Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told reporters that his government may still reverse a decision to buy Chinese-made air defense missiles.
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Category: Air Defense
Turkey selects HQ-9
Turkey on Thursday chose CPMIEC HQ-9 as its preferred long-range air and missile defense system. The Chinese bid is reported to be $3 billion.
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AI3 destroys UAV
Another success for Raytheon’s AI3 system, this time the interceptor destroyed an unmanned aircraft.
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China unhappy over deployment of X-band radar in Japan
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the planned deployment of a second X-band radar in Japan could affect regional stability.
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SM-3 Block IB successful intercept of most complex target to date
USS Lake Erie successfully engaged a complex separating short-range ballistic missile target over the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 18.
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