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South Korea would like to increase its stockpile of 170 Taurus cruise missiles by buying 90 more, Korean Times reported.
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The U.S. Navy has confirmed that three of its warships are now operating off the coast of Yemen after HSV-2 was attacked by Houthi forces.
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Raytheon and Kongsberg has successfully test-fired the AMRAAM-ER from the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) in Norway on Aug. 31.
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Japanese military officials are telling Reuters that the country’s ballistic missile defense (BMD) system will not be able to fend off a missile attack from North Korea as Pyongyang had made advances in its ballistic missile technology over the past two decades.
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A South Korean lawmaker has disclosed that the two Green Pine radars bought from Israel have been failing repeatedly.
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