The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system successfully intercepted an intermediate-range ballistic missile target using an enhanced version of the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) on Jun. 22.
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Category: Air Defense
Austria could follow Swiss example and reduce air interception capability
Austria may allow foreign fighters to enter its airspace as part of its “adjusted air surveillance” proposal to cut flying hours of its Eurofighters.
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South Korea doesn’t want to buy THAAD, won’t object to its deployment
South Korea’s Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Seoul is not interested in buying the THAAD air defense system and won’t stop the U.S. from deploying it on its soil.
Germany could go alone and make MEADS operational by 2018
Wolfram Lautner, a spokesman for MBDA Deutschland, told Defense News that Germany could spend up to €3 billion to go it alone on the MEADS air defense system.
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ISIS might have obtained Iraqi Stingers
U.S. officials say Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters may have obtained Stinger MANPADS in Iraq.