Category: Air Defense
Using Google Earth, Japan’s defense officials selected Aegis Ashore site base on erroneous data
Japan’s Defense Ministry is under criticism for its selection of the Aegis Ashore site in Akita. Officials disclosed on Jun. 8 that the elevation angles of mountains in northern Japan were calculated wrongly using Google Earth.
China says its OTH radar is immune to anti-radiation missile attacks
China’s defense researcher Liu Yongtan, who was honored with the top science award for his work on ship-based Over-the-Horizon (OTH) radar, says his radar can help detect stealthy aircraft and are impervious to attacks from anti-radiation missiles.
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Iran unveils its Khordad 15th air defense missile system
Northrop Grumman gets $0.95 billion contract to produce 30 AN/TPS-80s
Northrop Grumman will produce 30 AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radars (G/ATOR) for the U.S. Marine Corps.
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