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Brazil to start price negotiations for Pantsir-S1

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by alert5

Brazilian Minister of Defense Jaques Wagner told Sputnik that his country will soon make an official request to purchase the Pantsir-S1 air defense system.

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BUK missile system caught fire during Victory Day parade in Moscow

Posted on May 10, 2015 by alert5

Philippines says China is practicing to set up ADIZ over South China Sea

Posted on May 9, 2015May 9, 2015 by alert5

Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin told reporters on May 8 that China is “practicing to have an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)” over the South China Sea.

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Japan launches probe into fake Chinese components in defense equipment

Posted on May 8, 2015May 8, 2015 by alert5

Japan has launched an investigation into its supply chain to check whether defective parts made in China have been incorporated in its military radar systems and other equipment.

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