Boeing and Australian partner Ferra Engineering signed a MoU to explore applications for Powered JDAM — a long-range, low-cost and mass-producible JDAM derivative capable of travelling upwards of 300 nautical miles. “Powered JDAM will exponentially increase the effective range of the munition, and alongside the JDAM ER, will effectively and affordably meet a variety of defence needs around the world,” said Bob Ciesla, vice president of Boeing Precision Engagement Systems
Israels Rafael Advanced Defense Systems said it is working on a brand new interceptor missile called SkySonic geared specifically at the hypersonic threat
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Forces of South Korea and the United States fired 4 surface-to-surface missiles into the Sea of Japan as part of their joint military exercise. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) stated that four Army Tactical Missile Systems and a Hyumoo-2 ballistic missiles were fired
Russia has transferred a battery of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from Syria to Russia's Novorossiysk port near Crimea, Israeli satellite imaging company has claimed. On August 28, ImageSat International (ISI)
The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) will participate in Exercise Pitch Black biennial warfare drills hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for the first time. Travelling to Australia as part of the Rapid Pacific deployment, the Luftwaffe will arrive in mid-August with more than 200 personnel, six Eurofighter Typhoons, three A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports and an A400M transport aircraft
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The Indian Ministry of Defense said a technical malfunction led to an accidental firing of a missile, which landed on Pakistani territory. The incident took place on 9 March 2022
The UK Ministry of Defense today deployed Sky Sabre air defense system that has the ability to hit a tennis ball-sized object travelling at the speed of sound. 16 Regiment Royal Artillery is now accepting into service the first tranche of Sky Sabre and further procurements will be configured to operate in all parts of the globe, the MoD said in a statement