Aviation News
The Indian Ministry of Defense will soon sign off the purchase of seven Akash air defense system for the Indian Air Force.
By Frontier India Defense and Strategic News Service [CC BY-SA 2.5 in], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Army is seeking feedback from the industry on how to create an anti-cruise missile air defense system based on the FIM-92 MANPADS.
By: Lance Cp. Michael Petersheim, U.S. Marine Corps (www.defense.gov) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
A joint test of the Barak 8 air defense system by India and Israel will be carried out this month in Israel. If successful, the next firing will be from a Indian warship before September.
By Georges Seguin (Okki) (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Latvia is set to buy the FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS next year, Armed Forces commander Gen. Raimonds Graube said.
By Christopher O’Quin, U.S. Marine Corps (http://www.marines.mil; ID: 5966 (cropped)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan Air Self Defense Force fighters have encountered a PLA KJ-200 AEW aircraft over East China Sea on Jul. 30. It is the first encounter of the early warning aircraft by Japanese warplanes.
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