The Pentagon has come up with a plan to give Ukraine the locations of surface-to-air missiles controlled by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
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Category: Air Defense
Syrian rebels may have modified SA-7 with improvised batteries
Videos from Syria revealed that rebels fighting the government may have modified the SA-7 SHORAD with rechargeable batteries.
MEADS demonstrate Plug-and-Fight capabilities
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) recently completed a comprehensive system demonstration at Pratica di Mare Air Base near Rome, Italy.
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Pentagon ask Congress for $225 million to buy Iron Dome interceptors for Israel
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approached the Congress for $225 million in additional funding to buy Iron Dome interceptors for Israel.
China carried out land-based missile interception test
The Chinese government announced it had carried out a land-based missile interception test and the objectives of the test were achieved.
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