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MBDA has been awarded a $125 million Demonstration and Manufacture contract by the British Ministry of Defense for the Sea Ceptor air defense system for the Type 26 (T26) Global Combat Ship (GCS).
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Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of United States Forces Korea, told reporters that the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to be deployed in South Korea will only be ready in the first half of next year at the earliest.
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Bellingcat contributor Oryx concluded that Syrian opposition group Jaish al-Islam has managed to reactivate its 9K33 mobile, low-altitude, short-range air defense system.
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According to Yonhap, the Pentagon deployed its Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) to the Korean Peninsular in late September and the missile tracking radar returned back to its home port just recently.
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The U.S. Army disclosed on Oct. 28 that the death of Maj. Gen. John Rossi on Jul. 31 was suicide. He was suppose to take command of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command at Redstone Arsenal days before his death.
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