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South Korea to boost its Patriot air defense missile capabilities

Posted on May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 by alert5

South Korea’s Defense Project Promotion Committee has approved a $605 million project to buy PAC-3 missile interceptors and upgrade its existing PAC-2 launchers so that it can launch the PAC-3 missiles.

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U.S. Army gave Raytheon $624 million contract for FIM-92 Stinger missiles

Posted on May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Army has awarded a $624 million contract to Raytheon on May 25 to procure the FIM-92 Stinger man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS).

OKINAWA, Japan – A U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), fires a training round with the Stinger Missile System during a field exercise hosted by the Marine Low Altitude Air Defense Unit on Sept. 9, 2021 at Okinawa, Japan. This realistic training familiarizes Green Berets with the portable air-defense system and gives them the ability to rapidly deploy it in diverse environments across the Indo-Pacific. (This photo has been altered for security purposes.)

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Type 45 destroyers to get Maritime Ballistic Missile Defense capability

Posted on May 25, 2022 by alert5

The British government will commit $375 million to give the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers a Maritime Ballistic Missile Defense capability.

UK Ministry of Defence, OGL v1.0OGL v1.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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France deploys Aster 30 to Romania

Posted on May 25, 2022 by alert5

France has deployed an Aster 30 air defense missile unit to Romania since May 16. The deployment includes an air defence command post.

Photo: Ministère des Armées
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50kW-class high energy laser defeated multiple 60mm mortar rounds and drones during testing

Posted on May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 by alert5

A 50kW-class high energy laser integrated on a Stryker has shown that the weapon can defeat 60mm mortar rounds and drones during four weeks of continuous live-fire exercises at White Sands Missile Range.

(U.S. Army Photo by contractor Jim Kendall (TVRG)) (Removed cables and wheel chock for aesthetic purposes)

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