Russia Tests Air-launched Ballistic Missile From MiG-31 Jet
Russias test-launched its Kinzhal ‘aeroballistic hypersonic missile from the belly of a MiG-31 fighter jet on Sunday. “A MiG-31 interceptor jet made a training launch of a Kinzhal high-precision ‘aeroballistic hypersonic missile and the missile hit a target on the test range,” the Russian Defense Ministry announced...
Lockheed Martin To Develop Ballistic Re-Entry Vehicles To Test US Missile Defense...
The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin an $80.6 million fixed-price contract for modified ballistic re-entry vehicles and separation modules for missile defense tests
Northrop Grumman Wins $475M Contract For Ballistic Missile Defense System Program
The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded a $475 million contract to Northrop Grumman to develop and field simulation models of a Ballistic Missile Defense System, or BMDS, and its capabilities. According to the contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, Northrop Grumman will develop, test and field complex modelling...
Putin Reveals New Russian Nuclear Missile Defense
Russias President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday the creation of a nuclear powered cruise missile that guarantees an unlimited range and high speed and is capable of penetrating any missile defense. Speaking at the annual State of the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly, Putin was quoted as saying by TASS: "Russia...
India Test Fires 'Dhanush' Ballistic Missile
India on Friday successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable 'Dhanush' ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 kms from a naval ship off Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile, a naval variant of the indigenously-developed 'Prithvi' missile, was test-fired from the ship positioned near Paradip in the Bay of Bengal at around 10
India Tests 2000-km Range Agni-II Surface-Surface Missile
India today test-fired its medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of 2,000 km from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was conducted from a mobile launcher at the Launch Complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at around 8
Russia-Saudi S-400 Missile System Deal Enters Technical Discussions Stage
Negotiations on sale of Russian S-400 missile systems to Saudi Arabia have entered the technical and logistics details stage. "Regarding the S-400, detail discussions are continuing between the two sides on the final arrangements of this
Lockheed Martin Receives $524 Million Contract for PAC-3 Missiles
The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a $524 million contract modification for production and delivery of Lockheed Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors. This modification is in addition to the $944 million contract awarded on Dec
North Korea Debuts Latest Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ‘Hwasong-15’ At Military Parade
North Koreas latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Hwasong-15 has been featured for the first time in a military parade on Thursday that marked 70th anniversary of the founding of its military. The North Korean military demonstrated at least four launchers with Hwasong-15 ICBMs at the parade, according to the edited clips broadcasted by the Norths state-run Korean Central Television
India Test Fires Nuclear-capable Agni-1 Ballistic Missile
India today successfully test-fired its short-range nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-1 with a strike range of over 700 km from a test range off the Odisha coast. The indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile was launched as a part of a periodic training activity by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Army to consolidate operational readiness, Defence sources told PTI
China Claims Successful Missile Interception Test
China conducted a mid-course land-based missile interception test, which its Ministry of National Defense said was conducted within China's territory and “achieved its preset goal.” The type of missile used in the test or target was not mentioned in several reports published in Chinas state-controlled media
Russia Deploys Iskander Missiles Systems in Kaliningrad Permanently
Russia is on continuous military high alert and has deployed several Iskander nuclear-capable missile systems on a permanent basis in the neighbourhood of Lithuania at Kaliningrad, Lithuanian President has said. According to the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, the military exercise “Zapad 2017” had clearly demonstrated that Russias hostility and aggressive policy in relation to the West was ongoing
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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...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
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