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U.S. mulls deployment of THAAD in Germany

Posted on June 3, 2018June 2, 2018 by alert5

Reuters is saying that the Pentagon is considering plans to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system to Germany.

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Sweden finalizing deal to buy Patriot

Posted on June 2, 2018June 1, 2018 by alert5

Citing an official from Swedish Materiel Administration (FMV) as its source, Reuters reported that Sweden will soon close the deal to buy the Patriot air defense missile system.

A patriot missile launcher system part of 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, sits in a training area during the unit’s table gunnery training exercise on Kadena Air Base in Japan, Oct. 19, 2017. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez)

Land Ceptor destroys target during demonstration in Sweden

Posted on May 30, 2018 by alert5

MBDA says its Land Ceptor air defence system has successfully destroyed its target during an end-to-end system demonstration firing at the Vidsel Test Range in Sweden.

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