South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development test-fired a new ballistic missile during a visit by President Park Geun-hye to the firing range in Taean, South Chungcheong Province.
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Category: Air Defense
Almaz-Antey says MH17 was shot down by Ukrainian 9M38M1 missile
Manufacturer of the BUK missile system, Almaz-Antey, says Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by a 9M38M1 missile that came from Ukraine.
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Slovakia interested to upgrade its S-300 air defense system
During a meeting between Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the latter expressed his wish to have Moscow upgrade Slovakia’s S-300 air defense system.
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U.S. Navy orders 74 SM-6 rounds
The U.S. Navy has placed an order with Raytheon for 74 Standard Missile-6 all up rounds and other associative equipment for $149 million.
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Chinese airplane, ship tried to monitor Taiwan PAC-2 missile test
Taiwan had to abandon a plan to test fire the PAC-2 air defense missile on May 28 and 29 after a Chinese ship and airplane were observed to be loitering outside the exercise area on the southeast side of the island.
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