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Two PLA officers were admitted into the foreign exchange student program at the Royal Air Force College and it was found out that during their free time, they were visiting the RAF Fylingdales ballistic missile early warning station instead of tourist attractions.
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U.S. soldiers out in the front-line require a new defense system to protect themselves from incoming rocket and mortar attacks. Raytheon is partnering with Rafael to market the Iron Dome as a solution to meet a U.S. Army requirement.
Photo: John A. Hamilton
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Germany and Netherlands will bring their air defense units together in October to test out a new joint concept of operations, dubbed Project APOLLO, being develop by both countries over the past year.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that an unmanned aerial vehicle that entered Israeli airspace on Jul. 17 belongs to the Russian military stationed in Syria.
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Japan’s Kyodo news agency says Tokyo believes Pyongyang might have launched two Rodong ballistic missiles towards Japan simultaneously to confuse early warning missile detection systems. One missile exploded in mid-air.