Aviation News
Australia announced on Oct. 3 that it has decided to equip its nine Future Frigates with the Aegis Combat Management System.
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Jeremy Binnie and Sean O’Connor at Jane’s Defence Weekly have confirmed the presence of another Russian S-400 air defense missiles system in Syria.
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The Irish Army recently carried out test-firing of the RBS 70 and RBS 70 NG air defense systems. A total of ten missiles were fired at aerial and static surface targets.
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The Japanese Defense Ministry has drawn up a list of potential sites for its Aegis Ashore missile defense systems.
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Fourteen warships and ten aircraft from the NATO Alliance have gathered in Scotland for Exercise Formidable Shield.
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