Chairman of the HASC’s Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Rep. Mike Rogers, told reporters during his visit to Guam that the THAAD unit deployed there is “close to being permanent.”
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Category: Air Defense
Russia says its “too early” to deliver S-300 to Iran
According to Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Yevgeny Lukyanov, Moscow feels its still “too early” to deliver the S-300 air defense system to Iran.
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Did Israel offer the Iron Dome to Saudi Arabia?
A London-based Arab newspaper reported that Israel conveyed a proposal to provide Saudi Arabia with Iron Dome missile defense system via American diplomats.
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Thales beat Lockheed Martin to provide heli-borne AEW solution to Royal Navy
Britain has decided that the Thales Searchwater radar and Cerberus mission system is the winner for the Royal Navy’s Crowsnest program.
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Buk-M3’s performance has surpassed S-300 in some areas
A Russian Defense Ministry source told TASS that the new Buk-M3 air defense system has surpassed the S-300 in certain performances.
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