Japan tested its improved Type 3 Chū-SAM Kai air defense system at White Sands Missile Range during the summer of 2015.
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Indonesia Su-30s intercepted SR-20 flown by off-duty U.S. military officer
Indonesia said it had forced a FAA-registered SR-20 to land in North Kalimantan after the single-engine plane entered its airspace without authorization.
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IAI unveils its TERRA dual-band long-range early warning radar
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled its TERRA dual-band long-range early warning and tracking radar at the Dubai airshow.
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Cambodia received new shipment of MANPADS from China
Cambodia’s defense minister said China had sold Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) to his country recently.
By DAVID HOLT [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Dutch to upgrade Patriot instead of switching to MEAD
The Dutch Ministry of Defense chose to upgrade its existing Patriot missile defense system instead of purchasing the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEAD).
By Ministerie van Defensie/Stephan de Bruijn [CC0 or CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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