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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.
By U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Ballistic Missile Defense test at Wake Island on Oct. 31 was more sophisticated than thought.
Photo: Missile Defense Agency
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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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Photo: U.S. Army
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Moscow and Astana have a new agreement over the lease of the Balkhash radar station on west coast of Lake Balkhash. The site currently has an operational Dnepr early-warning space radar.
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