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Canada to acquire Israeli Iron Dome radar technology

Posted on July 30, 2015July 30, 2015 by alert5

Canada has awarded a contract to Rheinmetall and Elta for 10 sets of EL/M-2084 radar, the main sensor for the Iron Dome anti-missile system.

By United States Missile Defense Agency [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Erdoğan heading to China expecting a better deal on HQ-9

Posted on July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 by alert5

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a state visit to China and he will renegotiate the deal to buy an air defense system from China during the trip.

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Armenia upgrading its Pechora air defense system

Posted on July 25, 2015July 25, 2015 by alert5

An Armenian television company went to Charentsavan Machine Works and from the screen footage, it seems that Armenia is upgrading its Pechora (SA-3) air defense system.

Airbus selling its sensor business

Posted on July 24, 2015 by alert5

Airbus Defense and Space is selling away its defense electronics division and Rheinmetall, Thales and Raytheon are expected to make a bid for the business.

Image: Airbus Defence and Space

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U.S. Army developed 50mm Bushmaster cannon as C-RAM weapon

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by alert5

U.S. Army engineers at Picatinny Arsenal has successfully developed a counter rockets, artillery and mortars (C-RAM) weapon using a 50mm version of the Bushmaster cannon.

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