Russia unveiled the 9K333 Verba manportable air defense system (MANPADS) at Army-2015 international forum and declared it as the best in the world.
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Category: Air Defense
RAND report on Air Base Attacks and Defensive Counters
RAND has published a report on air base attacks based on historical data over the past 100 years and identifies five classes of defensive options that had worked over those period.
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SM-6 successfully engaged supersonic target from over-the-horizon
The U.S. Navy has verified the ability of the SM-6 interceptor to engage incoming supersonic targets from over-the-horizon.
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Belarus has started negotiations to buy S-400 air defense system
Belarusian Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Andrei Ravkov told TASS that his ministry has started talks with Russia to acquire the S-400 air defense system.
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Georgia signs contract with ThalesRaytheonSystems
Georgia’s Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli announced she had signed a contract to buy an air defense equipment from a French company during the Paris Airshow.
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