38 North: KN-17 might not be an anti-ship weapon after all
John Schilling from the 38 North takes a look at North Korea’s KN-17 missile and warned that the weapon – with a Maneuvering Reentry Vehicle (MaRV) sitting atop of a Scud – might posed a serious threat to land targets in South Korea rather than American aircraft carriers.
Romania says Patriot is just one of the possible solutions in mind
Romania’s Defense Minister Gabriel Les spoke to television station TVR1 on Apr. 30 and he mentioned that the Patriot air defense system is just one of few possible solutions to upgrade the country’s air defense system.
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Azerbaijan claims Armenia fired 9K33 Osa missile into its territory
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense said a missile from a 9K33 Osa mobile air defense system was fired into its territory on Apr. 27.
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Vietnam takes delivery of RV-02 radar components
Vietnam has taken delivery of some components for the assembly of three RV-02 medium-range radars on Apr. 27.
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