Russia Signs Weapon Purchase Deals Worth US$2.8 Billion At Army Expo
Russia signed over 20 contracts of weapon purchases worth over 170 billion rubles (2.87 billion U
Lockheed Martin Delivers First Tactical Missile System To US Army
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile as part of 124 missile systems delvery contract to the US Army. Lockheed Martin is under contract to deliver 124 new ATACMS missiles to the US Army and an international customer
US To Test Unarmed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The US military will test an unarmed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Air Force base in California Wednesday Morning. The test is scheduled between 12:01 a
US To Cut Planned Buy Of AMRAAM Missiles Over Integrated Circuit Issue
The United States air force and navy are cutting their planned buy of Raytheon-built AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for fiscal year 2018 due to problems developing an integrated circuit. The AMRAAMs obsolescence upgrade, called Form, Fit, Function Refresh (F3R), affects 15 circuit cards that comprise about half of the missiles guidance section,...
Iran Opens Production Line For New Long-range ‘Sayyad-3’ Missile
Iran today inaugurated a production line for countrys new version of an air defense missile dubbed ‘Sayyad-3, an upgrade to previous versions of the missile. The country's air defense chief, Brig
Raytheon Gets $83 Million Contract for AIM-9X Bock II Missiles
Raytheon has been awarded a contract to procure 180 AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles for the US Air Force; US Navy; and the governments of Poland; Indonesia; Romania; and Belgium. “Raytheon Co
Rafael Displays Spike LR II Battlefield Missile
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has unveiled SPIKE LR II, a 5th generation variant of the Spike Family that can be fired from vehicles, helicopters, ships, and ground launchers. The new missile will be presented for the first time at the Paris Air Show in June, the company announced Monday
S. Korean Ruling Party Leader Wants THAAD Missile Returned To US
Seoul is raising the possibility of sending back the recently installed US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery due to the lack of parliamentary approval of this crucial national security decision. The leader of ruling Democratic Party, Woo Won-shik, was quoted as saying by Yonhap during a radio interview that the deployment of THAAD to South Korea has not properly undergone domestic legal procedures
LCA Tejas Test Fires Beyond Visual Range Missile
Indias Light combat aircraft Tejas today has test-fired an air-to-air missile having beyond visual range capabilities (BVR). The missile test would pay the way for empowering the locally developed aircraft with the missiles
Turkey Test-Fires First Home Made Ballistic Missile 'Bora'
Turkey has test-fired its first homemade ballistic missile near the Black Sea coastal region of Sinop Thursday. “Our missile Bora (storm), with a range of 280km, was just test-fired in Sinop
Raytheon Wins $327M US Navy Contract For Missile Defense Radars
The US Navy has awarded a contract worth $327 million to Raytheon to produce three Air and Missile Defense Radar units. “Raytheon Co
UK Awards $690 Million Three Missile Contracts To MBDA
UKs Ministry of Defense (MoD) has awarded three new missile contracts worth £539 million ($690 million) for Meteor, Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) and Sea Viper missile systems from MBDA. Secretary of State, Sir Michael Fallon, said “This substantial investment in missile systems is vital in protecting our ships and planes from the most complex global threats as our Armed Forces keep the UK safe, UK MoD said in a statement Friday
Nigerian Navy Receives French-made Offshore Survey Vessel
U.S. Navy Receives First T-54A Training Aircraft
Russian Troops to Receive S-500 Air Defense System this Year
Indonesia, Canada Host First Defense Dialogue to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...