MBDA To Provide Brazilian Navy With Sea Ceptor For Corvette Program
The Brazilian Navy has selected MBDAs Sea Ceptor to provide the local area air defence for its next generation Tamandaré class corvettes. After the UKs Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), Brazils is now the third navy to have chosen Sea Ceptor
Pentagon To Spend $1 Trillion To Upgrade Its Nuclear Arsenal
The Pentagon announced Friday that it would spend $1 trillion to upgrade an array of missiles, submarines and bombers, local media reported. The emergency spending program will be carried out in order to update its ageing nuclear arsenal
India Successfully Tests Agni-II Ballistic Missile
India successfully conducted a test launch of a medium-range nuclear capable Agni-II ballistic missile from a military base in Orissa. The routine user-trial was conducted from Wheeler's Island in Bhadrak district, around 200km on November 9
Raytheon Wins $85.5 Million Contract For Griffin Missiles
Raytheon has been awarded a $85.5 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Griffin missiles and support
US Navy Tests Raytheon-Built Interceptors To Meet Multiple Missile Threats
The US Navy conducted Flight Test Mission-25 exercise by launching Raytheon-built interceptors, one Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptor and two Standard Missile-2 IIIAs against ballistic and cruise missile targets respectively. The exercise demonstrated the ability of interceptors to manage multiple missile threats simultaneously
Aegis Combat System Successfully Completes Two Flight Tests
The Lockheed Martin, U.S
China To Unveil Javelin Competitor, Red Arrow ATGM At Zhuhai Air Show
China is likely to introduce the Norinco Red-Arrow 12 anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) at the Zhuhai Air Show (Nov.11 - 16, 2014)
Rheinmetall Reports 9 Percent Increase In Consolidated Sales For 2014
Rheinmetall Group generated consolidated sales of €3,215 million in the first nine months of 2014, increasing its business volume by €259 million or 9 % year-on-year. Growth stood at 11 % after adjusting for currency effects
Finmeccanica Unanimously Approves Interim Financial Report, Third Quarter Results
The Board of Directors of Finmeccanica, convened today under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, examined and unanimously approved the Interim Financial Report at 30 September 2014 and the results for the third quarter of 2014. With regard to commercial performance, considerably more orders were acquired than the first nine months of 2013, both in Aerospace and Defence and Transportation, Finmeccanica said in a statement
Raytheon Flight Tests Griffin Missile's Advanced Capabilities
Raytheon successfully completed flight tests of its Griffin™ C increased capability missile. The tests at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona highlighted the missile's In-Flight Target Update (IFTU) capability when it was redirected to a new target in mid-flight
BAE Systems Wins Australian Nulka Contract Worth $50 Million
BAE Systems has secured a 16th successive annual contract to produce additional rounds for the Nulka active missile decoy. Valued at approximately $50 million, the latest follow-on order will involve making decoy rounds for the Royal Australian Navy and the United States Navy, bringing the total number of rounds supplied by BAE Systems to more than 1,400
Russia To Develop Unified Space System To Detect Ballistic Missile Launch
Russia is developing a unified space system for detecting launches of ballistic missiles, which will become one of the key guidelines for establishing the nuclear deterrence force, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was quoted as saying on Thursday. “Creation of a unified space system is one of the key guidelines for the development of Russias nuclear deterrence forces
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Ukrainian Parliament Adopts Law on Recruitment of Prisoners into its Armed Forces
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...