The United States has deployed one addition Patriot missile batter unit in South Korea on Feb. 12.
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U.S. Army wants to arm Stryker with 30mm cannon for air defense duties
The U.S. Army plans to upgun its Stryker 8×8 armored vehicles with a 30mm automatic cannon and the weapon will come with air-bust shells to act as an anti-aircraft platform.
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Russia has delivered 24 Pantsir-S1 units to Iraq
Russia has completed the delivery of 24 Pantsir-S1 air defense systems to Iraq, a source told Interfax.
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THAAD likely to be deployed in South Korea’s North Gyeongsang Province
According to Chosuniblo, South Korea and the United States have decided to deploy the THAAD air defense system at Chilgok or Daegu in North Gyeongsang Province.
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JLENS revived by Pentagon
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has agreed to resuming testing of the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS), after investigations revealed the cause of last October’s incident.
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