The Latvian Air Force together with the Lithuanian Air Force test-fired the RBS 70 and the RBS 70 NG during the air defense exercise “Baltic Zenith 2016” last month.
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Category: Air Defense
Poland claims breakthrough in talks to buy Patriot
Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said Warsaw is close to placing an order for the Patriot air defense system with Raytheon, a deal worth more than $5 billion.
By DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia says its Sunflower OTH radar can detect the F-35
Russia’s Svobodnaya Pressa says the new Podsolnukh (Sunflower) over-the-horizon radar is powerful enough to detect the F-35 stealth fighter.
By Todd Cromar [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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MDA to test THAAD in Alaska
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has given Alaska Aerospace Corporation a sole source contract to support the testing of two THAAD interceptors at Kodiak Island
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India fired land-based Barak 8 twice on Jun. 30
The land-based version of the Barak 8 anti-air missile was fired twice at India’s Integrated Test Range on Jun. 30 by a team from India’s DRDO and Israel’s IAI.
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