Australia has given Saab a contract to upgrade its Army’s RBS 70 ground-based air defense weapon system and Giraffe AMB radar.
Photo: Peter Liander/© Saab AB
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Category: Air Defense
PLA officers on exchange studies spent considerable time at RAF Fylingdales
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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Raytheon to market Iron Dome as SkyHunter in U.S.
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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Dutch, German air defense units to test joint concept of operations this October
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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The drone that Israeli air defense failed to shoot down belongs to Russia
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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Photo: Safed municipality
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