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Japan and U.S. to jointly develop fixed face replacement of AN/SPQ-9

Posted on March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 by alert5

The AN/SPQ-9 surface search & fire control radar will be replaced by a new one that is none rotating and it will be develop jointly by Japan the U.S.

Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Japan to boost ASM-3 AShM’s range to 400km

Posted on March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 by alert5

Japan has decided that its ASM-3 air-launch supersonic anti-ship missile would require a range boost to 400km in order to give it a standoff capability.

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China deploys two types of air defense missile systems at Kashgar

Posted on March 18, 2019March 17, 2019 by alert5

H/T to DY Lu for pointing out that China has deployed two different types of air defense missile systems at Kashgar airport.

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Small air-launch UAV seen as potential joint research project for India and U.S.

Posted on March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 by alert5

Indian and U.S. defense officials have concluded their latest round of Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) talks and both sides have identified the small air launch unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) as a potential joint research project.