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Iran develops air defense system comparable to Russia’s S-300
Moscow: Iran has developed its own air defense system comparable to and even more sophisticated than the Russian S-300 system, the IRNA news agency said Monday, citing an Iranian military official. Russia signed a contract with Iran on the supply of at least five S-300 air defense systems to Tehran in December 2005. However, there [...]
Iran to make missile system better than Russian: Airforce
Tehran: Iran boasted on Monday it is manufacturing a home-built air defence missile system which would be better than the Russian S-300, which has been ordered by Tehran but yet to be delivered by Moscow. “Today, we are building all our air defence weapons by ourselves … the only thing we wanted to import was [...]
Finland Orders RBS 70 Ground Based Air Defence System
Saab has signed a contract on deliveries of the RBS 70 ground based air defence system to the Finnish Army. The order is worth 26 million EUR. The contract covers further deliveries of the RBS 70 ground-based air defence system. First deliveries of materiel are scheduled for 2011. “This is very positive and it further [...]
Kuwait Air Defense Forces Conduct Successful Patriot Test Firings
TEWKSBURY, Mass: The Kuwait Air Defense Forces successfully test fired Raytheon Company’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System against tactical ballistic missiles. The test firings were held last month at the Udairi Range in Kuwait in conjunction with other Kuwait Air Defense and Land Forces elements during a joint exercise. The test firings used a [...]
Sukhoi Hands Over Su-34 Bombers to Russian Air Force
MOSCOW: V.P.Chkalov Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO) handed over to the Russian AF two batch-production Su-34 frontline fighter-bombers produced in the framework of the national defense order for 2009. The planes have already arrived to the Russian AF Lipetsk Center for Combat Use and Flight Training. In accordance with the 5-year state contract with the [...]
Land-based Air Defence Systems 2006-2015
Description The Land-Based Air Defence Systems Report Since the early 1990s, military air defence systems and programs have transitioned from a Cold War mindset to focusing on a completely different future enemy, one that launches terrorist attacks or military strikes in the form of cruise missiles, UAVs and aircraft used as weapons. The technology behind [...]
Raytheon to Upgrade South Korea’s Patriot Systems
TEWKSBURY, Mass: Raytheon Company has been awarded a $17.2 million Foreign Military Sales contract modification to deliver capability upgrades for South Korea’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. With emphasis on upgrading the global Patriot fleet, Raytheon will deliver prime-power equipment as an alternative power source for Patriot system operations and will deliver communications equipment [...]
Iran continues to press Russia for S-300 deliveries
Iran hopes that Russia will fulfill its contract for the supply of S-300 air defense missile systems, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. Russia signed a contract with Iran on the supply of S-300 air defense systems to the Islamic Republic in December 2005. However, there have been no official reports on the [...]
Avenger Fire Units, Stinger Missiles for Chile
WASHINGTON: The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Nov. 10 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Chile of 36 AVENGER Fire Units, 378 STINGER-Reprogrammable Micro-Processor (RMP) Block 1 Anti-Aircraft missiles, 12 STINGER Block 1 Buy-to-Fly missiles and associated parts, equipment and logistical support worth approximately $455 million. The Government of Chile has requested a [...]
