RADA Electronic Industries has received an order to produce and supply a RPS-42 tactical air surveillance radar to a leading European defense contractor. The radar will be delivered later this year.
Category: Air Defense
Meet Chuck Norris’ Tae Kwon Do instructor
While posted to Osan Air Base, South Korea in the 1950s, Chuck Norris began learning martial arts at the Osan Gym. One of those who taught him, Grand Master Do Sik Mun, is still teaching U.S. military personnel at the gym till this day.
Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Heather A. Denby, 35th ADA Public Affairs
Russia expected to launch missile early-warning satellite in November
At the moment, Russia does not have any early-warning satellite in geosynchronous orbit to warn of a missile attack. This is set to change in November when the first EKS satellite is launch into space.
“Minuteman3launch“. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Naval Pantsir is based on Kashtan CIWS
A promotional poster at the International Maritime Defence Show 2015 shows the configuration of the naval version of Pantsir air defense system.
Photos: Michael Zherdev
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Israel starts training of David Sling operators
The first batch of Israeli air defense operators for the David Sling system has undergone training, the Ministry of Defense announced on its website.
By United States Missile Defense Agency [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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