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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.
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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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The public will no longer know about future flight tests of U.S. ballistic missile defense systems and components after the Pentagon decided to classify the information starting from this year.
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The state-run Philippine News Agency quoted Philippine Navy chief Rear Adm. Robert Empedrad as saying that the two frigates from South Korea will be employed as anti-air platforms.
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Jane’s reported that Indonesia has selected the Czech Republic’s VERA-NG passive radar that will be deployed at Ranai airbase in South China Sea.
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