air defense

India will sign $5 billion S-400 air defense system deal with Russia this week

Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee the signing of a deal to supply India with five S-400 air defense systems, a top Kremlin aide said

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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.

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Russia says Syria air defense shot down Il-20 military aircraft after Israeli airstrikes

A Russian spy plane that disappeared from radar was shot down by Syrian air defense systems responding to Israeli strikes, Russia's Ministry of Defense said

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India eyes the Raytheon/Kongsberg National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System

India’s Ministry of Defence has approved the acquisition of the latest version of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to boost air defenses in New Delhi

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First firing trial for UK’s Land Ceptor air defense missile system

The U.K. successfully conducted the first firing trial of the new MBDA-made Land Ceptor air defense missile system at a test range in Sweden, the Ministry of Defence said

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Turkey will receive first Russian S-400 air defense systems in 2019

Russia has agreed to bring forward the delivery to Turkey of S-400 air defence missile systems, in a deal that has raised eyebrows among NATO allies

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MBDA and Lockheed form joint venture for Germany’s TLVS missile defense system

MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin announced a joint venture expected to become the prime contractor for Germany's TLVS next-generation integrated air and missile defense system

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Russia and Saudi Arabia discuss transfer of technology in S-400 missile defense system deal

Russia and Saudi Arabia are discussing transfer of technology and logistics as they finalise the deal for the S-400 air defense missile system, the Saudi Ambassador to Russia said.

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Israel and US successfully flight test Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile system

The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency successfully completed a flight test of the Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system from a site in central Israel

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Russia tests upgraded air defense missile

Russia successfully test-fired a PRS-1M upgraded air defense missile from the Sary-Shagan firing range in Kazakhstan, according to the official Ministry of Defence newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda

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