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New regional air defence system ‘on way’A blueprint for a regional air defence system to counter Iran is being developed by the US and its Gulf allies, according to American Secretary of Defence Dr Ashton Carter, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. More… |
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Russia delivers S-300 air defence system: IranRussia has fully delivered all parts of S-300 air defence system to Iran and the two countries have agreed to develop logistical and technical cooperation, a senior Iranian government official said. The air defence system was fina More… |
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Reliance unit in deal with Russian arms firmIndia's Reliance Defence said has signed a manufacturing and maintenance deal potentially worth $6 billion with Russia's Almaz-Antey, the maker of an air defence system that sources said the Indian military was poised to buy. More… |
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Nato agrees Turkey air defence packageNato allies agreed on Friday to send aircraft and ships to Turkey to strengthen Ankara's air defences on its border with Syria, the alliance's chief said. Diplomats said the package is partly designed to avoid more shoot-d More… |
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Russia may supply air defence systems to EgyptRussia is considering supplying air defence systems to Egypt, news agency RIA reported on Sunday, citing Sergei Chemezov, the chief executive of state-owned defence conglomerate Rostec. Russia is in talks to supply Antey-2500 and More… |
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Syrian air defence head killed near DamascusThe head of Syria's Air Defence forces has been killed in fighting east of Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Sunday. It said General Hussein Ishaq died of wounds suffered during a milit More… |
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With new air zone, China tests USChina's new air defence zone, stretching far into East Asia's international skies, is an historic challenge to the United States, which has dominated the region for decades, say experts. For years, Chinese naval officers h More… |
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Russia to run with Syria air defence deliveryRussia will not scrap plans to deliver an air defence system to Syria despite Western opposition because it would help deter "hotheads" intent on intervention in the two-year-old conflict, the deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday. More… |
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Iran to hold major air defence drillIran will hold a large-scale military drill involving all its air defence systems next month, an Iranian commander was quoted as saying on Saturday, one of a number of military simulations it has carried out this year. The air defence d More… |
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Turkish plane in ‘breach of Syrian sovereignty’Syrian air defences had to react immediately to a Turkish jet flying at 100 metres altitude inside Syrian airspace in what was 'a clear breach of Syrian sovereignty', Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said on Monday. 'S More… |
