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A group of experts have concluded that the American Patriot air defense missile system failed to intercept a Burqan-2, a variant of the Scud missile, fired at Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid international airport in Riyadh on Nov. 4.
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A senior officer with the Finnish Air Force says the service will soon start a search for a new medium-range air defense missile system that has twice the range of the NASAMS.
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Israel has declared the naval version of the Iron Dome aboard Sa’ar 5-class corvette INS Lahav operational.
Turkey’s Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli told parliament’s Planning and Budget Committee that the first S-400 air defense missile system will be delivered to the country in 2019.
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