Boeing Wins Harpoon Missile Systems Support Contract
The US Navy has awarded support services contract to Boeing for Harpoon anti-ship missile systems. Boeing will provide engineering, training, support equipment, integrated logistics support, and technical support services for the Navy and also to the governments of Brazil, Chile, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, Turkey, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Taiwan,...
Taiwan To Build 11 Chiang-class Stealth Corvettes
The Taiwanese navy is planning to build 11 Tou Chiang-class stealth corvettes in three lots and also upgrade the original corvette with 3D radar system and Tien Chien II guided missile system. The new vessel type is to be longer, wider and will incorporate anti-aircraft capabilities such as "3D radar systems...
Saab Signs $354 Million Swedish Contract To Supply Next-Gen Anti-Ship Missile System
Saab has signed a SEK3.2 billion ($354 million) contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for the development and production of the next generation anti-ship missile system
Syrian Airbase Struck By 59 US Tomahawk Missiles
The US launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles on Syrian government airfield late Thursday evening as retaliation to Tuesdays deadly chemical attack by the Bashar al-Assad regime in a rebel-held area. The Pentagon released details on the strike, saying it was conducted using tomahawk missiles launched from the destroyers USS Porter...
UK, France Team Up For Missile Technology Development With MBDA
UK and France signed an agreement to explore future missile technologies with European missile maker MBDA under €100 million ($108 million) program. Signed during a visit by Laurent Collet-Billon, head of the French defense procurement office, Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) to the Ministry of Defence, the agreement begins a three-year...
Israel Navy's Sa'ar 6 Corvettes To Be Equipped With Additional Iron Dome...
The Israeli Navy has considered to include more “Iron Dome” missile launchers on its Saar 6 missile ships being manufactured in Germany. The four Saar ships were designed to feature an iron dome missile launcher, but they will now have two iron dome pods each,
US Army Resumes Javelin FGM-148F Missile Component Test
The US Army has resumed testing of the Spiral 2 FGM-148F missile component of the Javelin medium close combat system improvement programme. The trials were suspended in late 2016 due to technical issues with the precursor warhead (PCWH),
Russia’s New 4,600mph Hypersonic Missile Can Destroy Royal Navy Warships: Report
Russia has reportedly developed an anti-ship cruise missile capable of travelling at between five and six times the speed of sound - 3,800 mph to 4,600mph. According to
Russian Army To Acquire Hypersonic Weapons, S-500 Missile Systems
Russian army will soon acquire military equipment based on new physical principles, hypersonic weapons and next-generation S-500 missile defence systems. “A test unit of Russia's next-generation S-500 air defense system would be ready by 2020
Russian Navy Launches Kalibr Cruise Missiles Against IS Militants In Syria
Russian Navy has launched several Kalibr cruise missiles towards the Islamic States (ISIL) positions in eastern Syria on Sunday. A submarine off the coast of Syria launched a number of cruise missiles at the Islamic States positions in eastern Syria,
BAE Systems To Modernize US Navy's Guided Missile Cruiser
BAE Systems has won a $42.9 million contract from US Navy for the modernization of the USS Vicksburg (CG 69), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser
Pakistan Test-launches Land-based Anti-ship Missile
Pakistan Navy conducted a successful test launch of Land-based long-range anti-ship missile (AShM) on March 16. The trial was conducted from coastal region and missile secured hit on the target placed at Sea, the Pakistani militarys media arm the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release Thursday
Eurodrone Programme Completes Preliminary Design Review
Netherlands Allocates €500M for Extra Ammunition
Ukrainian ATACMS Strikes Target Russian S-400, Fighters in Crimea
Ruselectronics Develops Technology Extending Short-Wave Radio Range to 6,000 km
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
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...