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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 acceptance...

02-Nov-2009


PGK to undergo qualification tests by year end
A US government qualification test of the Alliant Tech Systems Precision-Guidance Kit (PGK) for US Army artillery rounds is planned to take place before ...
26-Oct-2009

*ZM Mesko continues 70 mm 'smart' rocket programme
Poland's ZM Mesko is continuing development of the KPR-70 guided variant of the NLPR-70 70 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket. Under a Lockheed Martin-sponsored offset ...
03-Nov-2009

*Serbia markets combat-tested radar decoys
Serbia's state-owned Yugoimport SDPR company is marketing a series of radar decoys that were combat-tested during the 1999 NATO air campaign against the former ...
03-Nov-2009

*Astra air-to-air missile begins carry trials
Carry trials of the Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile under the wing of an Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30MKI fighter have begun, the Indian newspaper The...
03-Nov-2009

*Hungary introduces K-2PC battle management system
The 12th Arrabona Air Defence Missile Regiment of the Hungarian Armed Forces is equipped with a new K-2PC battle management system. Like the earlier...
02-Nov-2009

MEADS to use non-US cryptographic device
A waiver from the US National Security Agency will make the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) the first US military system to ...
02-Nov-2009

*Royal Navy launches Defender on the Clyde
HMS Defender , the fifth of the Royal Navy's (RN's) new Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyers, was successfully launched from BVT Surface Fleet's shipyard...
02-Nov-2009

Russian missile targets being developed
Two new missile targets are being developed by Russia's Molniya NPO (scientific production organisation). Molniya has been Russia's main developer of missile targets, including ...
02-Nov-2009

Spain cancels TLAM procurement
Spain has announced that it is cancelling the order for Raytheon Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) that was originally announced in 2005. The ...
26-Oct-2009

SRF commander opposes conventional ballistic missiles
Lieutenant General Andrei Shvaichenko, the commander of Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces, has come out in a public statement opposing the deployment of conventionally armed ...
02-Nov-2009

*Trident II D5 makes 128th and 129th successful test flights
The Lockheed Martin Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) has successfully completed its 128th and 129th consecutive test flights, the US Navy (USN) ...
02-Nov-2009

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

*New radar will improve missile detection capability, says IDF
The Israel Defence Force's (IDF's) Artillery Corps will deploy a new radar intended to warn against high-trajectory weapons including mortar rounds. Developed by Elta,...
02-Nov-2009

*IRIS-T SL makes first flight
Diehl BGT Defence successfully carried out the first test-flight of its new IRIS-T SL (Surface Launched) surface-to-air missile on 9 October. Conducted at the...
29-Oct-2009

MIRV RS-24s to deploy in December
Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces (SRF) will deploy their first RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) armed with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs) in December. ...
02-Nov-2009

Hamas rocket teams adapted to Israeli tactics during 'Cast Lead'
Hamas rocket teams showed a limited ability to adapt to Israel Defense Force (IDF) efforts to suppress the firing of rockets into Israel during ...
02-Nov-2009

North Korea fires short-range missiles
North Korea launched five short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern waters on 12 October, the first launches it had conducted since July. According to...
02-Nov-2009

RPG countermeasures system completes Phase I testing
Textron Defense Systems' Tactical Rocket-Propelled Grenade Airbag Protection System (TRAPS) has successfully completed testing at the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) in ...
02-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

Aerojet technology chosen to replace GMLRS submunitions
Aerojet has been selected to develop a new warhead able to replace the submunitions in the GMLRS Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) warhead ...
02-Nov-2009

Aerojet delivers 5,000th Mk 104 rocket motor
Aerojet announced the shipment of its 5,000th Mk 104 Dual Thrust Rocket Motor (DTRM) to Raytheon Missile Systems and the US Navy (USN) during ...
02-Nov-2009

*UV-based trainer to hone missile-avoidance skills of C-130 aircrew
DRS Defense Solutions' Intelligence, Communications & Avionics Solutions (ICAS) operation in Buffalo, New York, is under contract with the US Air Force Air National ...
02-Nov-2009

*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

Raytheon wins two David's Sling contracts
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has awarded Raytheon two contracts worth a total of more than USD100 million to design and develop the David's Sling ...
02-Nov-2009

Boeing signs Laser JDAM FMS contracts
Boeing has signed Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts with the US government to provide Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) to two unidentified international ...
30-Oct-2009

ASMP-A enters French Air Force service
The French Air Force formally announced on 1 October that the nuclear-armed ASMP-A (Air-Sol Moyenne Portée-Amélioré) medium-range air-to-surface missile had became operational. The announcement...
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

*STSS demonstrator satellites enter orbit
Two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstrator satellites were launched from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 25 ...
02-Nov-2009

*Boeing cleared to begin assembly of truck-mounted laser system
The US Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) programme has successfully completed two key reviews, Boeing announced on 26 October. A system...
02-Nov-2009

*Japanese Aegis destroyer intercepts separating target
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has carried out Japan Flight Test Mission 3 (JFTM-3), its third engagement of a ballistic missile target using ...
02-Nov-2009

*AS2 motor makes burn at simulated high altitude
Aerojet and the US Air Force (USAF) have successfully conducted a full-scale, full-duration static test of Aerojet's Advanced Second Stage (A2S) solid-propellant motor. The...
27-Oct-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

US Army activates second THAAD battery
The US Army has activated its second Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery during a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas. The new unit is...
23-Oct-2009

Israel and US stage biggest-ever joint missile-defence exercise
A joint missile-defence exercise involving US and Israeli forces was begun in Israel on 21 October. Designated 'Juniper Cobra 10', it was due to ...
27-Oct-2009


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