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A lawmaker on Iraq’s parliamentary security and defense committee has suggested that the Middle East nation purchase the S-400 air defense missile system to protect its airspace.
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The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress on the potential Foreign Military Sale to Sweden of Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units for an estimated cost of $3.2 billion.
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Speaking to TASS on Feb. 19, Saudi Ambassador to Russia Raed bin Khaled Qrimli said his country is in final stages of talks to buy the S-400 air defense missile system.
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The Tor-M2DT air defense missile system has been successfully test-fired and a video of the testing has been made available online.
U.S. Pacific Command, Adm. Harry Harris, told the House Armed Services Committee this week that a radar that can track ballistic missiles will be up and running in Hawaii by 2023.
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