The Royal Navy has carried out its first firing of the Sea Ceptor air defense missile system. The firings took place Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll.
Category: Air Defense
Four THAAD launchers will soon arrive in South Korea
South Korea says four additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile launchers will be arriving in the country after the environment ministry cleared an environmental impact survey at the THAAD site in Seongju.
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Taiwan inaugurates Air Force Air Defense and Missile Command
Taiwan combined the Air Force’s Air Defense Artillery and Air Defense Missile commands on Sept. 1 into a new Air Defense and Missile Command.
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RCAF CF-18s have taken over NATO Air Policing mission in Romania
The Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 detachment at Mihail Kogalniceau Airbase, Romania for NATO’s enhanced Air Policing mission has been declared fully operational.
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Japan wants AN/SPY-6 for its Aegis Ashore installations
Reuters reported that Japan has requested to buy the Raytheon AN/SPY-6 active electronically scanned array air and missile defense 3D radar for its proposed Aegis Ashore installations.
By Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex Romania) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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