Aviation News
In an interview with Haaretz, Maj. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg, head of Israel’s Home Front Command, said the civilian population is likely to be exposed to an incoming barrage of rockets during war as the Iron Dome batteries are deployed to protect key strategic and military sites.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) has successfully detected multiple rocket launches during company-funded testing.
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NATO has rejected a request from a Syrian rebel leader to defend rebel-held areas with Patriot missiles.
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The first Ground Master 400 (GM 400) long-range air defense radar system supplied by ThalesRaytheonSystems for Estonia has entered service.
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A stop-gap spending measure from Congress includes funding for the final year of development of the Medium Extended Air and Missile Defense System (MEADS).
Continue reading “U.S. Congress allocates funds for MEADS”