Yonhap news agency reports that the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) unit to be deployed in South Korea will come from Fort Bliss, Texas.
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Category: Air Defense
Taiwan’s strange structures in South China Sea is probably meant for AN/TPS-117 radar
The four three-pronged structures that appeared on Taiwan-occupied Taiping Island is probably meant to support a AN/TPS-117 air surveillance radar that Taipei intends to deploy later, United Daily News reports.
SM-6 shatters its intercept record again
The SM-6 air defense missile interceptor has set a new distance record for an intercept during testing at the Point Mugu Test Range on Sept. 22.
By U.S. Navy photo/Released (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=180264) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Thales sees potential in selling Starstreak MANPADS to Philippine
An executive from Thales told Jane’s at the Asian Defence and Security 2016 (ADAS 2016) exhibition in Manila that the French company sees “lots of potential” in selling its Starstreak MANPADS to Philippines.
Photo: Malaysian Armed Forces
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THAAD to be deployed to South Korea ASAP
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Daniel Russel, told lawmakers that the THAAD air defense missile system will be deployed to South Korea as soon as possible.