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Switzerland cleared to buy 72 PAC-3 MSE interceptors

Posted on November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Nov. 15 that the State Department has cleared a Foreign Military Sale of 72 PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to Switzerland.

The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor set a distance record in its latest flight test with the longest one-shot hit-to-kill intercept against an Air-Breathing Threat at White Sands Missile Range on July 26. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

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XH558 to start her engines for one last time on Nov. 20

Posted on November 15, 2022 by alert5

Vulcan XH558 will start her engines for one last time on Nov. 20 before shutting down for good. The public is invited to hear the roar of its Olympus engines from 10am to 2pm.

Vulcan XH558 over Wickenby Aerodrome by J.Hannan-Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Spain to keep Patriot unit in Turkey until June 2023

Posted on November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 by alert5

Spain has once again extended the deployment period of a Patriot air defense missile unit in Turkey. This time, the soldiers and their equipment will remain till June 2023.

By Sivi Steys (Flickr: Patriot) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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South Korea’s National Assembly boost defense budget

Posted on November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 by alert5

South Korea’s National Assembly has added nearly $200 million to the defense budget proposal due to an increase in number of missile launches from North Korea.

대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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