Air-Launched Weapons
Rafael I-Derby BVRAAM Air-to-Air Missile
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Air-Launched Weapons
Rheinmetall Australia to Produce Ammunition for F-35
Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions (RNM) plans to produce 25mm cannon ammunition for use by the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter. A new production line will be set up at a government-owned factory in the first half of […]
Infantry Weapons
How India sipped T-90 (T-72BU) poison to save Russian Tank Industry?
The T-90 tank is far from the best tank in the world, but perhaps the worst in terms of price and quality. Some Russian domestic experts claim that “the adoption of the T-90 into service was […]
Infantry Weapons
The Pentagon successfully tested hypersonic glide vehicle
WASHINGTON – The United States announced Friday it has successfully tested an unarmed prototype of a hypersonic missile, a nuclear-capable weapon that could accelerate the arms race between superpowers. The Pentagon said a test glide […]
Infantry Weapons
Standard Missile 3: Shipboard and Land-based Interceptor
The SM-3 interceptor is a defensive weapon the U.S. Navy uses to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The interceptor uses sheer force, rather than an explosive warhead, to destroy its target. Its “kill vehicle” […]
Air-Launched Weapons
Raytheon Received $392.4 Million Contract to Manufacture AIM-9X Tactical Missiles
The Pentagon has awarded Raytheon a $392.4 million modification contract to supply tactical missiles to the US military, Turkey, South Korea, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries. The AIM-9X modification contract includes production […]
Americas
The US Army to deploy offensive and defense measures to counter missile threats
The US DOD plans to field 20 additional ground-based interceptors to address rogue-state missile threats coming from North Korea. The department is also deploying additional advanced radars in Alaska. Soofer and DOD officials testified on […]
Infantry Weapons
BAE Systems to build next-gen seeker for THAAD missile defense systems
Lockheed Martin, which builds the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon system for the U.S. Army, has awarded BAE Systems a contract to design and manufacture a next-generation seeker for the system’s interceptors, according to a BAE […]
Naval Weapons
Exocet MM40 Block 3 Long Range Anti-ship Missile
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Naval Weapons
Indonesian Navy to upgrade Exocet anti-ship missile to block 3 standard
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) plans to upgrade the Exocet MM40 Block 2 anti-ship missiles on its KRI Usman-Harun (pennant number 359) multirole corvette/light frigate once the vessel’s mission systems are modernised. […]