Gen. Anatoly Kornukov, who as Commander of Sokol Air Base ordered the shooting down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007, has passed away.
Category: Air Defense
Turkey again extends deadline for air defense missile system
Turkey has again extended the dateline to submit bids for the tender to supply long-range air defense missile system.
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Raytheon, Eurosam left running in Poland
Raytheon and Eurosam are the only two candidates shortlisted by Poland for its air defense missile tender.
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Taiwan refutes report on deployment of SAM in Spratlys
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has refuted a report by Asia Weekly that Tien Chien I surface-to-air missiles will be deployed to Taiping Island in South China Sea.
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USS John Paul Jones made history with longest surface-to-air engagement
USS John Paul Jones conducted a series of five live-fire tests from Jun. 18-20. One of the tests resulted in the longest surface-to-air engagement in naval history.
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