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The Jordanian Special Operations Forces will soon acquire KBP Instrument Design Bureau 9M113 Kornet-E anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) systems installed on mobile platforms, writes Nikolai...
02-May-2008
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Boeing and DARPA discuss third HyFly test flight
Boeing's Advanced Weapons and Missile Systems division is currently in negotiations with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to undertake a third ...
17-Jun-2008
*Rafael displays Spotlite-M enemy-fire detection system
Rafael has adapted the Spotlite-M mobile electro-optical enemy-fire detection system for vehicle applications. The system was displayed on a wheeled vehicle at the Eurosatory ...
30-Jun-2008
*Igla-S air-defence system gains improved night sight
Russia's Kolomna KBM 9K338 Igla-S (SA-18 'Grouse') manportable air-defence system has been given an improved night-firing capability. A new night sight devised for use...
30-Jun-2008
Lockheed Martin schedules DAGR rocket tests
Air-launched trials of the Lockheed Martin DAGR (Directional Attack Guided Rocket) semi-active laser-guided 2.75-inch rocket are due to start later this year, announced Doug ...
30-Jun-2008
*Fire Shadow assessment phase is imminent, says MBDA
A fully funded assessment phase for MBDA's Fire Shadow loitering missile is about to begin, according to the group's head of IFPS/Loitering Munitions. Expected...
30-Jun-2008
Moscow TV reports guidance improvements for Iskander-M
The terminal homing system of the Iskander-M (SS-26 'Stone') theatre-range tactical ballistic missile has a radar capability as well as its well-known electro-optical scene-matching ...
30-Jun-2008
Russian minister identifies procurement priorities
The Russian Federation's deputy defence minister for financial and economic work identified the Iskander-M (SS-26) theatre ballistic missile as one of the highest-priority Russian ...
30-Jun-2008
MBDA considers naval role of CAMM
Although work on MBDA's Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) was originally driven by the land requirement, more emphasis is now being placed on its ...
30-Jun-2008
*IAI exhibits network-centric laser-guided warfare concept
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) showed a new concept of network-centric laser-guided warfare at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris on 16-20 June. This is intended...
30-Jun-2008
Hamas fires new weapons from Gaza
Hamas used new types of weapons - the Soviet-designed 9K111 Fagot (AT-4 'Spigot') manportable anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) and the Chinese-designed 107 mm rocket ...
30-Jun-2008
Egyptian border police intercept Gaza-bound SAMs
A shipment of 30 manportable surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) intended for smuggling into the Gaza Strip were among the weapons intercepted by Egyptian border police ...
30-Jun-2008
B-2s will carry MOPs in 2009
The Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber is planned to be capable of carrying two 30,000 lb (approximately 13,500 kg) Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) hard ...
02-Jun-2008
Italy test fires Aster 30 SAMs
The Italian Army has conducted two firings of its MBDA Aster 30 medium-range surface-to-air missile, the company announced 30 May. The test-firings, which took...
30-May-2008
Russia needs new mobile SAMs, says deputy prime minister
Russian Army mobile surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) are in need of an upgrade, according to First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov. At a press conference...
27-May-2008
Raytheon and UAE co-operate on laser-guided rocket development
Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a co-operative development agreement for a semi-active laser-guided 70 mm rocket, ...
02-Jun-2008
*Romania seeks to acquire second batch of LAROM MRL launchers
The Romanian Army is preparing to acquire a second batch of Aerostar LAROM multiple rocket-launching launchers, according to Romanian sources. The army already operates...
02-Jun-2008
*Thales starts to develop its new multirole missile
Thales Air Defence has begun company-funded work on a new Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM), with the company already having invested about GBP2 million (USD3.9 ...
03-Jun-2008
Russian air-defence exercises feature SAM live firings
Recent Russian air-defence exercises, including live firing of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) throughout April and early May 2008, have been part of an attempt to ...
28-May-2008
*Bazalt markets new rocket launcher
Russia's Bazalt state research and production enterprise has started promoting its new RPG-28 anti-tank rocket launcher. A last-ditch defensive weapon intended to defeat all ...
02-Jun-2008
GMLRS unitary warhead heads for 2009 full production
Full production of the Lockheed Martin GMLRS (Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System) is expected to begin in 2009 following the completion of operational testing of ...
02-Jun-2008
APKWS II to continue as USMC programme
The BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II semi-active laser-guided 2.75-inch rocket system will complete its system development and demonstration (SDD) phase ...
02-Jun-2008
Industry eyes Anglo-French collaboration on helo-launched ASuW weapon
A joint Anglo-French development programme for anti-surface warfare (ASuW) helicopter-launched weapons may evolve from the UK Royal Navy's current Future Anti-Ship Guided Weapon (FASGW) ...
02-Jun-2008
*India test fires Agni, Prithvi ballistic missiles
India has conducted successful flight tests of its Agni 3 and Prithvi 2 ballistic missiles. The Prithvi 2 tactical ballistic missile was successfully launched ...
02-Jun-2008
*Seawolf update comes aboard RN Type 23 frigate
A mid-life upgrade programme designed to significantly improve the performance of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Seawolf point defence missile system has taken a...
02-Jun-2008
*Kongsberg displays Joint Strike Missile
During the rollout of the Saab JAS 39 Gripen Demonstrator (Demo) aircraft at Linköping in late April, Kongsberg Aerospace & Defence displayed a mock-up ...
02-Jun-2008
*Slovakia trials Astra-Tatrapan automated command post
Military trials of the first ALES Astra-Tatrapan air-defence system command vehicle started in November 2007 and ended in March 2008. Stanislav Szabo, National ...
02-Jun-2008
Fire destroys Russian missile depot's stocks
A fire that broke out at the Lodeynoe Pole weapons depot near St Petersburg on 23 May destroyed all of the 410 air-to-air missiles ...
30-May-2008
Calibration gives go-ahead for prototype MKV-L sensors
Lockheed Martin Space Systems has successfully calibrated an operational pathfinder seeker for the US Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) payload, the company ...
29-May-2008
*SCALPEL targets urban combat
Two AV-8B Harriers from the US Navy's (USN's) Air Test & Evaluation Squadron VX-31 successfully conducted the first release of SCALPEL (Small Contained Area ...
30-May-2008
Israeli press reports rise in rocket, SAM threats
The Israeli press has reported a range of increasing missile and rocket threats around the country's borders. These include efforts by Iran in April-May ...
30-May-2008
Iran puts Qadr 1 on parade
Iran publicly displayed for the first time what was identified as its Qadr 1 1,800 km-range missile at its National Defense Day Parade in ...
30-May-2008
US Army turns to Northrop Grumman for PICS development
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems has been selected by the US Army to continue development of the Passive Infrared Cueing System (PICS). The 20-month, USD6...
30-May-2008
Fish Hawk demonstrates wing-borne torpedo flight
Raytheon has entered the US Navy's (USN's) High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapons Concept (HAAWC) competition, successfully demonstrating its Fish Hawk wing kit for the ...
28-May-2008
*Georgian UAV was shot down by Russian fighter, says UN
A fact-finding team (FTT) set up to investigate the downing of a Georgian Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over the disputed area of ...
30-May-2008
*Minuteman III makes long-distance flight
A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) configured with a National Nuclear Security Administration joint-test assembly was launched at 0304 h (local) on 22 ...
29-May-2008
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