South Korea is eying stealth-detecting radars to counter stealth aircraft from neighboring China, Japan and Russia.
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China warns Japan against shooting down its UAVs
During a press conference on Oct. 22, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying warned that Beijing will “resolutely respond to any external provocation” if Japan shoots down its UAV flying in the disputed Senkaku Islands.
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NATO Secretary General wants Turkey to consider interoperability when buying missile defense system
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said while it’s Turkey’s “national decision to decide which equipment to purchase,” it is important “that the systems nations plan to acquire can work and operate together with similar systems in other Allied nations.”
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U.S. Army to upgrade Patriot fleet
Raytheon has received $71.7 million in contracts from the U.S. Army to upgrade the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System with the modernized Radar Digital Processor (RDP) and Modern Man Station (MMS).
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MEADS successfully tracked TBM
A Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) successfully acquired and tracked a Lance tactical ballistic missile (TBM) at White Sands Missile Range recently.
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