Anti-aircraft warfare

The United States announced on Aug. 16 that it had informed the Turkish government that the U.S. deployment of Patriot air and missile defense units in Turkey, which expires in October, will not be renewed. The announcement came one day after Germany also said it would pull its Patriot missile batteries from southern Turkey.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that the country will boost its nuclear forces with forty new intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Putin stated that the missiles will be capable to overcome even the most technically sophisticated missile defence system, TASS news agency reports.

No less than 49 violations of Greek air space were reported on Wednesday by Turkish warplanes in the eastern Aegean, with engagements (mock dog-fights) cited in three instances.

Defence ministry sources said a total of 22 Turkish aircraft engaged in the violations, including a flyover of the tiny isle of Kinaros. Eight of the Turkish planes were also armed with air-to-air missiles.

Defence Minister Mircea Dusa on Tuesday watched a troop exercise conducted on the ground to test a battery of Hawk (Homing All the Way Killer) surface-to-air missiles by the 1st 'General Nicolae Dascalescu' Surface-to-Air Brigade at the firing range in Mihai Bravu, Giurgiu County.

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Turkey should have the ability to develop its own missile and space technologies in order to respond to security challenges that could arise from its neighbors, the prime minister has said, amid NATO's concerns Ankara will finalize a deal with a Chinese company for a $3.4 billion long-range missile defense system.

Russia has offered Iran advanced surface-to-air missiles after scrapping a similar deal in 2010 because of UN sanctions over Tehran's nuclear programme, the state defence company said on Feb. 23.
      
Any such a deal is likely to go down badly in Washington as Western countries seek to keep up the pressure on Iran to agree a comprehensive deal on its nuclear activities.

The US military will commission new missile defense base at Deveselu on Friday, where a component of NATO's missile defence shield in Europe will be installed, reads Stars and Stripes US publication, which quotes US military officials.

The US government is continuing to advocate for the Patriot missile defense system after Turkey cited disagreements with the Chinese firm that initially won an air defense system bid

Turkey’s intentions to build a Chinese long-range anti-missile system may pose security risks, analysts say, claiming the tragic shooting of a Malaysian jetliner by pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels reveal the dangers of a stanalone system that is not connected with central radar systems Military experts agree that the rebels in Ukraine who shot down a Malaysian jetliner, killing 298 people

Turkey’s intentions to build a Chinese long-range anti-missile system may pose security risks, analysts say, claiming the tragic shooting of a Malaysian jetliner by pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels reveal the dangers of a stanalone system that is not connected with central radar systems Military experts agree that the rebels in Ukraine who shot down a Malaysian jetliner, killing 298 people