air defense

Romania signs agreement to purchase Patriot air defense system, Raytheon says

The government of Romania signed an agreement to purchase the Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System from the U.S. Army

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Romania says it will buy US Patriot missiles in 2019

Romania's defense minister says the country will purchase Patriot missiles worth $3.9 billion from the United States in the first half of 2019.

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US State Department approves $10.5 billion Patriot anti-missile system sale to Poland

The U.S. State Dept approved the sale of Patriot missile defense systems to Poland, including 16 launching stations and 208 PAC-3 missiles

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Turkey to develop its own air defense missile system with Eurosam, Canikli says

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said Turkey agreed with Europe’s manufacturer of air defense systems to develop its own missile system.

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Turkey signs air defense missile accord with France and Italy

Turkey signed a letter of intent with France and Italy on Wednesday, paving the way to a purchase of surface-to-air missiles from the Eurosam consortium

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Sweden seeks Patriot air defense system by 2025

Sweden is to request the purchase of the Patriot medium-range air defense system from the United States, aiming to have it fully operational by 2025

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Foreign minister: Turkey can back out of Russian S-400 deal without technology transfer

Turkish authorities could annul the deal to purchase Russian S-400 air defense missile system if Moscow refuses to transfer technology, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. “We have heard no official refusal on that score. [Russia’s President Vladimir] Putin told us we may take steps for joint production. Know-how will be crucial. If Russia’s attitude is negative, we may clinch a deal with another country,” Mr. Cavusoglu said in an interview with Aksam. Turkey and Russia had largely agreed on conditions for the S-400 deal, worth some $2.5 billion, over the summer. However, the agreement was officially signed only in September, when Ankara made an advance payment. Vladimir Kozhin, the Russian presidential aide for military and technical cooperation, said last month that Moscow and Ankara were not discussing technology transfer at the time. “We are not speaking about it, as yet we speak only about supplies of ready weapons, technologies – no,” he said. According to Kozhin, Turkey wants to see the systems delivered before 2019, and the issue is still under discussion. Russia’s S-400 Triumf long-and medium-range air defense missile system can use five different missile types to destroy aerial targets including both planes and other missiles at a range …

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Saudi Arabia to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems

Saudi Arabia is to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems, Kornet anti-tank guided missiles, thermobaric rockets, grenade launchers and assault rifles.

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