US 6.5 Billion Contract to Boeing for Ground-based Midcourse Defense Extension
The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $6,560,000,00 modification to a previously awarded contract for the extension of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) development and sustainment contract (DSC)
Ukraine Tests Advanced Subsonic Cruise Missile ‘Neptune’
Ukraine successfully conducted the first test of the countrys latest missile technology, identified as the Neptune, a Ukrainian advanced subsonic cruise missile, on January 30, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov announced. According to Turchynov, the missile, a solely Ukrainian project designed by the Kyiv-based...
ASEAN Member States Seeking India’s Akash and BrahMos Missiles
ASEAN Nations are looking to purchase certain weapon systems from India, including Indias indigenously built Akash surface to air missile (SAM) and BrahMos cruise missile. When the 10 Asean leaders meet for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi on Thursday, sources told
BrahMos Cruise Missile With 800-km Range Likely To Be Tested By Year-end
Indias BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with a strike range of more than 800 km will likely be tested by the year-end, Hindustan Times reports Saturday. The Defence Research and Development Organisation had announced in February 2017 that a missile variant with a strike range of 800 km was under development
India’s ICBM ‘AGNI-V’ To Undergo Another Pre-Induction Test This Year
Indias long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ‘Agni-V will be inducted into the Tri-Service Strategic Forces Command (SFC) ‘within this year after it undergoes one more pre-induction trial. The nuclear-capable Agni-V is capable of covering a range of over 5,000 km, brings all of Asia, and thus China, within its nuclear strike...
DRDO’s Private Firm To Mass Produce Propellant Booster For BrahMos Missiles
A solid propellant used as booster for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which was successfully test fired from a Sukhoi-30 fighter jet in November 2017, will now be mass produced in India, enabling the government to save millions. "The DRDO will sign an agreement of transfer of technology (ToT) with a Nagpur-based private company for mass production of the boosters during a defence industry development meet at Chennai on Thursday
India Carries Out First User Trial of Nuclear-capable Agni-V ICBM
India has test-fired nuclear-capable Agni-V Inter-continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a strike range of over 5,000 km from the integrated test range (ITR) at the Abdul Kalam island off the Odisha coast on Thursday. The ICBM developed by state-run Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) is capable of carrying nuclear or traditional warhead of about 1
Raytheon Wins $641 Million Worth Contract For Ballistic Missile Defense System Radar
The Pentagon has awarded Raytheon with a contract worth $641 million to perform Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) test related activities for multiple radar platforms, the Department of defense announced Friday. Under this contract, the contractor will perform planning, executing, and analyzing sensor performance in BMDS flight tests and ground tests for each test event defined in the BMDS integrated master test plan, the statement said
First User Trial Of India’s Nuclear-capable AGNI-V ICBM On January 18
India will reportedly carry out the first user trial of countrys intercontinental range ballistic missile ‘Agni V next week. The trial would be carried out by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of Indian Army at Abdul Kalam Island defence test facility off Odisha coast anytime between January 18 and 19, Indian Express reports quoting defense sources
Saudi Air Defense Unit Intercepts Another Houthi Ballistic Missile
The Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen said it fired on Thursday a ballistic missile toward a military airport in Saudi border province of Najran, Saba news agency reported. However, Saudi media reported that Saudi air defense intercepted the missile and destroyed it over Nijran
Taiwan’s Advanced Sky Sword II Missiles To Tackle Chinese Fighter Jets
Taiwan will reportedly equip countrys Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) and frigates with domestically built Sky Sword II missiles, to tackle growing Chinese fighter aircraft threats. The Taiwan Navys Lafayette frigates will be equipped with the sea-to-air version of the Sky Sword II from 2020 to 2028,
Raytheon Wins $1.5 Billion Contract For Increased Patriot Missile Defense Capability
Raytheon announced Tuesday that it won a direct commercial sales contract worth more than $1.5 billion from an undisclosed member of the 14-nation group that own the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, for additional capability
India Tests Missile-Based Torpedo Release System
Log Protection for Russian MSTA-S 155mm Howitzer
Kongsberg Supplies Turret for BAE Systems’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle
China's Third Aircraft Carrier, Fujian Commences First Sea Trial
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...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...