A recent safety memorandum by China and United States on air encounters calls on their military pilots to “refrain from the use of uncivil language or unfriendly physical gestures.”
Category: Air Defense
Turkey’s SSM wants a decision on long-range air defense system “without a further extension”
The head of Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) said his country has reached “certain clarity” to make a decision on purchasing the long-range air defense system.
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Russia might want India to clarify position on FGFA before selling S-400
A Russian diplomat said Moscow wants New Delhi to clarify its position on the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program before its willing to export the S-400 air defense system to India.
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Sweden offers Gripen, Erieye, tactical data link as a package to Indonesia
Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia Johanna Brismar Skoog announced Sweden’s air power package to Indonesia on Oct. 22.
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South Korea ready to field K-SAAM in 2018
The Korean Surface-to-Air Anti-Missile (K-SAAM) has gone thru 22 operational test firings and is on the way to be operational with the Republic of Korea Navy in 2018.
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Photo: IHS/James Hardy
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