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Jan- 2019 -

22 January

The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed the second successful flyout test of the Arrow-3 interceptor in 2014

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Israel and US test Arrow 3 ballistic missile interceptors

The Israeli and US defense ministries they had successfully tested Arrow 3 ballistic missile interceptors deployed at Israeli airbases

Dec- 2018 -

21 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Japan unveils record $47 billion defense budget

Japan's defense budget will swell to a record $47 billion next year as it boosts missile defense capabilites and procures stealth jets

11 December

Aegis Baseline 9.B2.0 seamlessly demonstrated an operational test engagement of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM)

Joanne Stocker

US shoots down intermediate-range ballistic missile in space

The US Navy intercepted an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile target in space during an Aegis Combat System combat system test

Oct- 2018 -

26 October

USS Donald Cook fires a Standard Missile-3

Fergus Kelly

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US successfully conducts ballistic missile interception test, MDA says

The US successfully conducted an interception of a medium-range ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile during a flight test, the MDA said

11 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Pentagon grounds global fleet of 320 F-35s, points to potential fuel tube problem

The U.S. Department of Defense grounded the global fleet of F-35 stealth fighters so that engineers could conduct urgent inspections following a September crash

Sep- 2018 -

24 September

Russian S-300 air defense missile systems

Joanne Stocker

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Syria to get S-300 missile defense system within weeks, Russian defense minister says

Russia will provide Syria with an S-300 missile defense system within the next two weeks, days after Syrian air defenses accidentally downed a Russian electronic signals aircraft.

20 September