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US Tests Nuclear-capable Minuteman III ICBM

May 2, 2019 @ 10:17 AM

The United States (US) has tested an unarmed nuclear-capable Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the US Air Force announced on Twitter Wednesday. The missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base

Indian Air-launched BrahMos Missile to be Tested in Combat Mode

April 30, 2019 @ 10:22 AM

India is planning a test of the air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise in combat mode to test its ability to penetrate hostile environment. The test planned for the next few days will be the second of the BrahMos from the belly of a Su-30MKI fighter jet

US To Deploy THAAD Defense System In Romania

April 16, 2019 @ 08:44 AM

The United States has planned to deploy to Romania one of its seven Terminal High-Altitude Area-Defense (THAAD) missile-interceptor batteries, the army has announced. The planned summer 2019 deployment coincides with a shut-down of the US Aegis Ashore missile-defense site, also in Romania, for a scheduled upgrade

India Test-fires "Nirbhay" Subsonic Cruise Missile

April 15, 2019 @ 02:46 PM

India completed test-firing "Nirbhay" long-range subsonic cruise missile from a test range in Odisha on Monday. The missile was test-fired from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore, sources in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said

US Likely To Sell 56 SM-3 Missiles to Japan For $1.15B

April 10, 2019 @ 04:42 PM

The United States is likely to have approved the sale of 56 Standard Missile-3 Block IB missiles to Japan for $1.15 billion

India's BrahMos Cruise Missile To Go Farther, Faster

April 9, 2019 @ 08:15 AM

Range and speed of Indias indigenously made BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is planned to be increased to 500 kilometers (311 miles), and over 4.5 mach respectively

India’s ASAT Missile Test Debris Will Burn Up In Atmosphere: Pentagon Chief...

April 5, 2019 @ 08:21 AM

Debris from Indian anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons test conducted on 27 March would burn up in the atmosphere, Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Thursday, despite NASA administrator warning of the left-over debris. “400 pieces of orbital debris from the test have been identified, including debris that was traveling above the International Space Station which is a terrible, terrible thing,” Reuters quoted NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine as saying Monday

Saab To Supply RBS 70 Mk II Missiles To Czech Army

March 23, 2019 @ 11:02 AM

Swedish firm Saab has won a contract to supply RBS 70 Mk II missiles to the Czech Army. The order was placed by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), responsible for acquisitions for NATO members

Two Russian Typhoon-class Subs To Carry 200 Kalibr Missiles

March 21, 2019 @ 10:58 AM

Two Russian Typhoon-class submarines, Arkhangelsk and the Severstal, will be rearmed and developed in order to enable them to carry 200 Kalibr missiles each. The Project 941 or Typhoon-class submarines had been withdrawn from service and kept at the dock of the Zvyozdochka Ship Repair Center in Severodvinsk slated for their subsequent disposal

Anglo-French Future Cruise Missile Programme Passes Its Key Review

March 20, 2019 @ 01:39 PM

Anglo-French future cruise missile programme has passed a key review jointly conducted with Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and the Direction Générale de lArmement (DGA), the British and French armament procurement agencies. The conclusion part of the review helps the two nations to select the most promising missile concepts, MBDA said in a statement Wednesday

India Test-fires Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)

March 16, 2019 @ 10:50 AM

India test-fired its home-made Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) in the Pokhran region of Rajasthan, on Thursday. “In both the missions, the missiles hit the designated targets precisely at different ranges

Raytheon to Support SM-3 Block IB Program

March 7, 2019 @ 11:39 AM

Raytheon has won a $14 million modification contract from the US to provide continued production support and engineering for the Standard Missile SM-3 Block IB program. The SM-3 is a ship-based missile system used to intercept short and intermediate range ballistic missiles as a part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System

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