Rosoboronexport said Russia and Brazil will discuss the possibility of the joint development of an advanced surface-to-air missile system dubbed Parana.
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Category: Air Defense
U.S. Congressional Research Service: DF-21D not game-changer
A new report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) says China’s new DF-21D ASBM can be defeated by “employing a combination of active and passive measures” along the ASBM’s “kill chain.”
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Russian bombers carried out simulated strikes against U.S. missile defense assets in Asia
According to Fox News, Russian Tu-22M Backfire bombers have carried out simulated cruise missile attacks on U.S. missile defenses in Asia.
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USN soliciting for short-range air defense laser
The U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research has released a formal industry solicitation for a vehicle-mounted on-the-move short-range air-defense laser system to defeat Low Observable/Low Radar Cross Section (LO/LRCS) threats to a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF).
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U.S. deploying THAAD to Guam
The U.S. Defense Department said in an e- mailed statement on Apr. 3 that a THAAD system will be deployed to Guam in coming weeks as a “precautionary move” against North Korea’s ballistic missile threat.
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