China Denies Placing Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems On Artificial Islands In South China...
China has denied media reports of a possible deployment of its anti-aircraft missile systems on one of the artificial islands in the South China Sea. “These posts have been created "by some Western media," and encouraged them to pay more attention to the construction of China on the peaceful island of...
Saudi Intercepts Scud Missile From Yemen
Saudi Arabia intercepted a Scud missile fired towards the kingdom by Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, the local media reported Sunday. The official Saudi SPA news agency said the missile was destroyed by the kingdoms air defenses at around 2145 (1845 GMT) on Saturday, around 100 kilometers (60 miles) from its border
Philadelphia Gear Wins $1 Billion US Navy Contract For Arleigh Guided Missile
Philadelphia Gear Corp has won a contract from the US Navy for production of main reduction gears for DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers. “Philadelphia Gear Corp
Raytheon Wins Patriot Missiles Engineering Support Contract For 12 Countries
Raytheon has been awarded a $212 million foreign military sales contract to provide engineering services for its Patriot anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic missile systems deployed with the armed forces of 12 US allied nations. Raytheon will perform work for the armed forces of Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Netherlands,...
Boeing-led Test Improves U.S. Missile Defense Technology
A Boeing-led industry team has successfully tested improvements to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, a missile defense technology. Working with the U
Lockheed Martin Wins $92 million Contract For Qatar Patriot Missile
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $92 million contract for Qatar PATRIOT missile support, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday. This foreign military sales contract awarded by US Army will see Lockheed Martin provide a PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 and Missile Segment Enhancement Multi-Band Radio Frequency Data Link obsolescence redesign
France Doubles Arms Sales to Euro 16 Billion in 2015
France doubled its arms sale to 16 billion euors in 2015 as against 8.3 billion in 2014 and may be a close third behind Russia as the worlds largest arms exporter for the year
Pakistan Tests Nuke Capable Air-Launched Cruise Missile
Pakistan has successfully flight tested indigenously developed Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM), Raad Tuesday. Raad, with a range of 350km, “enables Pakistan to achieve air delivered strategic standoff capability on land and at sea,” Dawn news daily cited the Inter-Services Public Relations as saying Tuesday
South Korea To Accelerate Missile Development To Match North’s “Asymmetric” Weapons
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) plans to accelerate the development two key missile systems, the Kill Chain and Korean Air and Missile Defence to detect and intercept missiles coming from the North. DAPA Minister Chang Myoung-j was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency that he was paying “special attention” to the core weapon system of the Kill Chain besides the personnel needed to operate it
Israel’s New Guided Missile To Enter Service Soon
A new GPS-guided artillery rocket, Romah developed by Israel Military Industries (IMI) firearms manufacturer, will soon be operational. Eli Reiter, head of IMI's Rocket Systems Division, claimed that the new missiles could be fired at pre-programmed co-ordinates within a few seconds from when an order is given, IHS Jane's reported
Raytheon Completes Seeker Test For Tomahawk Cruise Missile
Raytheon Company has completed a captive flight test of a seeker designed to let Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile engage with moving targets on land and at sea. Using company-funded, independent research and development, the test was conducted with a modified Tomahawk missile nose cone mounted on a T-39 test aircraft and equipped with a seeker integrated with Raytheon's new, modular, multi-mode processor
Raytheon Wins Griffin Missiles Contract Worth $85 Million
Raytheon Missile Systems has won a US Air Force contract worth $85 million for Griffin missiles and support. Raytheon will provide Griffin A and B Block II/III missiles, including test and support equipment with engineering support, the US Department of Defense announced Wednesday
Ukraine's JDAM-ER Bombs to Get Home-on Sensors to Target Russian Electronic Warfare...
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Climbs to 33,000 ft. Highlighting High Altitude Reconnaissance Capability
Russia Claims 111,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in 2024
Italy to Transfer SAMP/T Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
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...
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