Austere Challenge 12 starts in Israel

A joint air and missile defense exercise by Israel and United States has started on Oct. 21. 3,500 personnel will spend the next three-weeks practicing how to integrate defense systems if Israel comes under a massive missile attack.

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Pantsir-S shots down real cruise missile

A cruise missile fired from a Tu-95MS 800 kilometers away was shot down using two missiles from a Pantsir-S short-range air defense system during tests at a practice range in northern Russia on Friday.

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Modernized Mi-25s back in Peru

Four Mi-25 Hind D attack helicopters that were modernized in Russia have been assembled in Peru. Peru paid $20 million to modernize seven aircraft and extend their service life by another seven years.

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