Aviation News
Four flag officers with the Republic of China Navy were given warnings as punishment for going ahead to buy the Phalanx Block-1B close-in weapon systems (CIWS) before the budget was approve by lawmakers.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declared the initial operational capability of the David’s Sling missile interception system on Apr. 2.
Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz told reporters in Warsaw that he will sign the contract to buy eight Patriot air defense missile batteries this year.
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Six Sa’ar-6 corvettes that Israel is buying from Germany will have twice the amount of Iron Dome interceptors than planned.
Yemen’s rebels carried out a ballistic missile attack against Saudi Arabia on Mar. 28 in an attempt to saturate the Patriot air defense systems protecting the cities of Abha and Khamis Mushayt.
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