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Estonia will continue acquiring Mistral SHORAD missiles

Posted on June 13, 2018 by alert5

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) and MBDA signed a contract on Jun. 12 to supply Estonia with the Mistral SHORAD missiles under a $58 million contract.

Estonian Army Cpt. Kaimo Jurnas, the Air Defense School commander of the Air Defense Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, allows a child to look through the scope of a Mistral short-range air-defense missile system during a community engagement event in Tapa, Estonia, May 29, 2016. Soldiers from Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, also participated in the event. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Colvin)

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HQ-9 air defense missile system reappears on Woody Island

Posted on June 12, 2018 by alert5

An update by ImageSat International (ISI) shows China has redeployed its HQ-9 air defense missile system on Woody Island.

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HQ-9 air defense system disappears on Woody Island

Posted on June 6, 2018June 6, 2018 by alert5

Two HQ-9 air defense missile systems that China deployed on Woody Island in the Paracel Archipelago has disappeared, commercial satellite photos from iSi has revealed.

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