BAE Systems has been contracted to provide continued engineering support and facilities integration services for the US Navy’s Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear (SLCM-N) program. The US Department of the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs has awarded the […]
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of up to 175 Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles to the Netherlands. The estimated $2.19-billion sale includes 163 Tomahawk Block Vs, 12 Block IVs, 10 Tactical […]
Sweden’s Saab (SAABb.ST), opens new tab said on Monday it had won a 1.7 billion crown ($159 million) order from Germany to modernise and maintain the country’s Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missiles for ten years […]
China fielded and exported missiles filled with water instead of fuel and arrays of silos with improper lids — examples of military corruption that led to a dramatic purge of top officials, Bloomberg reported, citing […]
Raytheon has been awarded a $401.2-million full-rate production contract by the US Navy for 131 Block V Tomahawk missiles. As part of the contract, a total of 26 missiles will be delivered to the US Army, 16 […]
An Australian warship has test-fired a US Tomahawk cruise missile, officials said Tuesday, hailing a “major milestone” in the country’s decade-long plan to beef up its fleet in the face of an Asia-Pacific arms race. […]
Two Philippine officials said Wednesday that American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrence despite China’s expressions of alarm. The U.S. […]
During a recent missile strike targeting Ukraine, several Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles once again ended up falling on Russian territory. On November 28, malfunctioning missiles launched towards Ukrainian energy facilities crashed in the vicinity of […]
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the BBC that Ukraine can shoot French longer-range missiles into Russia in the “logics of self-defense.” The French Scalp missiles are the same as the UK’s Storm Shadow missiles, which Ukraine […]
India has successfully tested its first long-range missile after its strategic competitor China revealed its design of a similar advanced weapon. A hypersonic weapon is capable of traveling at Mach 5 or faster—at least five […]
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