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The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully carried out the first intercept for the Arrow-3 interceptor on Dec. 10.
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Finmeccanica’s CEO Mauro Moretti said he is not certain when Kuwait will sign the contract to buy 28 Eurofighters.
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Apparently, Russia has deployed a S-300 regiment to the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago in its Arctic region as well. Earlier, it was announced that one of the two S-400 regiments had stood up at Novaya Zemlya too.
From now till the summer of 2016, air refueling tankers from Australia, Italy and UAE will be heading to Edwards Air Force Base to get their boom certified to refuel various types of U.S. Air Force combat aircraft. A RAAF KC-30 is now in California to start off certification with the F-16.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner
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Earlier this year, it was reported that Russia will start state trials of the Sosna short-range air defense system in summer, it is now apparent that the trials were delayed and will begin in early 2016.
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