Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters after visiting the Aegis Ashore test facility in Hawaii that both sites that Japan plans to build will have the capability to deal with cruise missiles and other missiles.
Category: Air Defense
Japan buying 4 SM-3 Block IIAs for $133 million
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.
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.
By Sivi Steys (Flickr: Patriot) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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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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Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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