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Thales has started production of the Sea Fire naval radar

Posted on May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 by alert5

Thales has started production of the first Sea Fire radar for the French Navy, the company disclosed on May 9.

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Philippines to acquire “missile detection technology” to check on China

Posted on May 11, 2018May 10, 2018 by alert5

The Philippine government has admitted that it does not have the ability to verify reports that China has deployed missiles in the Spratly Archipelago and had to rely on third-party resources for information.

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USS George Washington will eventually return to Japan with the ability to operate MQ-25

Posted on May 10, 2018 by alert5

The fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization bill has included language directing the U.S. Navy to prepare aircraft carrier USS George Washington to operate the MQ-25 during its four-year midlife refueling and overhaul in Virginia.

By Official Navy Page from United States of America MCSN Declan Barnes/U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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USN issues RFI for Hard Kill Self-Protection Countermeasure System

Posted on May 9, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Navy wants to follow in the Air Force’s footsteps and invest in a program to obtain a hard kill missile interceptor to protect its airborne platforms.

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