U.S. Air Force Conducts First Launch of Operational Hypersonic Missile
A B-52H Stratofortress successfully released the first All-Up-Round AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) Hypersonic missile off the Southern California coast, Dec. 9
S.Korea Plans First Homegrown Missile for KF-21 Jet
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has confirmed plans to locally develop a long-range air-to-ground missile to arm the KF-21 fighter jet. DAPA will be investing KRW 190 billion ($145 million) from this month until 2028 for the development project
Lockheed Martin, Rafael to Develop Laser Weapon Against Rockets, UAVs
Lockheed Martin and Israeli company, Rafael have agreed to jointly develop and manufacture a ground-based High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) for use against rockets, UAVs and mortars.The future joint-development will be based on the assets that have been developed independently by RAFAEL and the Israeli Ministry of Defense's Directorate...
USAF's First Hypersonic Weapon to Soon Begin Live-fire Tests from B-52H Aircraft...
USAF's Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), a hypersonic missile, is scheduled to be operational as early as fall 2023 and will begin live-fire testing near the end of this year.Being considered for rapid production, the ARRW travels five times the speed of sound, giving combatant commanders the ability to hit...
Finland Eying Stinger Man Portable Missiles for $380M
Finland is likely to place an order for Stinger missiles worth approximately $380 million, now that the U.S
Japan Plans Buying 500 Tomahawk Missiles to Meet N.Korean, Chinese Threats
Japan is considering buying up to about 500 U.S
Finland to Order AIM 9X Block II Missiles, JSOWs worth $325M for...
Finland could soon place an order for AIM 9X Block II tactical missiles and
U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon Patrol Aircraft Can Drop Winged Torpedoes in Combat...
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Norway to Buy AMRAAM-D Missile for its F-35 Jets Worth $498 Million
Norway will become one of the first countries to acquire the latest version of Raytheon's Advanced Medium Range air-to-air (AMRAAM) missiles, the AMRAAM-D which was tested in June this year. Director General of the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA), Gro Jære on Wednesday
U.S.-Norway THOR-ER Hypersonic Rocket Engine Completes Critical Test
A hypersonic rocket engine jointly created by the U.S
Raytheon Contracted for Major Upgrades to AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles
Raytheon Missiles and Defense is awarded a $225,638,545 contract for AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ 'sidewinder' improvement program including hardware and software development to the AIM-9X system. Called Increment IV, the improvement program hardware development will update the AIM-9X missile sensor, electronics unit, and guidance unit
Aselsan Delivers Turkey's Longest-Range Radar, ALP-300G, to Armed Forces
EDGE, Fincantieri Formalize MAESTRAL Joint Venture in Abu Dhabi
Technical Malfunction Suspected in Iranian Presidential Helicopter Crash
Lockheed Martin Launches PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Against Cruise Missile Target
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...