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Iran to test longer-range 'smart' bombs
An improved version of Iran's Qassed (Messenger) 2,000 lb-class smart bomb is due to be tested in the near future, according to Iranian Air ...
17-Mar-2010
USAF orders additional JDAM kits
The US Air Force (USAF) has ordered a further 6,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits from Boeing, the company announced on 11 March. ...
17-Mar-2010
Iranian frigate test-fires Noor missile system
Iran's first indigenously built Alvand-class (Vosper Mk 5) light frigate has successfully tested its C-802 Noor surface-to-surface missile system, state media reported on 9 ...
12-Mar-2010
Lockheed Martin completes F/A-18 Paveway Plus II flight trials
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the Paveway II Plus laser-guided bomb (LGB) F/A-18 qualification flight-test programme, the company announced on 17 February. The final...
02-Mar-2010
Sagem wins major AASM contract
France's defence procurement agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement - DGA) has awarded Sagem a contract covering a long-term order for 3,400 AASM (Armement Air-Sol ...
01-Mar-2010
*US Marines 'test-drive' the APKWS laser-guided rocket
US Marine Corps (USMC) pilots have completed their operational assessment of the BAE Systems' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), scoring eight direct hits ...
01-Mar-2010
US clears latest laser-guided Maverick for further development
The AGM-65E2/L laser-guided variant of Raytheon's Maverick air-to-surface missile is ready to enter its developmental and operational testing phase. "Raytheon, the US Air Force...
01-Mar-2010
Dual-mode guided bomb to begin accelerated acceptance tests
Boeing has been awarded a USD110 million contract by the US Navy (USN) for production, acceptance testing and evaluation of the Direct Attack Moving ...
26-Feb-2010
Lockheed Martin JAGM proceeds towards live-fire demo
Lockheed Martin has recently completed a series of trials of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) and is on course for a ground-based live-fire demonstration...
23-Feb-2010
USAF and USN to co-develop new cruise missile
US Air Force (USAF) efforts to build a new family of long-range strike weapons will include a new cruise missile to be developed in ...
19-Feb-2010
*Boeing/Raytheon JAGM undergoes captive-carry trials
The developmental Boeing/Raytheon Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) has recently completed a number of captive-carry tests in southern Arizona and is on course for its ...
03-Feb-2010
Clandestine UAV strikes against Pakistan gather pace
The pace of unpublicised US air strikes against targets in the northwestern area of Pakistan continues to build up as part of the US ...
02-Feb-2010
*Pre-production Reaper UAV retired to USAF museum
The National Museum of the US Air Force (USAF) in Dayton, Ohio, has opened an exhibit on the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) ...
01-Feb-2010
GD to build SLAM-ER warhead housings
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems is being awarded a USD9.84 million contract to manufacture up to 222 titanium warhead housings for the AGM-84H ...
28-Jan-2010
Oto Melara to co-produce the SDB in Italy
Oto Melara is to co-produce the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB I) system for the Italian Air Force. Under the terms of ...
26-Jan-2010
Raytheon demonstrates air-to-ground target verification
Raytheon recently demonstrated the capability of its Target Verification System (TVS) to provide air-to-ground combat identification for US and coalition partners, the company announced ...
21-Jan-2010
US plans fixed-wing demonstration for APKWS II
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has disclosed details of a Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) to test the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon ...
21-Jan-2010
Talon laser-guided rockets score kills at 3.5 km range
The US Army fired two Talon laser-guided rocket (LGR) guided test vehicle rounds during the Aviation Multi-Platform Munition Demonstration, Raytheon announced on 22 December. ...
05-Jan-2010
AIM-9X tested against a target boat
Raytheon has demonstrated the capability of the AIM-9X Sidewinder infrared-guided air-to-air missile to attack surface targets. During a test conducted on 23 September 2009, but...
05-Jan-2010
*Cobham demonstrates cold-gas ejection of stores
Cobham has successfully demonstrated a cold-gas cartridge able to replace the traditional single-shot pyrotechnic cartridges used to eject light stores from bomb racks. Designed to...
04-Jan-2010
MQ-9 Reapers prevent IED attacks
General Atomics' MQ-9 Reaper armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) detected and engaged enemy forces in Afghanistan during two occasions in the first week of ...
23-Dec-2009
GATR guided rocket scores direct hits at 5+ km range
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and Elbit Systems have successfully conducted flight tests of the Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket (GATR) from a US Army Bell OH-58D ...
23-Dec-2009
APKWS guided rocket begins final testing
BAE Systems has entered the final phase of testing on its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) guided 2.75 inch (70 mm) rocket. These...
27-Nov-2009
*Iraqi aircrew make first Hellfire launch
An AC-208 Combat Caravan turboprop-powered aircraft from Squadron 3 of the reconstituted Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) fired an AGM-114 Hellfire laser-guided air-to-surface missile, officials ...
27-Nov-2009
*Armed UAVs maintain air cover over Afghanistan
Several actions in Afghanistan in early November illustrate the way that the missile-armed General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is ...
27-Nov-2009
Lockheed Martin demonstrates Paveway II Plus laser-guided bombs
Two GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bombs (LGBs) released from a US Navy (USN) F/A18 Super Hornet at the service's test ranges at China Lake, ...
25-Nov-2009
TALON rounds fly after thermal conditioning
Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) have completed a series of environmental guided test-flights of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket (LGR), the companies announced at ...
25-Nov-2009
Singapore requests more JDAM kits
The US Defense Security Co-operation Agency notified Congress on 16 November of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Singapore of a variety of Joint ...
24-Nov-2009
USAF orders more JDAM tail kits
Boeing is to deliver more than 2,900 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits under a US Air Force (USAF) order announced on 9 ...
23-Nov-2009
*Boeing submits Small Diameter Bomb II proposal to US Air Force
Following the completion of a 42-month risk-reduction programme, Boeing submitted a proposal to the US Air Force (USAF) on 5 November for the engineering ...
23-Nov-2009
Boeing to study next-generation armament for UAVs
Boeing will demonstrate miniature weapon technology for use on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under a USD500,000 contract awarded by the US Air Force Research ...
23-Nov-2009
*JASSM-ER makes sixth demonstration flight
The Lockheed Martin AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) has successfully completed its sixth flight demonstration, the company announced on 11 November. The...
23-Nov-2009
*JASSM shows 94 per cent reliability in Lot 7 flight-tests
The Lockheed Martin AGM-158A Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) has successfully completed Lot 7 Reliability Assessment Program flight-tests, the company announced on 26 October. ...
02-Nov-2009
*AGM-114R scores a hit on its first flight
Lockheed Martin has conducted the first flight test of its new multi-purpose AGM-114R Hellfire II missile. Conducted at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, ...
02-Nov-2009
*Third-generation S-125-2M Pechora-2M offers major boost in performance
The Oboronitelniye Sistemi (Defence Systems) Russian-Belarus joint venture (JV) is continuing to develop and improve its S-125-2M upgrade programme for the S-125 Pechora (SA-3 ...
02-Nov-2009
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