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Speaking to reporters on the sideline of the G20 summit in Germany, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Canberra is developing a missile defense program to protect its forces.
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) confirmed to Reuters that it will be carrying out a test in the coming days to intercept an intermediate-range ballistic missile target using the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
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The naval variant of the Russian short-range air defense system – Pantsir-ME – has been cleared for production, TASS reports.
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Japan will allocate funding from 2018’s budget to go towards the construction of Aegis Ashore facilities in the country, Asahi Shimbun reports.
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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Two MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missiles veered off course during test-firing in Pingtung county, Taiwan on Jun. 22
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