Thales UK’s Cerberus airborne early warning system will soon be airborne as it competes with Lockheed Martin to secure the contract for Royal Navy’s Crowsnest competition.
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Category: Air Defense
Photos: Oerlikon Skyshield delivered to Indonesia
Early last year, we reported that Rheinmetall has sold its Oerlikon Skyshield to an unidentified customer in Asia. The customer has been confirm to be Indonesia.
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YouTube: Chinese FD2000, FL-3000N air defense system
CCTV has produce a three-part series on various Chinese air defense missile systems. First part covers the HQ-9 (FD2000) long-range air defense system and FL-3000N close-in air defense missile.
China says Turkey will decide in its “own interests” on air defense missile system
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing that Turkey would decide in its “own interests” on buying an air defense missile system from China.
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Pentagon IG found 48 QC non-conformances with GMD system
The Pentagon’s inspector general found 48 instances of non-conformances with quality control standards in the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system.
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