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TASS news agency reported that two S-400 air defense regiments have been fully deployed at Novaya Zemlya Archipelago and the city of Tiksi in Yakutia. Both locations are in Russia’s Arctic region.
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The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted the second successful flight test of the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor at the U.S. Navy’s Point Mugu Sea Range on Dec. 8.
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Russian cruiser Varyag is currently off India’s coast for Exercise Indra with the Indian Navy till Dec. 12. After that, it will set sail for the Mediterranean to replace cruiser Moskva.
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The Ballistic Missile Defense test at Wake Island on Oct. 31 was more sophisticated than thought.
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A group of retired admirals and generals who worked on missile defense portfolios during their careers have threw their support behind the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS), Defense One reports. They argued that the radar is an important asset to track incoming cruise missiles.
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