Baghdad yet undecided about buying Russian S-400 systems – Iraqi ambassador

TASS: MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Baghdad has not yet taken a final decision on purchases of Russian-made S-400 missile systems,

This Week In Missile Defense: July 14 – 20, 2018

Cool Valley-based DRS Land Systems wins $193 million tank defense contract

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The St. Louis-area division of defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc. has been awarded a $193 million contract

China’s live-fire drills are ‘tailored for Taiwan separatists’

Taiwan News: TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Chinese media reports that the live-fire military exercises taking place off the coast of

Air Defense: The Indian Detour

Strategy Page: The Israeli Barak 8 SAM (surface-to-air missile) system has been reorganized and expanded. There are now three Barak

Russian MoD: New Air Defense Missile Succesfully Test-Fired in Kazakhstan

Sputnik International: A new air defense missile was successfully test fired from a testing range in Kazakhstan, the Russian Defense

Russia completes work on Avangard hypersonic missile system

TASS: MOSCOW, July 19. /TASS/. Russia’s Strategic Missile Force is preparing a position area for accepting the Avangard hypersonic missile

Russia preparing Plesetsk spaceport infrastructure for Sarmat ICBM flight tests

TASS: MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. Specialists are preparing infrastructure at the Plesetsk spaceport in north Russia for the flight tests

Chinese military, PLA, holds ground combat drills in Tibet to test their skills

Financial Express: The special forces of the Chinese military have conducted drills in Tibet, including ground training for helicopter pilots,

Chinese media praise new air defense missiles

Asia Times: China’s media has been praising its next generation of air defense systems, with the state-owned military-industrial complex China