Aviation News
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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Australia’s Defense Minister Kevin Andrews said his country will not recognize any Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) setup by China over the South China Sea.
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Taiwan has inadvertently revealed a plan to build a PAC-3 missile base in the southern city of Kaohsiung.
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All 33 of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptors had a serious defect that could render it useless in combat, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned.
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The Indian Navy will soon test the Barak 8 air defense missile during the monsoon season on board INS Kolkata.
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