Airmen from the Lithuanian Air Force have started testing the NASAMS medium-range air defence system at the Kongsberg factory in Norway.
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Category: Air Defense
60th anniversary of the surface-to-air missile’s combat debut
On this day 60 years ago, a S-75 surface-to-air missile was fired by China’s 2nd surface-to-air missile battalion in Beijing and it shot down a Martin RB-57D Canberra high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, #5643, over Tong County Zhangjiawan. It was the first time that a surface-to-air missile had brought down an aircraft.
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IRIS-T SLS firing units handed over to Swedish Air Defence Regiment in Halmstad
A Swedish Air Defence Regiment in Halmstad has taken delivery of the IRIS-T SLS firing units in August 2019.
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Japan’s air defenses failed to detect latest North Korean missile launches
A news report from Kyodo news says Japan’s air defense systems had failed to track some of North Korea’s new ballistic missile launches in recent months.
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India to buy anti-air missiles for its Kamorta class corvettes
The Indian Navy has launched a global tender to buy short-range air defense missiles for its Kamorta class corvettes.
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