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S. Korea Test Fired Ballistic Missile Capable Of Hitting North

April 7, 2014 @ 11:45 AM

South Korea successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile capable of carrying a one-tonne payload to any part of North Korea it said on Friday. The missile was launched on March 23, only two days before the North test fired two medium-range ballistic missiles capable of striking Japan

MBDA To Present New Coastal Defense System At DIMDEX 2014

March 21, 2014 @ 02:18 PM

MBDA is presenting for the first time ever a new coastal defence system based on the Marte missile family at the DIMDEX exhibition in Doha, Qatar (25-27 March, 2014). This system, the Marte Coastal Defence System (MCDS), guarantees maritime coastal traffic surveillance and interdiction to hostile ships in territorial waters

Taiwan Get Harpoon Missiles For Its Submarines

January 8, 2014 @ 01:40 PM

Taiwan has taken delivery of Harpoon anti-ship missiles to be used on its Submarines as part of $6.5 billion arms deal it signed in 2008 with the US

Cut Price Turkish Missile Deal Could Make China Major Weapons Exporter

September 30, 2013 @ 02:44 PM

Turkey has chosen China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corp (CPMIEC), a company under U.S sanctions to supply long-range air and missile defense system in a $4 billion deal

Russia To Renew Iranian S-300 Missiles Deal

September 11, 2013 @ 01:55 PM

Russia will renew an old deal with Iran to supply five S-300 ground-to-air missile systems. It will also build a second reactor at the Bushehr nuclear plant, according to Kommersant

Iran Developing New Ballistic Missile Test Site: Reports

August 8, 2013 @ 01:50 PM

Iran is developing second a ballistic missile testing site in the northern Semnan province, according to reports. In a footage published by IHS Jane's Military and Security Assessments, tower sitting on a launch pad with a long exhaust deflector hint it was assembled for ballistic missiles holding solid fuel and not for use in Iran's space program

Israel To Get Sixth Iron Dome Battery

July 29, 2013 @ 02:33 PM

The Israeli Aerial Defense Division is building a sixth battery, which is expected to be operated by soldiers performing reserve duty. In the future, the sixth battery will be part of a full battalion of reserve soldiers for the Iron Dome, according to the Israeli Air Force

Debt Ridden Izmash Wins Missile Contract

July 22, 2013 @ 03:33 PM

Izmash arms factory, the manufacturer of the Kalashnikov rifle has won a $400 million contract from the Russian MoD for antitank missiles, the company said Monday. Izhmash is to deliver Vikhr-1 long-range, supersonic antiarmor missiles by the end of 2015, company CEO Konstantin Busygin said

U.S. Interceptor Missile Fails To Hit Target

July 8, 2013 @ 11:07 AM

An interceptor missile designed to disable incoming nuclear missiles failed to hit its target during a flight test, officials said.A ground-based interceptor missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Friday and was supposed to hit its target — a missile launched 4,000 miles away from the Kwajalein Atoll, according to the U

Anti-Missile Batteries, F-16s Could Stay In Jordon After Exercise

June 6, 2013 @ 01:47 PM

The U.S could leave Patriot anti-missile batteries and F-16 fighter jets in Jordan following the end of Exercise Eager Lion, a Pentagon spokesman said today