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Air-Launched Weapons

Raytheon Received $736 Million Contract To Produce AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile

December 7, 2024 GDC 0

Raytheon, an RTX business, was awarded a $736 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce AIM-9X SIDEWINDER missiles. This contract is for the improved Block II variant, which addresses hardware obsolescence through upgrades to ensure superior performance and […]

Air Platform

Taiwan’s F-16 Fighter Jet Locks on China’s J-15 as Chinese Pilot Desperately Tries to Escape Sidewinder’s Locks

October 15, 2024 GDC 0

Officials said Hina employed a record 125 aircraft, and its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships were involved in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands on Monday. The exercises simulated the sealing off of […]

Air-Launched Weapons

RTX (formerly Raytheon) to increase AIM-9X Sidewinder production to 2500 missiles per year

April 7, 2024 GDC 0

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Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. State Department Approves Potential Sale Of JASSM, AIM-120 AMRAAM And AIM-9X Sidewinder To Poland

March 29, 2024 GDC 0

The US State Department approved the potential sale of 821 AGM-158B-2 air-to-surface missiles worth $1.77 billion to Poland on Tuesday. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the […]

Anti-air Missiles

Ukraine turns American-made AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles into homemade air defense

December 25, 2023 GDC 0

n an impressive display of ingenuity and resourcefulness, Ukraine is actively transforming American AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, initially designed for F-16 fighter jets, into effective surface-to-air missiles for impromptu air defense. This initiative emerges as a […]

Americas

U.S. Army Trials Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Using AIM-9X and Tamir Interceptor Missiles

December 4, 2023 GDC 0

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Air-Launched Weapons

Raytheon Awarded Contract To Produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles

July 16, 2023 GDC 0

Raytheon Missiles & Defense has received a $264-million contract to produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder tactical missiles for the US and international allies. The weapons under contract will be in the Block II all-up rounds configuration. […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Canada donates deadly AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles to Ukraine

May 28, 2023 GDC 0

The Canadian defense minister Anita Anand announced at the 12th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting on May 25 that Canada will supply the Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles to Kyiv. The announcement was part of […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Why Missiles Fired From F-22 Raptor And F-35 Are Hard To Detect?

January 11, 2022 GDC 0

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Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. DoD selects Raytheon for AIM-9X system improvement

November 11, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. DoD has contracted Raytheon to provide support and development work for its air-to-air missile, AIM-9X. Raytheon has been awarded a contract modification worth $37 million to procure Operation Flight Software Version 9.5 and […]

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  • Taiwan Upgrades 42 F-16A/B To F-16V Standard

    March 21, 2021 0
    Taiwan’s Air Force has already upgraded 42 F-16 A/B jet fighters to the new F-16V standard, and it is aiming to complete all 141 planned upgrades by 2023. Taiwan inducts most advanced F-16V fighter jets [...]
  • Lockheed Martin Test Fires Extended-range GMLRS

    May 12, 2021 0
    Lockheed Martin has conducted a test of the new extended-range (ER) version of its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) munition. US Army test fired extended-Range munitions for HIMARSDateJuly 8, 2024British Army To Purchase Extended Range [...]
  • U.S. Air Force’s A-10 Warthog Started Destroying Iran’s Naval Capability.

    March 23, 2026 0
    U.S. Central Command on March 15 released official imagery showing U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft refueling in flight while supporting Operation Epic Fury, a campaign CENTCOM says began on February 28. The imagery [...]
  • Peru to Receive First An-178 Military Transport Aircraft

    March 15, 2021 0
    August 2020 Ukrainian State company “Antonov” presented the newest multirole transport aircraft An-178, which is to be delivered to Peru in 2021. The delivery is planned within the contract to produce an unspecified quantity of [...]
  • Wagner Mercenary Group’s Untrained Convicts Dead Bodies Are Litered In Frontline

    February 2, 2023 0
    Late last summer, a five-acre plot in southern Russia began to fill with scores of fresh graves of Wagner mercenary fighters killed in Ukraine. Satellite photos show the site’s rapid expansion, and a Reuters report [...]
  • Nigeria cleared to buy 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters

    March 17, 2024 0
    The US Department of Defense (DoD) has confirmed the sale of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Nigeria. Bell Delivers 12 AH-1Z Viper to BahrainDateOctober 28, 2021Nigeria plans to purchase 12 AH-1Z Cobra attack helicoptersDateJune [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

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  • Europe

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  • Americas

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  • Europe

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  • Defense Industry

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  • C4iSR

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    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Four Gripen E/F for Royal Thai Air Force.

  • Africa

    Kenyan Air Force Received All Three C-27J Spartan Transport Aircraft

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    Ukrainian drones struck a Russian airbase destroying two Tu-95 nuclear bombers

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  • Europe

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