Rheinmetalls MK-82-EP general purpose aircraft bomb has recently been selected by France for its Rafale, Mirage 2000 aircraft while Germany has chosen it to equip Eurofighter jets. Frances procurement authority, the Direction Générale de lArmement (DGA), has already placed the first serial production orders for the MK82-EP for the Mirage 2000...
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A mock B61-12 nuclear bomb struck a ground target in the Nevada desert to successfully complete the first flight test with the US Air Forces F-35 fighter jet, demonstrating the bombs first release from an internal bomb bay at supersonic speeds. During the August 25 flight test, an F-35A flying at...
Brazils Avibras has partnered with the country's Air Force to develop a family of long-range cruise missiles which will be the first such effort for the South American country. The two parties signed a corresponding memorandum of understanding on November 23
Philippines received $18 million worth of weapons from the U.S
Taurus Systems, a joint venture between MBDA and Saab, could collaborate with a South Korean company to develop a new air-based cruise missile with range of over 600km to arm the countrys indigenous KF-X and FA-50 combat jets. "We are developing Taurus K-2, which is smaller but has the same or even more performance of the current missile
A video posted by Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) recently showed J-11BS fighter jets armed with a new type of missile, expected to be armed on J-16D jets in the future. The mystery missile could be an advanced anti-radiation missile such as the U
The Turkish Air force will test locally made air-to-air missiles, substitutes for the US-made AIM-120 AMRAAM later this month. Speaking at the SAHA EXPO Virtual Fair that opened today, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank stated that it is expected that domestic air-to-air missiles (Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan) will be tested at the end of the month
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The Pentagon today awarded Raytheon a $239.113 million contract for StormBreaker (SDBII, GBU-53/B) production Lot 6
Indias state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) aborted 800km-range Nirbhay cruise missile minutes after its launch on Monday. “The missile was fired at 10
Latvian National Armed Forces have completed the installation of a new Team Trainer for SPIKE Missiles. The new system will train Latvian forces to use Rafael Advanced Defense Systems SPIKE LR2 and SR missiles, procured from EuroSpike (a joint venture between Rafael, Diehl Defence, and Rheinmetall Electronics), Rafael said in a release Friday