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Bet you don't see this on the news today but today is the first day the European missile defence starts to be put in place

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The first of four US high-tech destroyers arrived in Spain Tuesday to form a key part of a ballistic missile shield for Europe which Russia says directly threatens its security.

The USS Donald Cook took up station in the southern port of Rota from where it will operate as an anti-missile platform and take part in other tasks such as maritime security and NATO deployments, a statement said.

"For the first time, a ship of the United States Navy equipped with the Aegis ballistic missile-defence system is permanently based in Europe" NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said. "The arrival of the USS Donald Cook marks a step forward for NATO, for European security, and for transatlantic cooperation," Rasmussen said.

Three other Aegis destroyers will be deployed over the next two years as the missile shield takes form after NATO agreed its d

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In times of heightened threats this system will also be deployed







The Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) Radar tracks, discriminates, and assesses the flight characteristics ofA?ballistic missiles. The SBX provides an advanced capability to the overall BallisticA?Missile Defense SystemA?(BMDS). It greatly increases theA?Missile DefenseA?Agencya??s ability to conduct operational and realistic testing of its Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Element, while providing an operational capability to the Combatant Commands.

Overview

The SBX is a unique combination of an advanced X-band radar mounted on a mobile, ocean-going, semi-submersible platform that provides theA?Ballistic MissileA?Defense System (BMDS) with an extremely powerful and capable radar that can be positioned to cover any region of the globe.The vessel is based on a fifth-generation semi-submersible oil drilling platform. It is twin-hulled, self-propelled, and stable in high winds a

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Hellenic Army exercise "Atsalini Vrohi" (Steel Rain) from Artilery units with RM 70 and M270 MLRS took place in Evros region near Greek-Turkish borders

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New Russian Su-35S:

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China subs in port

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Israel close to developing star wars laser missile defence.

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Austin Fouts, back, and Capt. Matthew Smith, front, conduct a pre-flight inspection on a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 11, 2014. The B-52 is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry a variety of weapons including nuclear and precision guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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[ozfan]

Remember when they had windscreens and wipers.

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Like everything else in China they are churning out mass numbers of warships along with planes, subs, aircraft carriers, missiles and nukes...

why ??