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Bahrain and UAE are keen on acquiring the Arrow 3

Posted on March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 by alert5

Globes from Israel reports that Bahrain and UAE are keen on acquiring the IAI Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system.

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Germany looking at Arrow 3 for its ballistic missile defense needs

Posted on March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 by alert5

According to Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper, Berlin is looking at the possibility of acquiring the IAI Arrow 3 exoatmospheric anti-ballistic missile system to defend the country from potential ballistic missile attacks from Russia.

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China’s ambassador to Bangladesh refuse to confirm report on missile maintenance hub

Posted on March 16, 2022March 15, 2022 by alert5

On Mar. 11, Nikkei Asia reported that China is to set up an anti-air missile maintenance facility in Bangladesh.

Shadman Samee from Dhaka, Bangladesh, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Pentagon sending two Patriot air defense missile systems to Poland

Posted on March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 by alert5

Two Patriot air defense missile systems will be deployed to Poland, the U.S. European Command said in a statement.

The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor set a distance record in its latest flight test with the longest one-shot hit-to-kill intercept against an Air-Breathing Threat at White Sands Missile Range on July 26. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

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Pentagon deploying THAAD launcher to Rota

Posted on March 4, 2022 by alert5

A Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launcher is being moved to Rota, an island approximately 40 nautical miles north-northeast of Guam, this month.

The deployment of a Terminal Altitude Area Defense System to Israel is an exercise involving U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Israeli forces, under the Dynamic Force Employment concept. The exercise builds readiness and interoperability in the region, demonstrates the U.S. capability to rapidly deploy air defense assets globally, and demonstrates U.S. Army Europe’s mission to deter potential adversaries and support allies.

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