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According to Yomiuri Shimbun, U.S. Navy Aegis destroyers deployed in Japan have been stepping in to plug gaps in Japan’s missile defense shield from time to time since autumn.
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The Pentagon said Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $207 million firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract to supply the FIM-92H Block 1 and FIM-92F Block 1 missiles to India, Italy and Qatar.
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Angkasa reports that Indonesia is interested in buying the SIDAM 25, a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed by Italy using the M113 chassis.
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Azerbaijan has disclosed its Israeli-made Land Based Barak-8 air defense system to the world with a live-fire test.
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, which defends the capital Tehran, said it shot down a quadcopter on Dec. 23.
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