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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Category: Air Defense
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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Israel, U.S. conducted Arrow 2 test
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of DDR&D and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted an intercept test of the Arrow 2 interceptor missile on Sept. 9.
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