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*RBS 15 Mk 3 delivered to German and Swedish navies
Saab Bofors Dynamics confirmed to Jane's that the first two RBS 15 Mk 3 surface-to-surface missiles (SSMs) for the German Navy had passed factory...
02-Nov-2009
Russian/Indian commission reviews BrahMos progress
Progress with the planned integration of the air-launched version of the BrahMos anti-ship missile onto India's Sukhoi Su-30MKI 'Flanker' fighters was among the subjects ...
27-Oct-2009
Harpoon makes first operational flight with improved guidance
A Boeing Harpoon Block II missile equipped with a redesigned Guidance Control Unit (GCU) was launched from the US Navy Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser...
05-Oct-2009
*UK and France launch assessment phase of FASGW/ANL anti-ship missile
The UK and French governments have announced the start of a joint assessment phase to develop systems and technologies for a new helicopter-launched anti-surface ...
05-Oct-2009
Boeing delivers first upgraded Harpoon Block II missiles
The first four Harpoon Block II missiles equipped with a redesigned Guidance Control Unit (GCU) have been handed over to the US Navy (USN). ...
07-Sep-2009
*Russia introduces new ship killer with an old name
Russia's Tactical Missiles Corporation (TMC) displayed an extensively redesigned Kh-35UE subsonic anti-ship missile at the MAKS 2009 aerospace exhibition on 18-23 August. Although the...
07-Sep-2009
Pakistan denies modifying US-supplied Harpoons
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied allegations made by a US newspaper that the country had illegally modified US-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missiles for ...
04-Sep-2009
Older Russian anti-ship missiles still effective, says NPO director
Russian anti-ship missile designs dating back to the Soviet era still remain effective, Alexander Leonov, general designer and director of NPO Mashinostroyeniye (the Machine ...
04-Sep-2009
Air-launched BrahMos integration work continues
Russia and India are continuing to work together to integrate the BrahMos anti-ship cruise missile with a number of aircraft, the most significant of ...
04-Sep-2009
Seoul announces ASW weapon will be operational by 2012
The Republic of Korea Navy expects to have 60-70 examples of its indigenously developed Red Shark long-range anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon operational in the ...
01-Sep-2009
Ukraine blocks missile transfer by Russia's Black Sea Fleet
Ukraine detained a convoy of trucks transporting anti-ship cruise missiles belonging to Russia's Black Sea Fleet in the city of Sevastopol on the evening ...
31-Jul-2009
Anti-ship version of Tactical Tomahawk proposed
The US Navy's Tomahawk Weapons System Program Office (PMA-280) is exploring the potential development of a maritime interdiction version of the Tomahawk cruise missile, ...
27-Jul-2009
*MBDA offers new Marte variants
MBDA has begun studies of two new versions of its Marte Mk2 family of anti-ship missiles. Marte Mk2/S-A is intended for use from fixed-wing ...
02-Jul-2009
DARPA to begin LRASM programme
The new Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) programme was launched on 6 June, when the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) issued a ...
02-Jul-2009
Paris Air Show: MBDA engages in missile study
MBDA is currently engaged in an internal study with regard to simplifying customer operations and support services for its new range of Marte anti-surface ...
15-Jun-2009
USN plans future ASuW requirements in wake of programme freeze
The US Navy (USN) is to hold an analysis of alternatives (AoA) study in mid-2009 for its future anti-surface warfare (ASuW) requirements following the ...
05-Jun-2009
China's coastal defences are all-missile
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has announced that all its coast-defence units are now armed with anti-ship guided missiles and surface-to-air missiles, replacing ...
22-May-2009
USN sets sights on SSAT subsonic target vehicle
The US Navy (USN) is planning to procure a new Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) system that will replicate the flight profile and manoeuvre characteristics ...
22-May-2009
*Norway funds first phase of Joint Strike Missile
Kongsberg Gruppen has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Procurement Division for the first phase of the development of the Joint Strike Missile ...
30-Apr-2009
DGA and MBDA examine growth potential for MM40 Block 3 Exocet
European missile house MBDA and France's Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (DGA) are co-funding a study to examine the further development of the MM40 Block ...
22-Apr-2009
Su-30MKI likely to be cleared as a BrahMos platform
As a result of joint work, Sukhoi and India's HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) believe it will be feasible to mount the Indian-Russian BrahMos supersonic ...
06-Mar-2009
*K300P Bastion-P system deliveries begin
Russia's NPO Mashinostroenia scientific and production association and its Russian and Belarus partners have begun deliveries of the K300P Bastion-P mobile coastal defence missile...
05-Mar-2009
*Security concerns prompt ambitious Bangladeshi procurement plans
The newly elected government of Bangladesh intends to invest heavily in the country's armed forces by embarking on a wide-ranging procurement programme for the ...
03-Mar-2009
NSM hits target in end-to-end test
Norway's Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) and Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KDA) have completed a first end-to-end test of the Nytt Sjřmĺlsmissile/Naval Strike Missile (NSM) anti-ship...
10-Feb-2009
*Leaked documents show origin of Iran's Hoot missile
Leaked documents, some bearing the letterhead of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, confirm the long-suspected links between Iran's Hoot underwater missile and the Russian VA-111 ...
03-Feb-2009
*France orders Exocet MM40 Block 3
At the end of December 2008, the French DGA armament procurement agency announced an order for the conversion of 45 French Navy Exocet MM40 ...
30-Jan-2009
*Poland selects NSM for coastal defence
Poland has become the first export customer for the Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KDA) Naval Strike Missile (NSM) and the first customer for the ...
30-Jan-2009
*India carries out first BrahMos vertical launch
India conducted its first vertical launch of the BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missile on 18 December 2008. The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated: "The ...
02-Jan-2009
Peru carries out Otomat firing at range over 150 km
The Peruvian Navy successfully launched an Otomat missile from the Lupo-class frigate Aguirre (FM-55) on 8 December 2008, hitting a target at a range...
31-Dec-2008
Dutch frigate fires two-round Harpoon salvo
The Royal Netherlands Navy air defence and command frigate (LCF) HrMS De Zeven Provinciën successfully launched two Boeing Harpoon missiles, the first time that...
01-Dec-2008
North Korea test-fires anti-ship missiles
North Korea fired two short-range anti-ship missiles into the Yellow Sea on 7 October, two days ahead of marking the second anniversary of the ...
30-Oct-2008
India and Russia to develop hypersonic BrahMos
India and Russia have agreed to begin joint development of a follow-on to the current BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile. The new BrahMos 2...
06-Oct-2008
Iran claims new submarine and sea-launched missile capabilities
Iran's 25 August statement that it has begun production of a new class of indigenously developed submarines able to fire missiles is the latest ...
01-Sep-2008
*German Navy fires IDAS missile from Type 212A submarine
The Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines (IDAS) missile was fired from the German Navy Type 212A submarine U 33 for the first ...
04-Jul-2008
*VLA-ER sprouts wings to extend range
Lockheed Martin has undertaken company-funded engineering design and preliminary aerodynamic and mechanical testing of an extended-range (ER) version of the RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC ...
03-Jul-2008
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