Russia has donated five S-300PS air defense systems to Kazakhstan. The systems were delivered by railway to the Zhetysu station near Almaty.
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Photo: Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense
Category: Air Defense
Belarus, Russia to research on Strela-10M replacement
Belarusian Deputy Defense Minister Maj. Gen. Igor Lotenkov announced that his country and Russia will develop a new air defense system to replace the Strela-10M (NATO: SA-13)
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Russian planning to install new early warning radar in Azerbaijan
TV Zvezda reported that Moscow intends to install a new early warning radar in Azerbaijan. The Voronezh-DM will replace the old radar at Gabala, which was decommissioned in 2012 after Baku declined to renew its lease.
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U.S. will withdraw Patriot missile battery from Turkey too
The United States will withdraw its Patriot missile battery deployed in Turkey this October for “critical modernization upgrades,” a joint Turkish-U.S. statement said.
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Buk-M3 to enter active service in 2016
The third generation Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system will enter service next year. Testing of the system is about to be completed and will be made operational end of the year.
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