PIT-RADWAR has been awarded a contract to supply 79 Poprad self-propelled surface-to-air missile systems to the Polish military.
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Category: Air Defense
Aegis Ashore facility in Romania is “technically capable”
Reuters reports that both Romania and United States will declare the construction of the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense facility is over and the installation is now “technically capable.” The announcement is expected today.
By Missile Defense Agency – United States Department of Defense (United States Naval Institute News) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Spain to keep Patriot unit in Turkey till 2017
The Spanish Patriot air defense missile unit deployed to Turkey will not be packing up and go home on Jan. 27, 2016. NATO has decided to extend its mission there for another year.
By Sivi Steys (Flickr: Patriot) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Lithuania plans to buy NASAMS 2
Lithuania will begin negotiations to buy the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System 2 (NASAMS 2) in early 2016, local media reported.
By MKFI (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Yemen modified S 75 missiles into unguided rockets, launched them into Saudi Arabia
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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