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October 29, 2023 | International, Land

Czech Republic orders new batch of air-to-air missiles from Rafael

The Israeli company has previously sold its ground-based air defense system, Spyder, to Prague.

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/10/27/czech-republic-orders-new-batch-of-air-to-air-missiles-from-rafael/

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    July 6, 2020 | International, C4ISR, Security

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