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Ukraine shores up SHORAD
Ukraine's land forces are looking at ways to beef up their Short-Range Air Defence (SHORAD) capabilities following combat experiences in the country's civil war in the east.
Among the main threats during the conflict, which began in 2014, has been tactical UAVs used by pro-Russian separatists for long-range ...
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