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A new variant of the Pantsir air-defense system will undergo firing trials next month. Citing a source in the Russian defense industry, IHS Jane’s reported on May 10, 2017 that …
Pantsir-SA Missile Testing to Start in June Read More Azerbaijan is currently receiving Russian-manufactured missiles to equip its modernized Buk air-defense systems, according to IHS Jane’s. Citing a source in Belarus’ OKB TSP company, IHS Jane’s reported that a …
Azerbaijan Receiving Buk-MB Air-Defense Systems Read More In an interview with a Russian defense magazine, the General Designer of Almaz-Antey, Paval Sozinov, noted that Russia expects to complete testing on the system this year. Tass News Agency …
Russia Expects to Complete S-350 Testing in 2017 Read More Speaking to Sputnik International on April 12, 2017, a top Russian lawmaker suggested that Damascus may seek to acquire Tor and Buk missile systems from Russia following a U.S. Tomahawk …
Russian Lawmaker Suggests Syria Wants Russian Missiles Read More One day after U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles struck a Syrian airbase, the Deputy Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces stated that the share of modernized weaponry in the possession of …
Russia, Iran to Boost Air-Defense Capabilities Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. On March 31, Polish Minister of Defense Antoni Macierewicz announced the submission of a revised request for information (RFI) to the …
Poland Leaning Towards Patriot Buy But Hurdles Remain Read More Speaking to Rossiya-24 on March 7, 2017, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu indicated that the air-defense system aboard the Project 22350 frigates may soon be operational. Defense Minister Shoigu said, …
Russia Readying Missile System for Project 22350 Frigates Read More During a recent visit to the Caspian port city Turkmenbashi, Turkmen President Gurbunguly Berdimuhamedov was photographed observing two of Turkmenistan’s Tuzla-class naval patrol vessels. The photographs reveal that Turkmenistan has …
Turkmenistan Equips Naval Vessels with Short Range Air-Defense System Read Moreby Larry Dickerson, Missile Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In its recently updated “The Market for Strike Missiles” analysis, Forecast International notes the steadily increasing use of precision-guided munitions in military …
Popularity of PGMs Continues to Rise Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. A long-awaited contract for the Turkish Long-Range Air and Missile Defense System (T-LORAMIDS) now appears further away than ever. For a …
Turkey’s T-LORAMIDS Missile Defense System Edges Ever Further Away Read More