Israel is building a laser-based counter rocket, artillery, and mortar system that will be operational in the country’s south by next year.
Category: Air Defense
16 Regiment Royal Artillery retires its Rapier air defense missile system
The British Army’s 16 Regiment Royal Artillery has retired its Rapier air defense missile system and fully replace it with the new Sky Sabre.
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UAE seeking info on Israeli-made missile defense systems
The United Arab Emirates has quietly approach Israel to inquire on three air defense missile systems that could beef up its missile defense capabilities.
Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense
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First operation use of THAAD
Defense News reports that the THAAD air defense missile system has seen its first combat use on Jan. 17 when the United Arab Emirates use the system to destroy an incoming ballistic missile fired from Yemen.
513th Air Control Group creates new AWACS orbit map of U.S.
The AWACS orbit map in U.S. airspace was last updated in 2015, over the past year, Reservists from the 513th Air Control Group have been busy updating it to include orbits of JSTARS and KC-46 units.
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