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Tunisian Skyguard

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Refer you to the February 17, 2014
A spokesman for the Tunisian Ministry of Defense Brigadier Tawfiq Rahmouni said that the military and security units deployed in the south-east, not far from the Libyan border, are in case of alertness in view of the developments in Libya.
He added that has been deployment of a new defense system along the border with Libya, but declined to provide further details about what type of this system, only to point out that the situation in Libya is unstable.
He explained that the military and security forces deployed along the Tunisian border with Libya, did not record any disturbances on the border, however it is carrying out its functions in case of any emergency, he says.

Then plug it with this news one of the countries of North Africa signed a contract for the purchase of air defense system "Oerlikon Skyguard air defence system "
DUSSELDORF, Germany, March 4 (UPI) -- An unidentified country in the North African region has placed a follow-on order with Rheinmetall Defense or Skyguard air defense fire units.
The contract carries a value of about $128 million.

"Skyguard air defense technology, employed by over 40 countries around the world, has clearly lived up to this customer nation's expectations," Rheinmetall Defense said. "The existing basic contract, plus previous expansions, already accounts for sales volume of 582 million euro ($801.4 million), meaning that the new order brings the total -- including services and spare parts -- to 665 million euro ($915.7 million) for this country."

Skyguard is a towed, automatic 35mm air defense cannon system with a pulse Doppler search radar, a pulse Doppler tracking radar and a coaxial television camera.

Rheinmetall Defense, which is headquartered in Germany, provided no information on the number of units ordered or their delivery schedule.



Read more: Rheinmetall receives follow-on order for Skyguard system - UPI.com

And in the English Wikipedia site mentions that Tunisia has Skyguard
Tunisian Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and stay that it is possible to have it not confirmed
 
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