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News reports says the U.S. Army is asking Congress for $373 million to buy the two Iron Dome missile interceptor batteries.
Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני (see also https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5:Flickr-IDF-IronDome-in-action001.jpg ) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The South Korean army has lifted the grounding of its KUH-1 helicopter on the eve of Christmas.
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By Korea Aerospace Industries (KUH-1 Surion in Alaska) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Pentagon has given Orbital Sciences Corp a $46 million contract for 15 full-rate production Lot 13 GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea skimming target base vehicles.
Photo courtesy of French DGA
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov says the Iskander-M mobile short-range ballistic missile system has proven its effectiveness in Syria.
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The Israeli Defense ministry has released a video of an unmanned turret designed for its Namer armoured personnel carrier (APC) and the turret is shown having a hidden pod that can pop up to launch two Spike anti-tank missiles.
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