Lithuania signed a contract for two National Advanced Surface-to-Air System (NASAMS) air defense missile batteries on Oct. 26.
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Category: Air Defense
Sevastopol getting a S-400 unit next year
Russia intends to stand up a S-400 air defense missile regiment in Sevastopol from February 2018, the commander of the 4th aerospace and air defense army of the Southern Military District, Lt.Gen. Viktor Sevostyanov, told TASS.
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THAAD unit officially transferred to USFK
The THAAD unit that recently arrived in South Korea has been officially transferred to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK).
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Georgia gave Dutch military one Buk missile for MH17 investigation
Dutch television news service RTL Nieuws reported on Oct. 17 that Georgia has given a Buk missile to the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service on Feb. 21.
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Japan might arm its Aegis Ashore with SM-6
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that Tokyo is considering whether to install the SM-6 interceptor at its proposed Aegis Ashore installations.
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