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UK To Buy HellFire Missiles Worth $95 Million

April 18, 2013 @ 03:24 PM

The U.S Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for 500 AGM-114-N4/P4 HELLFIRE missiles

Lockheed Martin Successfully Flight Tests Nemesis Missile

April 16, 2013 @ 02:14 PM

Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated the launch, guided flight, target acquisition and precision strike capability of its Nemesis missile in three flight tests. Nemesis is a man-portable, surface-launched missile that enables warfighters to engage targets with precision lethality from as close as 100 meters to well beyond line of sight

India Test Fires Submarine-Launched Version Of BrahMos

March 20, 2013 @ 01:05 PM

India today successfully test fired for the first time the 290 km-range submarine-launched version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the Bay of Bengal becoming the first country in the world to have this capability. The submarine-launched version of BrahMos was successfully test fired from an underwater pontoon near here, BrahMos...

India’s Indigenous Cruise Missile Goes Off Track During First Test Flight

March 12, 2013 @ 02:56 PM

India for the first time on Tuesday test-fired its indigenously developed medium range sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. The missile has to be terminated halfway after it deviated from course about 20 minutes after its launch

U.S, Israel Test Arrow Anti-Missile System

February 25, 2013 @ 01:03 PM

The U.S and Israel today successfully tested the Arrow anti-missile system for the first time, allowing Tel Aviv defence against "threats in the regional arena" namely Iran

Plans To Develop New Hypersonic BrahMos Missile Revealed

February 25, 2013 @ 11:06 AM

BrahMos Aerospace has announced plans to develop technology for hypersonic version of the BrahMos missile which can travel at five to seven times the speed of sound. "The company is roping in academics to develop the requisite technology before going in for designing and developing missiles which can travel at Mach 5 to 7 (five to seven times the speed of sound)

Lockheed Gains Preferred Bidder Status In UAE's Extended Air Defence Ground Program

February 19, 2013 @ 03:26 PM

The United Arab Emirates has chosen Lockheed Martin as the preferred bidder for an air-defence system that could form the basis of an integrated missile shield for the entire Arabian Gulf region. The Diamond Shield system creates a centralised command and control centre capable of running all aspects of a country's air defence, according to Lockheed

Israel’s Arrow System To Undergo Major Upgrade This Year

February 12, 2013 @ 08:19 AM

The Israeli Air Force has announced that the "Arrow" system, responsible for defending the country from long-range ballistic missiles, will undergo a series of improvements in 2013. A new version of the missile system--"Block 4

Taiwan’s New Cloud Peak Missile System Can Cover Major Chinese Regions

February 2, 2013 @ 12:38 PM

The Taiwanese Military has announced the development of an offensive surface-to-surface missile, codenamed Cloud Peak or ‘Yunfeng that could cover southern and central Chinese regions, including Shanghai. The missile, with a 1,200-kilometer range is outfitted with a ramjet engine capable of speeds of Mach 3 or higher

Russia Carries Out Simulated Missile Launch

January 17, 2013 @ 07:34 AM

Russias Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) on Wednesday conducted a simulated missile launch. According to the Defense Ministry, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu watched over “the fulfillment of a special task, including a simulated missile launch”

Lockheed Martin Wins $755 Million Contract From U.S For Supply Of PAC-3...

January 12, 2013 @ 11:26 AM

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $755 million contract by the U.S

India Relies On Russian GLONASS GPS For BrahMos Launch

January 11, 2013 @ 09:26 AM

Indias latest test launch of the sea-based BrahMos supersonic cruise missile relied on the Russian GPS-GLONASS technology to guide it to its target. The GLONASS technology was added to the existing doppler-inertial platform, allowing the missile to be updated with advanced satellite navigation systems from Russia's Kh-555 and Kh-101 strategic long-range cruise missiles

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