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MRM programme to end, but technology could find new role
The US Army's Raytheon XM1111 Medium-Range Munition (MRM) guided 105 mm tank gun projectile programme will come to an end as a result of ...
02-Nov-2009
*Raytheon-Boeing team tests form-factored JAGM seeker
Raytheon and Boeing have completed a series of captive carry flight-tests of a form-factored tri-mode seeker for its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) design. "The...
28-Oct-2009
*Roketsan shows its next-generation anti-tank missiles
Turkish missile company Roketsan used the Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition in London to promote all three of its indigenous anti-tank missiles ...
05-Oct-2009
*Russia arms Ka-52 helicopters with AT-9 ATGMs
Russia's Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter is to be armed with Ataka 9M120 (AT-9 'Spiral-2') anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), Leonid Kostyashkin, the chief designer of ...
05-Oct-2009
Saab Bofors seeks further buyers for NLAW
Now that the Saab Bofors Dynamics NLAW (Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapon) is in quantity production for Finland, Sweden and the UK, export marketing ...
23-Sep-2009
*NORINCO brings Red Arrow 10 ATGW system to market
China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) has started to market its latest-generation Red Arrow 10 long-range anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) system. Roles envisaged for Red...
31-Jul-2009
*Wasp turret allows under-armour firings of MILAN ER
MBDA, Panhard and Sagem have modified the Wasp remote-controlled turret to enable crews to fire MILAN ER (Extended Response) medium-range anti-tank missiles while under ...
07-Jul-2009
*Serbian designers propose remote-controlled weapons for anti-tank role
Under a programme designated Platforma Robotizovana Osmatracska Borbena (surveillance-armed robotic platform), designers from the VTI Military Technical Institute of the Serbian Ministry of Defence ...
06-Jul-2009
*Airtronic to offer lightweight RPG-7 launcher
Just months after unveiling its first fully US manufactured RPG-7 launcher, Airtronic USA has revealed continuing development efforts for a new lightweight composite launcher. ...
02-Jun-2009
*Industry team redesigns Korsar for export
BelTechExport from Belarus and Ukrspetsexport from Ukraine have teamed to improve the Korsar light anti-tank missile system and market it internationally. Development of Korsar...
01-Jun-2009
*Spike missile launched from Elbit's UT-30 remote turret
A Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Spike-LR anti-tank guided missile was launched from the Elbit Systems UT-30 unmanned turret for the first time on 12 ...
29-May-2009
Jordanian RPG-32 factory nears completion
A factory in Jordan that is set to manufacture the Russo-Jordanian RPG-32 grenade launcher is expected to be completed in the third quarter of ...
22-May-2009
South Africa orders more MILAN equipment
South Africa has contracted MBDA to provide further MILAN ADT (ADvanced Technologies) anti-tank guided weapon firing posts and simulators, the company announced on 6 ...
08-Apr-2009
PLA interested in South African missile technology
China's People's Liberation Army has negotiated to acquire missile technology from South Africa, according to Hong Kong press reports in March. China is said...
03-Apr-2009
*German Pumas set to receive Spike
The German Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) has awarded PSM (Projekt System & Management) a EUR68 million (USD88 million) contract to ...
11-Mar-2009
Lockheed Martin to build more M229 launchers
Lockheed Martin has received a USD31.3 million contract modification to supply an additional 298 M299 helicopter-mounted four-rail missile launchers, 134 launcher electronic assemblies (LEAs) ...
06-Mar-2009
*T129-bound Roketsan long-range ATGW moves into full-scale development phase
Roketsan of Turkey has entered the full-scale development phase of the new long-range air-launched anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) that will be the main armament of...
05-Mar-2009
Indian Army considers Hellfire purchase to meet ATGM requirement
Lockheed Martin is in talks with the Indian Army to supply 8,000-12,000 AGM-114 Hellfire II modular missile systems for its aerial and ground-based platforms ...
18-Feb-2009
Peru boosts anti-tank capabilities with new missiles
Peru has taken steps to increase its anti-tank capabilities in a move seen as a high priority after neighbouring Chile began training on 140 ...
30-Jan-2009
Bharat continues Milan missile manufacture for India
The Indian Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with state-owned defence contractor Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) for the supply of Milan anti-tank missiles ...
29-Jan-2009
Hamas claims to have used 'tandem missiles' in Gaza
Hamas claimed to have used "tandem missiles" against Israeli forces in Gaza for the first time on 5 January, after the Beirut-based Al Quds ...
27-Jan-2009
USMC awards contract for Javelin upgrade
Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture has received a USD9.9 million contract from the US Marine Corps (USMC) to upgrade 404 Block 0 Javelin command ...
05-Jan-2009
NLOS-LS missile completes third test flight
NetFires LLC - a joint venture between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - has made the third guided test flight of ...
05-Jan-2009
Iran claims ATGM countermeasures operational
Iran has developed and put into service an indigenous countermeasures system to defend tanks against anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), according to a 10 December ...
02-Jan-2009
*India's Nag land version begins final user trials
A series of final user trials of the land version of India's Nag (Cobra) anti-tank guided missile started on 25 December 2008 at the ...
02-Jan-2009
India prepares for final trials of Nag land version
India is about to conduct a series of final user trials of the land version of the Nag (Cobra) anti-tank guided missile developed by ...
19-Dec-2008
*Belarus and Ukraine display Skif missile system
Belarus President Alexander Lukaschenko watched a demonstration firing of the Skif anti-tank missile system during the 21 October VIP day of his country's 'Autumn ...
02-Dec-2008
*Bazalt develops RPG-30 grenade launcher to counter APS-defended tanks
Russia's Bazalt has completed the development and testing of the RPG-30, a new anti-tank grenade launcher intended to defeat all types of active protection ...
01-Dec-2008
Rosoboronexport secures Turkish missile contract
FGUP Rosoboronexport has won the contract for delivery of medium range anti-tank systems for Turkish land forces. While selection of the Russian missile was ...
24-Sep-2008
*Bazalt reveals tripod-mounted RPG-29N grenade launcher
The Bazalt State Enterprise for Research and Production has released details of a tripod-mounted version of its RPG-29N Vampire anti-tank grenade launcher that incorporates ...
01-Sep-2008
*Lockheed Martin sets sights on single-rail Hellfire customer
Lockheed Martin has a potential customer for the tripod-launched version of its Hellfire anti-tank missile, a company representative revealed at Farnborough Airshow in mid-July. ...
01-Aug-2008
*Russia's Kolomna KBM develops new missile for Ataka system
Russia's Kolomna KBM design bureau has developed a new version of the 9M120 anti-tank guided missile for the Ataka system. The improved missile is ...
07-Jul-2008
UK Apaches use AGM-114 missiles to kill Taliban leader
UK AgustaWestland AH.1 Apache attack helicopters used Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire missiles to kill a key Taliban leader and up to ten members of ...
04-Jul-2008
*Slovenian combat units start training with RGW-90s
Slovenian Land Forces combat units are now training with their new Dynamit Nobel Defence RGW-90 lightweight anti-tank launchers. A contract for RGW-90s was signed ...
02-Jul-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
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