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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Category: Air Defense
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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Combat deployment of MANTIS C-RAM to Mali
Jane’s reported that the Modular, Automatic and Network capable Targeting and Interception System (MANTIS) counter-rocket, artillery and mortar defence (C-RAM) system is being deployed to Mali by Germany.
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Official photo of Philippine Navy TARS
The U.S. Embassy in Manila’s Deputy Chief of Mission Michael Klecheski transferred a TCOM 28M Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) to the Philippine Navy in Zambales on Aug. 22.
Photo: U.S. Embassy Manila