Air & Space magazine spoke to retired Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Phiet, who commanded a SA-2 surface-to-air missile unit during the Vietnam war.
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Category: Air Defense
PACAF establishes integrated air and missile defense center
The U.S. Pacific Command now has an integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) capability when the Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense Center officially commenced operations on Oct. 1 in Hawaii.
Chinese media said JY-26 radar detected F-22
Chinese media reported during the recently concluded Zhuhai airshow that the new JY-26 phased-array radar had spotted the F-22 when it flew over South Korea during a recent exercise.
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Watch Chinese air defense systems take down a Eurofighter, Apache
A promotional video by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation showcasing its various weapons during Zhuhai airshow 2014.
DDG engage ballistic, cruise missile targets simultaneously with SM-3, SM-2s
USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully engage and destroy a short-range ballistic missile target plus two low-flying cruise missile targets over the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 6.
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