Japan has decided to build the two additional Aegis destroyers that will enter service after 2017 when the SM-3 Block IIA missile is completed.
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Category: Air Defense
China constructing radar station to monitor India’s high-altitude airstrip
Indian officials say China has been building a radar station near the high-altitude Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) sector in Ladakh. This is to monitor IAF flights landing there.
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Northrop Grumman to supply three AN/SPQ-9B to USN
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to supply three AN/SPQ-9B radar systems for amphibious and Arleigh Burke class ships.
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Ground Master 400 enters service with Luftwaffe
ThalesRaytheonSystems’ Ground Master 400 (GM 400) long-range air defense radar system has entered service with the Luftwaffe.
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Kang Ding-class frigates to get Sky Sword II missile for air defense
Taiwan plans to replace the old Chaparral missile on the Kang Ding-class frigate with a surface-launch version of the Sky Sword II radar guided air-to-air missile.
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