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South Korean President Park Geun-hye said her government will review requests by Washington to deploy a THAAD air defense missile unit to the Korean peninsular.
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MBDA has been given the green light by France to proceed with the Aster Block 1 New Technology program. The contract was signed by Direction Générale de l’Armement with Eurosam consortium on Dec. 23 2015.
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The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has placed an order with Saab for the RBS 70 BOLIDE surface-to-air missiles. The contract is worth approximately $12.4 million.
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A senior British military source told IHS Jane’s that Russia has been flying A-50 AEW&C surveillance flights over Syria since late December.
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In an interview with New York Times, Gen. Frank Gorenc, warned that Russia’s buildup of its air defense systems is increasingly threatening NATO’s access to certain air space in parts of Europe during a conflict.
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