A Russian spy plane in the straits between Sweden’s Öland and Gotland on Apr. 20 while a multinational exercise was being carried out nearby.
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Category: Air Defense
Russian Tu-22M3s carried out mock attack on Sweden
In the early morning on Mar. 29, two Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 bombers along with four Su-27 escorts carried out a mock attack on Sweden.
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U.S. denies asking Canada to join missile defense shield
The Pentagon has denied news reports that Canada has been invited to join its missile defense shield.
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Fort Drum, former Griffiss Air Force Base and one site in Maine are potential East Coast BMD sites
Two sites in New York and one in Maine are potential locations for the East Coast missile defense base.
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Pentagon to allocate $400 million to Iron Dome over next two years
The United States plans to finance the Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system with $220 million in fiscal 2014 and $175.9 million in fiscal 2015.
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