Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen toured bases in Hualien and Taitung on Jan. 15 and she was shown speaking to troops with the Tien-Kung 3(TK-3) surface-to-air missile launcher in the background.
Category: Air Defense
IDF shifting Iron Dome battery to protect rare plant
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has agreed to shift a Iron Dome air defense missile battery near the Gaza border in order to protect a rare plant found in the area.
Gideon Pisanty (Gidip) גדעון פיזנטי [CC BY 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons
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Japan’s Defense Minister visiting Aegis Ashore facility in Hawaii
Japan’s Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya is visiting the United States this week and he will travel to Hawaii to see the Aegis Ashore test facility there after departing Washington.
Photo by Mark Wright
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USS Dewey fired 20 HVPs during RIMPAC 2018
The Pentagon quietly conducted a test of the hyper velocity projectile (HVP) aboard USS Dewey during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018.
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U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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China said to have developed ship-based OTH radar
China’s defense researcher Liu Yongtan was recently honored with the top science award at the National Science and Technology Award Conference.
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