A L.A. Times report concluded that the Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) had failed to achieve its original goals.
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Category: Air Defense
Russia deploys Pantsir-S1 to Arctic region
A military official told Russian radio that the Pantsir-S1 air defense system has been deployed to the Arctic region.
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Russia may resume delivery of S-300 to Iran
Russia may lift the ban on delivering the S-300 air defense system to Iran if the U.N. were to remove an arms embargo on the country.
“9A83ME TEL – Antey-2500 SAM 02” by Vitaly V. Kuzmin – http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/384. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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Taiwanese defector to China says M503 airway has military, political objectives
A former RoCAF F-5 fighter pilot who defected to China in 1981 says Beijing set up M503 airway with military and political objectives.
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India to buy 2 A330s and transform them into AEW&C platforms
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the purchase of two Airbus A330s and convert them into early warning aircraft.
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“Airbus Voyager KC2 EC-335 MRTT016 (6803596745)” by Alan Wilson from Weston, Spalding, Lincs, UK – Airbus Voyager KC2 ‘EC-335 / MRTT016’
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