The Pakistani Army successfully tested the Chinese HQ-7A (FM-90) SHORADS on May 11. The test was witnessed by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif.
Category: Air Defense
Brazil to start price negotiations for Pantsir-S1
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
Philippines says China is practicing to set up ADIZ over South China Sea
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
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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