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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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Cheetah C-RAM interceptor can take out BLU-109 at 6 km

Posted on April 4, 2019 by alert5

Speaking to DefenceWeb, CEO of Rheinmetall Norbert Schulze says the development of the Cheetah counter-rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) interceptor is progressing to technology readiness level four.

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