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Video of Taiwan’s Sea Oryx missile system

Posted on August 13, 2015August 12, 2015 by alert5

The latest edition of Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition this week gave Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology (NCSIST) a chance to showcase its Sea Oryx air defense missile system for the first time.

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Photo: CNA


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India to buy seven squadrons of Akash air defense system

Posted on August 9, 2015 by alert5

The Indian Ministry of Defense will soon sign off the purchase of seven Akash air defense system for the Indian Air Force.

Akash SAM
By Frontier India Defense and Strategic News Service [CC BY-SA 2.5 in], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Army issues RFI for FIM-92-based anti-cruise missile defense system

Posted on August 7, 2015 by alert5

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.

Defense.gov News Photo 111203-M-KU932-224 - Cpl. Richard Campbell Jr. right and Lance Cpl. James Chappell with the Low Altitude Air Defense Detachment for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
By: Lance Cp. Michael Petersheim, U.S. Marine Corps (www.defense.gov) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Joint Indian, Israeli test of Barak 8 this month

Posted on August 3, 2015August 3, 2015 by alert5

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.

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By Georges Seguin (Okki) (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Latvia to acquire FIM-92 Stinger

Posted on August 1, 2015 by alert5

Latvia is set to buy the FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS next year, Armed Forces commander Gen. Raimonds Graube said.

Launched FIM-92A Stinger missile
By Christopher O’Quin, U.S. Marine Corps (http://www.marines.mil; ID: 5966 (cropped)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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