The U.S. National Research Council said current missile defense system needs to be upgraded to handle threats from Iran.
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Russia voiced concerns over U.S. missile defense plans in Asia
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said at a nonproliferation conference in Moscow that his government is concern over American plans to deploy a new missile defense shield in Southeast Asia.
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Boeing thinks India, Singapore and South Korea are potential markets for Arrow 3
Dennis Muilenburg, chief executive of Boeing’s defense, space and security arm, told Reuters that India, Singapore and South Korea are potential markets to sell the Arrow 3 anti-missile system his company is co-developing with Israel Aerospace Industries.
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Isreal to test Arrow 3 for first time
The first end-to-end test of the Arrow 3 anti-missile system is expected to occur soon.
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Taiwan’s 5-year military modernization program to focus on armed UAVs and mobile long-range strike capability
Taiwan’s military want to spend the next five-years modernizing itself by adding mobile land-based long-range precision strike capability and armed drones to its arsenal.
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