Category: Air Defense
Oerlikon GDF-006 35 mm twin cannon guarding Taiwan’s AN/FPS-115 PAVE PAWS
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited the AN/FPS-115 PAVE PAWS on Leshan mountain on Oct. 13 and had the opportunity to take pictures with the crew of the Oerlikon GDF-006 35 mm twin cannon unit that protects the vital installation.
Photos: Presidential office of the Republic of China
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First of two Iron Dome missile interceptor systems handed over to United States
The first of two Iron Dome missile interceptor systems purchased by the United States has been delivered to the country.
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JASDF has replace PAC2 with PAC3 in Okinawa
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force declared that the PAC2 air defense interceptors stationed at Chinen and Onna Sub Bases are now upgraded to the PAC3 version.
Kugel~commonswiki / CC BY-SA
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Japan to protect its warships with RIM-116C missiles
Japan has been given the greenlight to purchase 51 RIM-116C Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) Block 2 missiles by the U.S. government.
(U.S. Navy photo/Released) 140818-N-ZZ999-003 / Public domain
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