U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Turkey has the right to buy Chinese-made air defense system during an event at the Turkish Embassy to Washington.
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Category: Air Defense
Denel successfully fires land-based Umkhonto
A land-based version of Denel Dynamics’ naval Umkhonto SAM was successfully tested on Oct. 1 and 3 at the Denel Overberg Test Range.
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Turkey successfully test fired HiSAR-A air defense system
Turkey’s indigenous HİSAR-A air defense system successfully carried out its first test fire on Oct. 6.
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Third S-400 regiment to defend Moscow
Russia will deploy a third S-400 air defense regiment to strengthen the defense of Moscow.
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Thales to upgrade Saudi Arabia’s Shahine SHORAD
Thales is close to clinching a deal to upgrade Saudi Arabia’s Shahine short-range air defense (SHORAD) system.
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