USAF’s First Live Fire Test of a Cruise Missile Dropped from a...
The United States Air Force (USAF) tested a current inventory cruise missile armed with a live warhead as part of the Rapid Dragon program to demonstrate the ability to employ weapons using standard airdrop procedures from cargo aircraft. During the December 16 test, a MC-130J flown by an Air Force Special...
DRDO Tests Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo System
Indias government-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) launched the supersonic missile assisted torpedo system from Wheeler Island in Odisha on Monday. The system is a next generation missile-based standoff torpedo delivery system
India’s DRDO Tests Helicopter-launched Anti-tank Missile
Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) flight-tested the indigenously developed Helicopter launched Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile from Pokhran ranges on December 11. The flight-test was successful in meeting all its mission objectives
Serial Production India's BrahMos Air-Launched Cruise Missile Cleared Following Test from Su-30MKI...
Air version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired from the Indian Air Forces (IAF) Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter jet today, clearing the weapon for serial production. The missile was tested at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha
Saab, Nammo and Nordic Shelter Sign MoU to Support Ground-Launched Small Diameter...
Saab has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nammo and Nordic Shelter to support the ongoing GLSDB (Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb) campaign. The new agreement was announced during a signing 23 November 2021 in Oslo, Norway
Alliant Techsystems Awarded Germany’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles Deal
Alliant Techsystems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, won a contract valued $46 million for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM) to Germany. This modification exercises an option to procure full rate production Lot 11 AARGMs to include the conversion of 51 AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARMs) into AGM-88E AARGM all-up-rounds, as well as related supplies and services necessary for their manufacture, spares, and fleet deployment for the government of Germany
MBDA Completes Delivery of 1000th MMP Missile to French Armed Forces
MBDA announced Thursday that it completed delivery of a batch of MMP (Missile Moyenne Portée / medium range missile) to the French Service Interarmées des Munitions (SIMu) recently, which included the 1000th MMP. According to the Loi de Programmation Militaire, the delivery of 1,950 missiles is planned by 2025
Thales Australia Invests $6M to Accelerate Sovereign Guided Weapons Manufacturing Capability
Thales Australia announced a $6 million investment in advanced manufacturing equipment at the Commonwealth owned Mulwala facility in regional New South Wales1, to accelerate sovereign guided weapons manufacturing capability. Thaless investment in new large-scale preparation and mixing equipment will enable a 500% increase in the size of rocket motors able to be manufactured at Mulwala, supporting production of advanced guided weapons and hypersonic weapons
U.S. Approves AIM-120C Missile Buy for Saudi Arabia's F-15, Typhoon Jets...
Saudi Arabia is likely to soon place an order worth $650 million for AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to arm its fleet of F-15 and Typhoon fighter jets. The U
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
