Malaysia has bought the STARStreak MANPADS. The contract signing was witnessed by Malaysia’s Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and Bristish Minister of State for Defense Procurement, Philip Dunne.
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Category: Air Defense
RAF Eurofighters intercept 10 Russian military aircraft in a single QRA mission
Eurofighters from RAF’s 6 (Fighter) Squadron intercepted 10 Russian military aircraft during a single Baltic Air Patrol, Quick Reaction Alert mission on Jul. 24.
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Photos: Royal Air Force
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Saudi Arabia cleared to buy 600 PAC3 missiles
The U.S. Congress has been notified by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency of a potential foreign military sales case of 600 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles to Saudi Arabia.
By U.S. Army [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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IFF Mode 5 installed on USAF E-3
The first set of AN/UPX-40 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system for the E-3 has been installed at Hanscom Air Force Base.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier
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Brazil set to receive final eight Gepard 1A2s
IHS Jane’s reported that Brazil will soon take delivery of its final eight Gepard 1A2 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.
Derwatz at the German language Wikipedia [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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