By end of the year, Russia will have one S-400 air defense missile system battalion deployed in the Far East.
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Category: Air Force
Thales delivers first production RBE2 AESA radar to Dassault Aviation
Thales delivered the first series-produced RBE2 AESA radar to Dassault Aviation last month and Rafale C137 will be the first to have it installed.
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Four Gripen operators take part in Exercise Lion Effort
Four South African Gripens were held back in Sweden after delivery so that they could join Swedish, Czech and Hungarian Gripens for Exercise Lion Effort.
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F-15Js to protect Aegis destroyers
Tokyo has decided to deploy its F-15 fighters to protect three Aegis destroyers that are monitoring North Korea’s missile launch next month.
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USAF has revised plan for TPS-75 replacement
The U.S. Air Force has a new road map for acquiring the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) due to the budget crisis and a new acquisition strategy.
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