Georgia celebrated its military aviation day on Oct. 1 at Alexsevka air base and the country displayed its MISTRAL ATLAS short range air defence weapon system for the first time.
H/T to DY Lu. China may have deployed its YLC-8B UHF anti-stealth search radar on Pintan Island, Fujian Province. Satellite imagery from Google Earth suggests the radar was only installed this year.
An anonymous U.S. official told AFP that the Pentagon will be withdrawing Patriot firing units from Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Pfc. Cuong Ngo, a patriot fire control enhanced operator/ maintainer for Crew 2, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan, signals to Spc. Mychol Alvarez, a patriot launching station enhanced operator, also with Crew 2, during their marching order and emplacement training on March 21, 2018. The training occurred during a visit by Maj. Gen. Andrew Schafer, commanding general of 28th Infantry Division and TF Spartan. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Keeler)