The Pentagon said in its annual report on China that Liaoning is not expected to
embark an operational air wing until 2015 and the first indigenous aircraft carrier is unlikely to be operational until early part of next decade.
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Category: Air Defense
Space Fence project awarded to Lockheed Martin
A $914 million contract to track objects in space has been awarded to Lockheed Martin by the Pentagon.
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Japan, South Korea and U.S. defense chiefs reached consensus on sharing info on N. Korea missile threats
The defense ministers of Japan, South Korea and United States reached a consensus on the need for sharing intelligence on North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats during a meeting in Singapore on May 30.
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President of Finland confirmed Air Force couldn’t respond to Russia airspace incursion
Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö confirmed that the Air Force was not able to scramble aircraft to intercept two Russian planes on May 20.
Sudan rejects Iranian offer for air defense system
Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the country won’t install Iranian air defense systems after careful consideration.
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