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Delivery of SPYDER to Vietnam has started?

Posted on July 19, 2016July 18, 2016 by alert5

A set of photos showing Rheinmetall MAN tactical trucks being delivered to a port in Vietnam were recently posted on Facebook and there is speculation that these vehicles are meant for the Israeli SPYDER air defense missile system that Vietnam is purported to have ordered.

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Photos: Social Media
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South Korean media to visit THAAD unit in Guam

Posted on July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 by alert5

To give South Koreans a better understanding on the workings of the THAAD air defense system. The Pentagon is organizing a tour for South Korean media to Guam to see one of the battery deployed on the island today.

Photo Credit: Ben Listerman, Missile Defense Agency
Photo Credit: Ben Listerman, Missile Defense Agency

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Two Patriots, one air-to-air missile failed to shoot down Syrian-origin UAV

Posted on July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 by alert5

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had managed to penetrate 4km into Israeli airspace on Jul. 17 before returning back to Syria.

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Photo: Safed municipality
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Russia deploying S-400 in Crimea in August

Posted on July 16, 2016July 16, 2016 by alert5

A local Russian military commander says Moscow will deploy its S-400 air defense missile system in Crimea peninsula in August.

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By ru:Участник:Goodvint (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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THAAD to be deployed in Seongju County, South Korea

Posted on July 13, 2016July 13, 2016 by alert5

Korean media are reporting that Seoul and Washington have agreed to deploy the THAAD system in Seongju County.

The first of two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors is launched during a successful intercept test - US Army
By The U.S. Army Ralph Scott/Missile Defense Agency/U.S. Department of Defense (Successful Mission) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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