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German lawmakers have been informed that talks with the manufacturers of Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) is likely to drag till next year.
By Bin im Garten (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A 9K35 Strela-10 self-propelled air defense system had flip over in the Ukrainian city Konotop during a event to mark a historic battle.
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Photos: Facebook of Спартак Сергієнко
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A decommissioned CF-188 was recently donated to the Air and Space Museum at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. The museum is dedicated to telling the story of North American air defense history.
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Photo: NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs
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Raytheon has delivered the first AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar array to the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii in preparation for first radar light-off in early July.
Photo: Raytheon
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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has decided that its two Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships will eventually be fitted with the Phalanx close-in weapon systems (CIWS).
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