The recent intrusion of UAVs from North Korea has exposed weaknesses in South Korea’s air defense umbrella and Seoul is trying to bring back an air surveillance blimp project to boost its coverage.
Category: Air Defense
North Korean UAV took pictures of South Korea’s Presidential office
A North Korea UAV that crashed in Paju, South Korea on Mar. 24 had taken 190 photos of the South Korean executive office and official residence of the President in Seoul.
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Qatar buys AH-64E, 737 AEW&C, A330 MRTT, NH90, PAC-3
Qatar has just announced a massive spending program to buy 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and three Boeing 737 Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, 22 NH90 helicopters, one PAC-3 air defense system, and two A330 MRTT tankers.
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Poland accelerating process of buying air defense missile system
Poland has decided to push forward the award of its air defense missile system competition by several months.
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Britain offers to send Eurofighters to bolster NATO Air Policing mission
British Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond said London is willing to send it Eurofighters to Lithuania to bolster the NATO-led Baltic Air Policing Mission there.
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