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Missiles and Rockets
Guided A-Darter firings made from Gripen
Denel Dynamics has carried out a series of guided launches of its A-Darter short-range air-to-air missile from the Saab JAS 39 Gripen, IHS Jane's...
02-Apr-2012
Kuwait plans AIM-9X-2 missile buy
Kuwait has requested the sale of 80 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II air-to-air missiles worth an estimated USD105 million under a Foreign Military Sale (FMS). ...
05-Mar-2012
*MiG-31 AAM in final stage of development
The long-range air-to-air missile (AAM) for the upgraded Russian MiG-31BM 'Foxhound' interceptor is now in the final stages of development. The missile has been ...
05-Mar-2012
USAF to cancel NGM programme
The US Air Force's (USAF's) Next Generation Missile (NGM), formerly the Joint Dual Role Air Dominance Missile (JDRADM), was among the programmes identified for ...
05-Mar-2012
AIM-9X Block II will face 'ambitious' test schedule
The programme of live-fire events required before the new Raytheon AIM-9X Block II air-to-air missile begins its Operational Evaluation Test Readiness Review (OTTR) in ...
25-Jan-2012
AIM-120D 'needs fixes to known technical deficiencies'
The programme office responsible for the AIM-120D version of the Raytheon Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) should produce adequate solutions to the weapon's known ...
25-Jan-2012
Pakistan to order Brazilian MAA-1B air-to-air missiles
Pakistan will procure Brazilian-made Mectron MAA-1B Piranha 2 short-range infrared-guided air-to-air missiles to arm its Chinese-made JF-17 fighters, according to Pakistani press reports on ...
24-Nov-2011
Malaysia requests latest Sidewinder missile
Malaysia has requested the purchase of 20 Raytheon AIM-9X-2 Block II Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles from the US government. The proposed buy, which was...
10-Nov-2011
Russian Air Force to get improved R-77
The Russian Air Force will receive the first deliveries of an improved version of the Vympel R-77 (AA-12 'Adder') medium-range air-to-air missile (AAM) later ...
04-Oct-2011
*TMC reveals new RVV-BD long-range air-to-air missile
A new long-range air-to-air missile developed by Vympel was shown for the first time by the Tactical Missiles Corporation (Korporacia Takticseskoe Raketnoe Vooruzhenie) at ...
01-Sep-2011
*Meteor trials near conclusion
The six-nation development programme for the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) is now entering its final phase, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) ...
14-Jul-2011
*Meteor trials near conclusion
The six-nation development programme for the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) is now entering its final phase, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) ...
13-Jul-2011
*AGAT explores phased-array concepts for future seekers
Russia's AGAT research institute is continuing its studies of active phased-array technology for future missile seekers, but feels that this work has not yet ...
05-Jul-2011
*French company unveils Meteor seeker
A glimpse of the seeker used in the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile was provided at the Paris Air Show by the French company ...
05-Jul-2011
IRIS-T deliveries pass the 3,000 mark
More than 3,000 IRIS-T air-to-air missiles have now been built for members of the international consortium that manufactures the weapon and deliveries of missiles ...
05-Jul-2011
*Denel Dynamics completes A-Darter integration on Gripen
Denel Dynamics, the missile and UAV division of South Africa's Denel, has completed the integration of the A-Darter fifth-generation air-to-air missile with the Saab ...
07-Jun-2011
India tests modified Astra
India conducted flight tests of its Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile at Chandipur in Orissa, on 20 and 21 May. Both firings were made from ...
06-Jun-2011
Morocco chooses AIM-9X
Morocco has requested a possible sale of 20 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder missiles, 10 CATM-9X-2 captive air training missiles, eight CATM-9X-2 Block II missile guidance units, ...
31-May-2011
New Chinese air-to-air missile passes design-approval tests
China has developed, tested and deployed a new air-to-air missile in only a year, the People's Daily newspaper reported on 19 May. The...
25-May-2011
*Mectron plans Piranha 2 and A-Darter trials
Brazil's Mectron Engenharia is continuing the parallel development of two short-range air-to-air missile programmes. The MAA-1B Piranha 2 and A-Darter missiles are infrared-guided dogfight ...
04-May-2011
United Arab Emirates requests AIM-9X Block II
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested a possible procurement of 218 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II air-to-air missiles; 40 CATM-9X-2 captive air training missiles ...
28-Apr-2011
Cobra Judy Replacement team delivers E/F-band antenna array
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have delivered the E/F-band (2 to 4 GHz) active phased-array antenna for the Cobra Judy Replacement (CJR) programme, the companies ...
13-Apr-2011
*MBDA gives a glimpse of undisclosed Meteor firings
A few closely-guarded details have emerged of previously unannounced trials of MBDA's Meteor BVRAAM (Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile). MBDA has not issued any ...
07-Mar-2011
*Astra redesign paves way for Indian ramjet AAM
Discussions with officials from India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at February's Aero India show revealed that significant changes have been made to ...
04-Mar-2011
Indian Jaguar air-to-air missile firings due by the end of 2011
MBDA and Rafael will undertake live missile-firings of their respective short-range air-to-air missile (SRAAM) offerings for the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) Sepecat Jaguar IS/IM ...
21-Feb-2011
France orders 200 Meteor air-to-air missiles
France's Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has placed on order for 200 MBDA Meteor beyond-visual range (BVR) air-to-air missiles to equip the Dassault Rafale ...
07-Jan-2011
India completes Tejas air-to-air firing trials
India's indigenous Tejas (Radiant) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has completed its air-to-air missile firing tests, one of the stages that had to be completed ...
29-Dec-2010
*China discloses new SD-10 combat capabilities
China's SD-10 beyond visual range air-to-air missile (AAM) may be a considerably more capable weapon than has hitherto been believed. Officials from the SD-10's ...
29-Nov-2010
*F-22s fire live missiles in 'Combat Archer' evaluation exercise
US Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptor crews from the 90th Fighter Squadron (FS) deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to participate in 'Combat ...
25-Nov-2010
*Ukrainian seeker technology upgrades Russian AAMs
Ukraine is continuing to develop the air-to-air missile (AAM) seeker capabilities it inherited after the fall of the Soviet Union. With most of the ...
01-Nov-2010
*Meteor launches begin for Gripen integration
The first live firing of the MBDA Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) from a Saab JAS 39 Gripen took place on 6 ...
01-Nov-2010
MBDA crops Meteor fins
With the UK and Italy expressing interest in using the Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile from the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, MBDA has used ...
05-Oct-2010
Iran plans indigenous Phoenix replacement
An Iranian Air Force commander has announced the country's plans to add might to its aerial combat capacities via the development of a new ...
04-Oct-2010
*Sweden declares intent to be first Meteor user
In the space of less than 10 days in August Sweden took two major steps forward in its role as a partner nation in ...
27-Sep-2010
Russian Air Force conducts air-to-air firings
The Russian Air and Air Defence Force carried out live air-to-air missile firing training over Zaliv Terpeniya range on Sakhalin on 1-2 September, according ...
24-Sep-2010
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