The military of Yemen that is fighting the Saudi Arabian-led coalition has modified the S 75’s surface-to-air missiles into unguided rockets. The new Qahir 1 rocket was launched at King Khalid Air Base in Saudi Arabia during one attack on Dec. 13.
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Category: Air Defense
Israel plans to install Iron Dome interceptors on Sa’ar 5-class corvettes
While waiting for its Sa’ar 6-class corvettes to be delivered by Germany, Israel has decided that it will install the C-Dome system on its Sa’ar 5-class corvettes as an interim measure.
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Russia, U.K. have held talks over Russian aircraft incursions
Speaking at the Atlantic Council, British Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon said British and Russian military officials have held talks over incursions of Russian long-range bombers into the British flight information region.
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Turkey is likely to buy air defense system off-the-shelf as stop-gap measure
Recent tensions with Russia has forced Turkey to consider buying a long-range air defense system off-the-shelf rather than developing its own indigenous version.
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First successful intercept for Arrow-3
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully carried out the first intercept for the Arrow-3 interceptor on Dec. 10.
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