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Lithuania will begin negotiations to buy the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System 2 (NASAMS 2) in early 2016, local media reported.
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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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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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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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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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