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India, France Agree On $6 Billion Missile Deal
India and France on Thursday concluded negotiations on the Short Range Surface to Air Missile nearly worth of $6 billion during the talks between French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who also said talks on $10-billion deal for Rafale fighter aircraft are “progressing well”. After comprehensive talks, the leaders said views were [...]
New page in Syria war as rebel missiles hit aircraft
In less than 24 hours, rebels used surface-to-air missiles to strike down two aircraft in northern Syria, marking a turning point in their war with forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Since the end of July, the Syrian regime has used fighter jets to try to suppress a growing insurgency. The air force has frequently [...]
Malaysia in Talks with Russia on SAM, AT Missiles, Gunboats
Malaysia is close to a contract with Russia on the delivery of Kornet antitank missile systems, Igla portable anti-aircraft missiles and is also negotiating a deal on Russian guided missile and patrol boats, Russian state-controlled arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Tuesday. Rosoboronexport deputy chief Viktor Komardin said Russia is ready to sell Malaysia a license [...]
Belarus gets surface-to-air missiles from Russia
Belarus has taken delivery of the first consignment of advanced Tor-M2 antiaircraft missile systems from Russia, Belarusian Defense Minister Yury Zhadobin said on Thursday. “The first two units arrived yesterday,” he told the Belta news agency. All 14 systems will have been delivered before December 24, he said, adding that the first Tor-M2 battery would [...]
5,000 surface-to-air missiles secured in Libya: US
A top US official said on Sunday that a team of US and Libyan bomb disposal experts has secured about 5,000 surface-to-air missiles stockpiled during the regime of Moamer Kadhafi. “We have identified, disbanded and secured more than 5,000 MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defence Systems), while thousands more have been destroyed during NATO bombing,” Andrew Shapiro, [...]
MBDA Prepares VL MICA Land Systems for Delivery
While the first VL MICA naval surface-to-air defence systems are being delivered to customers, the production of VL MICA land systems for an export customer is in full swing ready for deliveries starting in 2012. In this respect, the equipment produced and assembled in MBDA’s facilities in France has been deployed at a French Air [...]
NATO Tests MANTA System, Aircraft Protection Solution Against MANPADS
The MANTA system, a solution developed by Indra to protect aircraft from surface-to-air missile attacks, was tested by NATO with positive results. The system passed the tests during the recent EMBOW trials, which consist of exercises conducted by the Atlantic Alliance, an entity that has studied threats to air platforms and countermeasure technologies for over [...]
Thousands of Libya missiles on the loose
At first glance, it seems nothing unusual or hinting of danger — just a few wooden munitions cases piled up in the corner of a vast hangar on the outskirts of Benghazi in eastern Libya. But the cases’ rectangular shape, their size — about that of a coffee table — and the yellow inscriptions in [...]
New Surface to Air Missile Ready for Action: PLA
Official military media for the first time acknowledged Monday that China’s new land-based mid-range Surface to Air Missile (SAM) system has reached operational capability. Military observers say that deployment of this missile system will boost China’s air defense capability. The new SAM system, dubbed by foreign media as the Hongqi-16, or Red Flag-16, has been [...]
