iron Dome missile interceptor batteries.

Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Iron Dome Intercepts Rockets from the Gaza Strip
Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני (see also https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5:Flickr-IDF-IronDome-in-action001.jpg ) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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