The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex has successfully conducted the first flight test of a SM-3 interceptor on May 20.
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Category: Air Defense
U.S. tables plan to share missile detection info with Japan, South Korea
The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the Obama administration has proposed a plan to Tokyo for a missile detection information sharing system that uses South Korea’s radars.
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Syria’s air defense chief killed during fighting
The head of Syria’s air defenses was killed during fighting with rebels at an air defense base near the town of Mleiha on May 17.
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Missile test from Aegis Ashore facility
The Aegis Ashore facility at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii will carry out its first missile interceptor test next week.
David’s Sling unlikely to win Polish competition
Reuters reported that Israel’s David’s Sling air defense system is unlikely to be selected by Poland due to lobbying from United States.
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