Lockheed Martin Wins $163 Million to Produce Additional THAAD Interceptors, MRP-Ts
Lockheed Martin has won two separate modification contracts totalling $163 million for the production of additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Lot 10 interceptors and Missile Round Pallets- Transportable (MRP-T) for the system. In a separate contract, Lockheed Martin won $145 million modification contract for the production of additional THAAD...
China Commissions New Nuclear-capable Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile
Chinas new nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile, Dong-Feng 26 (DF-26) has entered service with the Peoples Liberation Army Rocket Force. The Dongfeng-26 has been commissioned into the PLA Rocket Force
Yemeni Forces Fire Short-Range Zelzal-2 Missile At Saudi Base In Najran
Yemeni forces on Wednesday evening fired another domestically-built ballistic missile at the Saudi base in the border region of Najran, for the second time this week, local media reports. Yemens Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported, citing a military source, that the al-Sadis military base had been targeted with a short-range Zelzal-2...
Pakistan Test Fires Enhanced Range Nuclear-capable Cruise Missile
Pakistan has test fired an enhanced range version of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Babur cruise missile. Babur Weapon System-1 (B) is capable of striking targets both at land and sea, at a range of 700 kilometres, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Saturday
Russia Plans to Reopen S-300 Anti-aircraft Missile Systems Sales to Syria
Russia plans to reopen sale of S-300 Anti-aircraft Missile defence systems to the Assad regime following the unilateral action of the US, France and the UK in launching airstrikes on Syria. “A few years ago, given the urgent request of some of our Western partners, we refused to supply the Anti-aircraft...
Russia’s New RS-28 Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile To Be Operational In 2021: TASS
Russias newest silo-based inter-continental ballistic missile Sarmat, or RS-28, is expected to go operational in the Uzhur-based strategic missile force division in 2021, a source in the defense-industrial complex told TASS. "Under the government-run program for armaments extending till 2027, Sarmat is to be produced serially starting from 2020
Lockheed Martin To Provide Hit-to-Kill PAC-3 MSE Missile To Poland
Poland today formalized an agreement to purchase Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related support equipment. "We're honored to partner with Poland in support of the WISŁA Air and Missile Defense system to protect and defend their armed forces, citizens and infrastructure
Yemeni Forces Fire Seven Missiles, Including New Short-Range Ballistic Missile ‘Badr’ at...
Yemeni forces on Sunday fired seven ballistic missiles, including the newly launched short-range ballistic missile ‘Badr, at the Saudi-led coalition, the Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported. The missile unit of the Yemeni army also fired two other homegrown missiles ‘Borkan H2 and ‘Qaher M2 on Sunday night at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Abha International Airport in Asir, and a local airport in Jizan region as well as some other areas in southern Saudi Arabia, it said
India Successfully Tests BrahMos Cruise Missile
Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the supersonic cruise missile, BrahMos, for the first time from Indian-made seeker, in Pokhran test range, Rajasthan on Thursday morning. The missile took off successfully and hit the designated target meeting all mission parameters
Lockheed Martin Receives $522 Million Trident II Missile Support Contract
Lockheed Martin Space Systems is being awarded $522,324,985 modification to exercise options for Trident II (D5) submarine-launched ballistic missile production and deployed system support. Work is expected to be completed Sept
Russia’s New Avangard Hypersonic Missile System To Enter Service By 2019
Russia's most advanced Avangard hypersonic missile system could come into service by 2019, a source in the Russian defense sector told TASS on Thursday. The source said: “After the first series of glide vehicles is produced and a controlling launch of a missile with this armament is carried out successfully, the Avangard complex may be accepted for service already in late 2018
Japanese Ruling Party Wants Ability to Strike Enemy Bases
The Japanese military should be able to strike enemy missile bases, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is finalizing a proposal to urge the Japanese government in this regard. The LDP is hoping to finalize the proposal by May so that it will be reflected in the countrys defense buildup guidelines to be reviewed at the end of the year
U.S. Approves $700M Arms Sale to Netherlands for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles...
Poland Cleared to Buy Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles for $1.3B
France's Third Barracuda Submarine Begins Nuclear Reactor Startup
U.S. Enacts Supplemental Bill Providing $95B in Aid for Ukraine, Israel, and...
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...