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U.S. Army wants THAAD and Patriot units in South Korea to tie up

Posted on March 20, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Army has identified a need to make its THAAD and Patriot air defense units to share a common network and those in South Korea are spearheading the effort.

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)

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India will soon select winner for MANPADS competition

Posted on March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 by alert5

Seven years after releasing its request for proposals for a new man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) to replace the 9K38 Igla, India will soon make a decision and select a winner to proceed on with price negotiations.

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Lockheed Martin completes site acceptance test of a TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar

Posted on March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 by alert5

Lockheed Martin recently completed a successful site acceptance test of a TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar (TPS-77 MRR). The radar is one of three ordered by Latvia.

TPS-77 MRR taken in Ventspils, Latvia, during Site Acceptance Test. Courtesy 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

Japan cleared to buy MK 15 Phalanx Block IB Baseline 2 Conversion Kits

Posted on March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. State Department has authorized the sale of 24 MK 15 Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) Block IB Baseline 2 conversion kits to Japan.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Norwegian general discloses information about Russian mock attack on radar station

Posted on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 by alert5

During his speech at Oslo Military Society on Mar. 5, Director of the Norwegian Intelligence Service discloses how last year, nine Russian military aircraft conducted a mock attack on the Globus 2 radar station in Vardø.

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