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The AIM-9X Block II dogfight missile has been successfully test-fired from the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) launcher for the first time last month.
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Taiwan’s military has requested for $2.5 billion to develop its an indigenous loitering munition. The project name is soaring sword.
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Japan’s Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya has admitted on Jun. 14 that a potential Aegis Ashore site in Akita prefecture would need to be protected from tsunami.
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The FIM-92 Man-Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS) for the U.S Army is being enhanced with proximity fuzes, Raytheon says.
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Speaking to Reuters, the general manager of the NATO AEW&C Programme Management Agency says the alliance might switch to the Boeing 737 AEW&C platform to replace the aging E-3.
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