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Syrian rebels may have modified SA-7 with improvised batteries

Posted on July 27, 2014July 27, 2014 by alert5

Videos from Syria revealed that rebels fighting the government may have modified the SA-7 SHORAD with rechargeable batteries.

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MEADS demonstrate Plug-and-Fight capabilities

Posted on July 25, 2014 by alert5

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

Posted on July 25, 2014 by alert5

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approached the Congress for $225 million in additional funding to buy Iron Dome interceptors for Israel.

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China carried out land-based missile interception test

Posted on July 24, 2014 by alert5

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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AMDR clears two reviews

Posted on July 24, 2014 by alert5

Raytheon’s new Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) for the DDG 51 Flight III destroyers has cleared both the Preliminary Design Review and the Integrated Baseline Review.
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