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The U.S. Navy has chosen Saab as the contractor to field a replacement for the MK 9 Tracker Illuminator System. The contract was worth $32 million.
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The U.S. government is selling another batch of RIM-116C Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) Block 2 missiles to Japan.
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The Yomiuri reports that the Japan Ministry of Defense intends to deploy anti-ship and anti-air missile units to Ishigaki Island next year.
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South Korean defense firm LIG Nex1 says its proposed solution for the South Korean navy CIWS-II program has scored the highest marks in the evluation by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has carried out its most complex test so far on Jul. 24 by firing four SM-6 Dual II missiles at two short-range ballistic missile targets.
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