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Algerian Army seized 17 MANPADS. Correction: S-5 rockets

Posted on November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 by alert5

Update: We were informed that it was a S-5 rocket pod along with its rockets that were seized.

@alert5 Algerian Army seized weapons. pic.twitter.com/vsDiJVgdgJ

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The Algerian Army carried out a raid in the southern desert province of Adrar on Nov. 6 and recovered 17 Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS).

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MBDA to integrate Sea Ceptor on Type 26 Frigate

Posted on November 6, 2016 by alert5

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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It will take 8-10 months to deploy THAAD in South Korea

Posted on November 5, 2016 by alert5

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.

Photo Credit: Ben Listerman, Missile Defense Agency

Bellingcat on Jaish al-Islam’s 9K33 GBAD

Posted on November 5, 2016November 4, 2016 by alert5

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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SBX-1 secretly deployed to Korean Peninsular for one month

Posted on November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 by alert5

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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