Category: Air Defense

Israel’s David’s Sling anti-ballistic missile system made its combat debut on Jul. 23 when two interceptors were fired when a pair of Syrian OTR-21 (NATO: SS-21) ballistic missiles were detected approaching Israel’s border.

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Iraqi Ambassador to Russian Haidar Mansour Hadi said in an interview with TASS that his country has yet to make a decision regarding the purchase of the S-400 air defense missile system.

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Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Narodna Armia news outlet has reported that the country has successfully indigenize the Buk missile system.

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Up Media reports on Jul. 13 that the Republic of China Army will adopt the Sky Sword 2 (TC-2) air-to-air missile for its mobile air defense needs.

Photo: 國家中山科學研究院

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