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India confirms interest to buy S-400

Posted on October 16, 2016 by alert5

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a plan to buy the S-400 air defense missile system from Russia.

By ru:Участник:Goodvint (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Third attack on USS Mason; one inbound missile was shot down by anti-air missile

Posted on October 16, 2016 by alert5

USS Mason came under anti-ship cruise missile attack for the third time on Oct. 15 and this time, it was confirmed that one of the missiles was taken down by the ship’s own anti-air missile.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Marcos T. Hernandez (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=36581) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Russia has completed the delivery of S-300 to Iran

Posted on October 14, 2016 by alert5

Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) says the delivery of the S-300 air defense missile system to Iran has been completed.

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Major Chinese radar entered service; probably PAVE PAW-equivalent

Posted on October 9, 2016 by alert5

China’s state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) announced on Oct. 8 that its 14th Institute has handed over a major radar installation to the People’s Liberation Army.

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