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First U.S. Army field artillery unit to be assigned C-RAM mission

Posted on August 16, 2019 by alert5

Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara, Hawaii Army National Guard Deputy Adjutant General visits Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment as they conduct Counter Rocket Artillery Mortar operations during deployment training, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Jun. 9, 2019. The 487th FAR was selected as the first non Air Defense Artillery unit to be trained on C-RAM operations outside of their primary Military Occupational Specialty of Field Artillery. (Hawaii Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama)

Taiwan shows its Chien Ling point-defense missile system defending a AN/FPS-115 site

Posted on August 14, 2019 by alert5

Taiwan has revealed that its Chien Ling point-defense missile system being adapted for land-use to defend its AN/FPS-115 radar site from cruise missile attacks.

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U.S. Army signs contract for Iron Dome

Posted on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Army has signed the contract to buy two sets of Iron Dome missile intercepting units.

Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Upgrade of Aegis Ashore site in Romania completed

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by alert5

The Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defence site in Romania has completed its upgrade, NATO announced.

NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania – Air defense soldiers assigned to B Battery (THAAD), 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command unload flooring for a Battery Command Post during a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system emplacement at Naval Support Facility Deveselu, Romania May 17. The unit arrived in Romania in April to emplace a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system while NATO’s Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense site undergoes a long-planned update in the upcoming months. (Photo by U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jonathan Hill, Naval Support Facility Deveselu)

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Raytheon to provide USAF with two prototype high energy laser weapon systems

Posted on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has given Raytheon a contract to deploy two prototype high energy laser weapon systems to protect its units overseas.

Photo: Raytheon
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