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FMS: Egypt requests AN/MPQ-64F1

Posted on September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the Congress on a potential sale of eight Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 radars to Egypt.

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Land-based Barak 8 testing in India this week

Posted on September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 by alert5

Engineers from India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will be busy on Sept. 20 as five live-firings of the land-based Barak 8 air defense missile have been scheduled.

Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense
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SM-6 took down over-the-horizon target with help from F-35B

Posted on September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 by alert5

The F-35B has successfully verified its Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) integration capbility by helping a Aegis system engage an over-the-horizon target using a SM-6 missile.

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Saab and Denel pair Giraffe AMB with Umkhonto SAM

Posted on September 13, 2016September 13, 2016 by alert5

Saab disclosed that its Giraffe AMB radar had been in South Africa the past six months and had been pair with Denel’s Umkhonto surface-to-air missile for a series of test-firings.

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