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Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (Spike NLOS), a new member of the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' family of anti-tank and precision engagement missiles, uses a larger missile significantly...
05-Jan-2010
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*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
Indian AT-11 production delayed
Indian production of the Russian-designed 9M119 Refleks (AT-11 'Sniper') gun-barrel fired anti-tank guided missile has not yet started at Bharat Dynamics at Hyderabad, according ...
03-Feb-2010
*Israel's Iron Dome completes final trials
On 5-6 January the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Rafael Armament Development Authority conducted what they described as "a comprehensive training sequence ...
03-Feb-2010
*ABL fires at a MARTI instrumented target
The US Missile Defense Agency has released a video recording showing the Airborne Laser (ABL) research and development aircraft successfully firing its onboard High ...
02-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
HMS Edinburgh begins final refit
The UK Royal Navy Type 42 guided-missile destroyer HMS Edinburgh has entered the dry dock in Portsmouth for a major overhaul under a GBP17.5...
01-Feb-2010
United Arab Emirates orders PAC-3 hardware
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control was awarded a USD44.87 million contract on 22 January for Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) hardware for the ...
28-Jan-2010
White Sands installs new secure data network
A new internet protocol- (IP-) based secure data network is due to be completed later this year at the White Sands Missile Range, New ...
28-Jan-2010
*China's Jin-class SSBN is relatively noisy, says US intelligence
An assessment of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) inadvertently released by the US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) suggests that the acoustic ...
01-Feb-2010
SBIRS ground system completes 17-day test
The US Air Force (USAF)/Lockheed Martin team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) programme have completed a Combined Day-In-The-Life (CDITL) test intended to demonstrate ...
26-Jan-2010
Lockheed Martin to demonstrate advanced threat-warning system
The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a USD33 million contract for the technology demonstration phase of the Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System ...
28-Jan-2010
Lockheed Martin expands Lufkin electronics plant
Lockheed Martin has opened an expanded state-of-the-art electronics fabrication and assembly facility, doubling the size of its Lufkin operations facility and providing adequate space ...
28-Jan-2010
*MBDA-led team explores moulded composites for missile applications
MBDA has launched the Carbone FoRgé Improved ProcesS for Technological Advanced Level (CRISTAL) project to further extend the maturity level of the composite material ...
01-Feb-2010
US Navy funds further work on future SSBN missile compartment
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a USD118 million contract modification by the US Navy (USN) to continue concept studies, engineering and design ...
01-Feb-2010
*Finland orders more RBS 70s
Saab has signed a contract worth EUR26 million (USD36 million) to supply a further batch of RBS 70 ground-based air defence systems to the ...
01-Feb-2010
*M51 makes fourth test-flight
The fourth test-flight of France's M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile took place at 9.25 hours local time on 27 January. Launched from a location in...
01-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
Patriot to be deployed close to Russia's Kaliningrad enclave
Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich has confirmed that the US Army Patriot air-defence battery due to be deployed in the country will be located ...
29-Jan-2010
Orbital Sciences wins target contracts
Orbital Sciences has been awarded a modification to existing contract HQ0147-08-C-0003 to perform medium-range target system integration, mission planning and launch services in support ...
28-Jan-2010
BAE Systems plans a recoverable towed decoy
As the complexity and cost of towed decoys increases, it becomes increasingly desirable to be able to retrieve them for reuse. BAE Systems Information ...
29-Jan-2010
New laboratory will test future USN radars
Construction of an Advanced Radar Detection Laboratory (ARDEL) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, began on 19 January. Due...
28-Jan-2010
GPS constellation to be optimised for improved service
Work started in January to optimise the constellation of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to provide better support to military forces operating in Afghanistan ...
28-Jan-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
Russian ICBM force estimated at 330
In its annual listing of Russian nuclear forces, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists estimates that, as of late 2009, Russia had a force...
28-Jan-2010
*USAF delivers 500th airborne intelligence system
The US Air Force's 950th Electronic Systems Group (ESG) at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, has delivered the 500th Combat Track II airborne intelligence ...
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
SM-6 cleared for first firing at sea following fourth successful GTV launch
Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) has successfully completed its fourth guided test vehicle (GTV) launch, the company announced on 14 January. The test was carried...
26-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
BAE Systems to complete LRLAP qualification
BAE Systems has received a USD185.3 million contract from the US Navy (USN) for the completion of qualification of its 155 mm Long Range ...
26-Jan-2010
Kuwaiti Patriot unit engages ballistic-missile targets
The Kuwait Air Defence Force has successfully test-fired Raytheon Patriot rounds against tactical ballistic missile targets. Conducted during December, but not announced until mid-January, ...
26-Jan-2010
Russian Voronezh missile-warning radar becomes operational
The Russian Voronezh missile-attack warning radar located at Lekhtusi in Leningrad oblast outside St Petersburg, is now operational, it was recently announced. Russian Space...
26-Jan-2010
Mystery surrounds China's first missile-defence test
More than a week after China's announcement that it had successfully conducted a test of a ground-based missile interceptor on 11 January, there is ...
26-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
S-500 to form part of Russia's air and missile defences by 2015
Russian Federation Deputy Premier Sergei Ivanov announced on 23 December that the new S-500 missile system would be part of an integrated fifth-generation air- ...
26-Jan-2010
Russia plans further Bulava trials
The latest failure of the R-30 3M30 Bulava (SS-NX-30) submarine-launched ballistic missile was due to a design flaw in a device that controls the ...
18-Jan-2010
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