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Estonia will continue acquiring Mistral SHORAD missiles

Posted on June 13, 2018 by alert5

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) and MBDA signed a contract on Jun. 12 to supply Estonia with the Mistral SHORAD missiles under a $58 million contract.

Estonian Army Cpt. Kaimo Jurnas, the Air Defense School commander of the Air Defense Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, allows a child to look through the scope of a Mistral short-range air-defense missile system during a community engagement event in Tapa, Estonia, May 29, 2016. Soldiers from Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, also participated in the event. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Colvin)

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Qatar will equip its Rafales with Sniper targeting pod

Posted on June 13, 2018June 12, 2018 by alert5

Lockheed Martin has announced during the Eurosatory exhibition that Qatar has selected the company’s Sniper targeting pod for its Rafale fighter fleet.

By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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HQ-9 air defense missile system reappears on Woody Island

Posted on June 12, 2018 by alert5

An update by ImageSat International (ISI) shows China has redeployed its HQ-9 air defense missile system on Woody Island.

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USS Nimitz could be around longer

Posted on June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has asked Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer to explore “the options that exist to extend the service life of USS Nimitz,” Kitsap Sun reports.

By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Shawn Patrick Eklund. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons