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Alarm activated at US Embassy in Iraq over unknown flying object
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad (Iraqi) July 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Alarm sirens were turned on at the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the air defense system was activated over an "unknown object" in the sky above the embassy, Iraqi television channel Al Sumaria reported citing a security source.
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China's air defense system inferior to Russia's S-400
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 31 (ANI): China has been procuring various Soviet-designed defense system like S-400s or S-300 and developed an updated version of those, which is less capable than provided by the original Russian product.
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US to replenish Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense Systems: Biden
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) announced that Washington will replenish Israel's Iron Dome air defense systems that were depleted during the recent conflict with the Palestinian group in Gaza.
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Taiwan terms incursion by Chinese warplanes 'unnecessary', 'thoughtless'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 29 (ANI): Taiwanese premier Su Tseng-change has termed the incursion by Chinese warplanes into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADZ) as "unnecessary" and "thoughtless."
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Taiwan rounds up Patriot, Avenger missiles to counter repeated Chinese inc
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 25 (ANI): Taiwan is ramping up military drills focusing on air defense with the help of Patriot and Avenger missiles amid frequent incursions by Chinese military planes into its air defense identification zone (AIDZ), according to reports.
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US, Canada begin joint week-long Arctic Air Defense Drills
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Minnesota [US], March 21 (ANI): US and Canadian air forces are starting a week-long Arctic exercise, Amalgam Dart, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has announced on Saturday (local time).
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S-400 missile system caught in traffic accident outside Moscow
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 25 (ANI/Sputnik): A vehicle of the Russian military's seminal air-defence system -- the S-400 Triumf missile systems -- was caught in a traffic accident on the Mozhayskoye Highway outside Moscow on Thursday.
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UAE firm presents country's first domestic air defence missile system
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 24 (ANI/Sputnik): UAE weapons company Halcon on Tuesday presented the country's first air defense missile system SkyKnight, the company said.
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8 Chinese fighter aircraft enter Taipei's air defense zone as Taiwan appoi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 20 (ANI): As a US-trained defence minister got appointed as Taiwan's defence minister, eight Chinese fighter aircraft flew into the southwestern part of its air defense zone.
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Syrian air defenses confront Israeli missile attack in Masyaf
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Syrian air defenses responded to a fresh Israeli missile attack that targeted the western Masyaf area in Hama Governorate after midnight Thursday, Syrian state TV reported.
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US 'deeply concerned' with reports about Turkey's possible S-400 system te
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department said it was concerned about reports on possible tests by Turkey of Russian S-400 air defense missile systems.
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Syrian military repels Israeli air attack in Homs from Lebanese Airspace
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Homs [Syria], Apr 01 (Sputnik/ANI): The Syrian air defenses downed a number of missiles launched by Israeli jets from the Lebanese airspace on the central Syrian province of Homs on Tuesday, the Syrian state-run SANA news agency reported, citing a military source.
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