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May- 2021 -24 MayAsia Pacific
China Puts Upgraded HQ-9 Missile System to ‘Extreme Test’
The Chinese air force has put an upgraded version of its HQ-9 air-defense missile systems to an extreme test in unfamiliar terrain, according to Chinese state media.
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Feb- 2021 -26 FebruaryAir
US Air Force SHiELD Laser System to Receive Critical Component
The US Air Force is receiving one of the three main components of a laser weapon system demonstrator this month which is being developed to counter surface-to-air and air-to-air missile attacks on fighter aircraft.
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Feb- 2020 -13 FebruaryMiddle East
US Navy seizes Iranian anti-tank missiles in Arabian Sea, command says
The US Navy boarded a boat in the Arabian Sea and confiscated a shipment Iran-made anti-tank missiles it says were illegally bound for Yemen
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10 FebruaryBusiness
US approves $1.9 billion sale to India of Integrated Air Defense Weapon System
The US Department of State approved a possible sale to India of a medium-range Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS) for $1.9 billion
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Dec- 2019 -6 DecemberMiddle East
US claims capture of Iranian missile parts off Yemen coast
The US State Department released images of what it claims are Iranian-made missile components captured off Yemen's coast last month
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5 DecemberBusiness
Raytheon awarded missile systems maintenance contract modification for US and Spain
The Pentagon awarded Raytheon Missile Systems a $28,881,512 contract modification to maintain missiles of the US Navy and Spanish government
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Nov- 2019 -11 NovemberCommentary
A familiar adversary emerges in Israel’s proxy war with Iran
An old enemy – anti-aircraft missile systems – features again in Israel's latest proxy war with Iran in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq
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Aug- 2019 -22 AugustTechnology
Iran officially unveils Bavar-373 air defense system
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani inducted the Bavar-373 air defense system at an official unveiling ceremony in Tehran
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Jul- 2019 -16 JulyTechnology
UK Royal Navy and Marines test Thales’ Lightweight Multirole Missile
The UK Royal Navy and Royal Marines tested Thales' Lightweight Multirole Missile – also known as Martlet – against speedboats and drones
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Jun- 2019 -20 JuneMiddle East
Iran shoots down US RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone
Iran said it had shot down a US surveillance drone that violated its airspace near the Strait of Hormuz
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