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China’s second S-400 system undergoing testing

Posted on April 11, 2019April 10, 2019 by alert5

The second set of S-400 air defense missile system for China has been assembled and is undergoing testing at Kapustin Yar training range.

By Соколрус [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons

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Japan cleared to buy 56 SM-3 Block IB missiles

Posted on April 10, 2019 by alert5

The Trump administration has given the green light for Japan to buy up to 56 SM-3 Block IB missiles.

U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Japan’s Aegis Ashore systems will not have CEC

Posted on April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 by alert5

The two Aegis Ashore missile defence systems that Japan plans to deploy in the next decade will not have Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC).

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03).

Photo by Mark Wright

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Vietnam develops mobile truck-mounted SHORAD

Posted on April 7, 2019 by alert5

Sea Giraffe AMB for Royal Canadian Navy’s new Joint Support Ships

Posted on April 7, 2019April 7, 2019 by alert5

Saab announced on Apr. 5 that it has received an order for delivery of Sea Giraffe AMB naval radars supporting the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Joint Support Ships. Lockheed Martin Canada has placed the order.

Credit: Saab
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