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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s air defense units in Miyakojima island and Ishigakijima island in Okinawa Prefecture will be the first in the country to receive the new Type 3 Chū-SAM Kai air defense missile system.
Photo Credit: Drew Hamilton
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Iran took its locally-developed Bavar-373 air defense system out to display at the National Defense Industry Day on Aug. 21.
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The new SM-3 Block 2A interceptor, jointly develop by the United States and Japan, will face its first intercept test this October.
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By Lt. Chris Bishop Deputy Director, U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED) (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=45496) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense Command has unveiled its first set of Russian “Protivnik-GE” 59N6-E mobile 3D surveillance radar.
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Lockheed Martin has secured a $490 million contract with three nations to provide their warships with the latest Aegis Baseline 9.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jacob I. Allison [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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