Raytheon Wins RAM Missile Production Contract
Raytheon Missile Systems is awarded a $73 contract for rolling airframe missile (RAM) guided-missile round pack requirements for the U.S
Australia To Acquire AIM 9X-2 Sidewinder Missiles Through FMS Sale
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for AIM 9X-2 Sidewinder missiles and associated equipment worth $534 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on May 13, 2014
Raytheon To Supply TOW Missiles Worth $750 Million To International Customer
An international customer signed an agreement with the U.S
DARPA Tests Anti-Ship Missile Prototype
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that they are collaborating on the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program, which successfully launched its first prototype on August 27. Designed for both surface and air launch, LRASM seeks to develop an autonomous,...
Lockheed Martin Successfully Tested MK-41 Anti-Ship Missile
Lockheed Martin recently completed MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) testing of a simulated Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). Four consecutive tests verified that the simulated LRASM can break or "push through" the MK 41 canister's forward cover without causing damage to the composite structure, air data probe or coatings of...
France Approves Anti-Ship Missile Development Program With UK
French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday said that his country will develop and build a new anti-ship missile with the UK. A move that will allow European missile maker MBDA to consolidate industrial capabilities
France’s M51 Ballistic Missile Self-Destructs, MoD Launched Investigation
France on Sunday unsuccessfully tested an M51submarine-launched ballistic missile that self-destructed off the coast of Brittany. “It was a failure, the reasons will be determined by an investigation,” said Lt
Airbus Military, MBDA Successfully Demo Marte Mk2/S Anti-Ship Missile Under C295 Maritime...
Airbus Military and MBDA have successfully demonstrated the Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert missile installed under the wing of a C295 maritime patrol aircraft, which has already been tested on the Airborne Early Warning & Command (AEW) version. The flight was the last of a series of trials performed in a joint Airbus Military – MBDA collaboration to validate the aerodynamic integration of the Marte on C295, its handling qualities and performance tests
Raytheon To Supply SeaSparrow Missiles To Royal Thai Navy
The Royal Thai Navy will purchase nine Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles for its two Naresuan frigates currently undergoing overhauls and upgrades.The Royal Thai ESSMs will be fired from an MK 41 eight-cell vertical launch system using an MK 25 Quad Pack canister
Made-for-Germany Israeli Heron TP UAV Marks First Flight Over German Airspace
Pakistan Army Tests Fatah-II Guided Artillery Rocket System
Aerojet Rocketdyne to Provide Propulsion System for Lockheed's Next Generation Interceptor
U.S. Air Force Instructor Pilot Dies After T-6A Texan II Ejection Seat...
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...