The U.S. government has cleared the sale of four SM-3 Block IIA missiles to Japan for an estimated cost of $133.3 million.
Category: Air Defense
Saudi Arabia interested in buying Iron Dome?
Swiss daily Basler Zeitung is said to have reported this week that Saudi officials examined the Israeli-made Iron Dome missile interception system in Abu Dhabi.
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Spain extends Patriot deployment in Turkey till June
The deployment of Spanish Patriot air defense missile system in Turkey will be extended to June this year, the Daily Sabah learned from diplomatic sources.
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Lockheed Martin gets AN/ALQ-248 development contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded a development contract for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) Active Mission Payload (AMP) AN/ALQ-248 system.
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Taiwan has completed research on ship-launched TC-2, deploy on its stealth frigates
Taiwan news outlets are reporting that development of the indigenous ship-launched surface-to-air variant of the Sky Sword II missile has been completed and the deploy on the Kang Ding class stealth frigates from 2020.