Category: Air Defense
Verba MANPADS destroys drone over Damascus
A drone operated by Jabhat al-Nusra over Damascus, Syria is said to have been shot down by a Russia 9K333 Verba Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) team.
Rheinmetall booked two Skyguard contracts
Rheinmetall has recently secured two important contracts for its Skyguard air defense systems, one of which is a new customer nation.
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SM-3 Block IIA interceptor self-destruct after operator pushed wrong button
An anonymous source told Defense News that the failure of the SM-3 Block IIA test on Jun. 21 was human error after tactical datalink controller accidentally identified in ballistic missile target as friendly. This trigger the self-destruct mechanism in the missile interceptor.
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Another THAAD test in the works
The Pentagon could be preparing for another test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, according to a U.S. Coast Guard notice.
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