A plan by the U.S. Marine Corps to arm its AN/TWQ-1 Avenger low-altitude air defense units with a 30-kilowatt laser weapon is proceeding smoothly, USNI reports.
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Category: Air Defense
This September, the F-35 will attempt to take out threat with SM-6
This September, the U.S. Navy plans to conduct a live-fire test at at White Sands Missile Range whereby a F-35 provide sensor data in order for a SM-6 anti-air missile to destroy its target.
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Russia successfully test-fired BMD interceptor in Kazakhstan
The Russian Aerospace Force successfully carried out a test-firing of the A-135 anti-ballistic missile interceptor from Sary-Shagan missile testing site in Kazakhstan at 07:00 hours Moscow Standard Time on Jun. 21.
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Taiwan’s Aegis DDG concept
The Republic of China Navy was invited to a media event for the Kaohsiung International Maritime & Defence Expo 2016 on Jun. 20 and the senior leadership laid out their long-term shipbuilding plans. One of the concepts being proposed is a Aegis guided missile destoryer (DDG) to replace the Kidd-class.
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PKK might have up to 50 MANPADS
Classified police reports seen by Turkish daily Cumhuriyet said the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) might have up to 50 Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) in its possession.
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