Saab Wins $940 Million Carl Gustaf Man Portable Weapon System Components Contract
Saab announced today that it has won a SEK 127 million ($940 Million) contract to deliver components for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system to Sweden. The order comprises components for ammunition to the Carl-Gustaf system, a modern and effective ground support weapon system
Indian Firm Develops Self-Destructive Missile Technology
An Indian firm Kaynes has developed a technology which allows missiles to self-destruct after the launch, if it veers off-course or if it detects unauthorized access to controls. A senior DRDO official was quoted as saying by TOI on Monday that the company has developed an Electronic Safe Arm Fire Systems...
Raytheon Wins $122 Million Tomahawk Block IV Missiles Contract
Raytheon Missile Systems has won $122 million contract for the procurement of 114 Tomahawk Block IV All Up Round missiles for the US navy. Work is expected to be completed in August 2017
Kalyani Group, Rafael JV To Develop Missiles, Remote Weapon Systems, Armour Solutions
Kalyani Group has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Israels Rafael Advanced Defense Systems on Thursday to develop and manufacture a wide range of missiles, remote weapon systems and advanced armour solutions. N JV
Prithvi-II Missile Test-Fired
The Indian Strategic Forces Command personnel test-fired the nuclear-weapons-capable Prithvi-II missile from Odisha on Thursday for a range of 250 km as against its full strike range of 350 km. Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines with...
LRASM Completes Third Flight Test
Lockheed Martins Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) achieved a third air-launched flight test, with the missile performing as expected during low altitude flight. The test, conducted on Feb
Six New Akash Squadrons To Empower IAF
The Indian Air Force (IAF) have raised six new squadrons of the Akash Air Defence System which is developed by the DRDO, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and private firms. The top IAF officials were quoted as saying by TOI that IAF already has two operational squadrons of the all-weather, point/area missile system
Rafael To Present C-DOME Defense System, Iron Dome And SPICE 250 Munition...
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will debut the C-DOME, a Naval Point Defense System at the AEROINDIA 2015 this week. The system is designed to effectively protect combat vessels against a large set of modern threats
Pakistan Test Fires New Air Launch Cruise Missile
Pakistan on Monday successfully test fired the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) which can deliver nuclear warheads up to 350 km with pin-point accuracy. The Raad missile enables Pakistan to achieve strategic standoff capability both on land and at sea
Serbia Test-Fires Missiles With LRSVM Morava Multiple Rocket
The Serbian Armed Forces successfully test-fired missiles with the newly developed LRSVM Morava multiple rocket launcher on Friday. The system should become operational by year-end, according to InSerbia
Saab, Polish Navy Tests RBS15 Mk Missile
Saab and the Polish Navy have conducted commissioning and sea acceptance test of the RBS15 Mk3 missile onboard the Orkan-class fast attack craft. The test was conducted under a contract signed in 2006 with Poland for the delivery of RBS15 Mk3 missiles, and their installation on the Orkan-class ships
Marotta Controls Wins Lockheed Martin Anti-Ship Missile Upgrade Contract
Marotta Controls has won a contract from Lockheed Martin to upgrade the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) with multiple power conversion units. Lockheed Martin has been developing LRASM as a joint program with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; the Department of the Navy and Air Force
Aerojet Rocketdyne to Provide Propulsion System for Lockheed's Next Generation Interceptor
U.S. Air Force Instructor Pilot Dies After T-6A Texan II Ejection Seat...
EDGE Signs $27M Deal with Indonesia's PT Pindad to Establish Ammunition Production...
Romania to Get 300 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II Missiles for its F-16...
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...