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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
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
Bulava tests still on hold
Flight-testing for Russia's troubled Bulava (SS-NX-30) solid-propellant submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) could resume later this year once an analysis of the previous flight test ...
27-Oct-2009
*US ICBM force celebrates 50 years of service
On 7-9 October, the US Air Force (USAF) held a symposium and commemoration at F E Warren Air Force Base (AFB), Wyoming, to mark ...
27-Oct-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
India reported to be developing MIRV capability
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working on the technologies needed to allow the country to deploy multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles...
23-Oct-2009
US Navy establishes next-generation SSBN programme office
The US Navy (USN) is setting up a programme office for the follow-on ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) programme. Designated PMS 397, the new programme ...
02-Oct-2009
Bulava flight-testing to resume later this year
Controversy over the troubled development of Russia's Bulava (SS-NX-30) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) continued as it was announced that there would be one further ...
02-Oct-2009
Congressional concerns remain despite successful Minuteman III tests
The final launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), due to take place as part of a three-launch reliability testing programme for ...
29-Sep-2009
Industry team delivers final Minuteman first-stage motor
Northrop Grumman and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) delivered the final, first-stage rocket motor for the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on 23 July under the ...
07-Sep-2009
RN fires 127th successful Trident II
The UK Royal Navy (RN) Vanguard-class nuclear submarine HMS Victorious (SSBN 06) successfully launched an unarmed Trident II D5 missile at the Atlantic Missile...
07-Sep-2009
*Iranian missile technology more advanced than North Korea's
Iran's missile technology is more advanced than that of North Korea despite international restrictions on missile technology transfer (including those of the Missile Technology ...
04-Sep-2009
Bulava test failure has far-reaching impact
The 15 July test flight failure of Russia's troubled Bulava (SS-N-X-30) solid-propellant submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) and the subsequent resignation of Dr Yuri ...
02-Sep-2009
USAF activates Global Strike Command
A new major command to oversee all of the US Air Force's (USAF's) forces was activated at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana, on ...
01-Sep-2009
Russian Sineva missile launches raise Arctic concerns
Russia's recent test firings of two Sineva submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) from a reported launch location close to the North Pole have raised potential ...
31-Jul-2009
*India launches missile-armed nuclear submarine
India launched its first indigenously built nuclear submarine at the Ship Building Center, Visakhapatnam, on 28 July. Originally known as the Advanced Technology Vehicle ...
31-Jul-2009
Bulava chief designer resigns after latest test failure
On 22 July, the Russian press reported the resignation of Yuri Solomonov, the director-general and chief designer of the state-owned company Moscow Institute of ...
31-Jul-2009
US Navy yet to decide on new SSBN design
The US Navy (USN) will start concept and system-definition studies in Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10) for a new ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) to replace the ...
30-Jul-2009
*A2S demonstration motor successfully test-fired at sea level
Aerojet and the US Air Force (USAF) have conducted a successful sea-level static test of the Advanced Second Stage (A2S) solid-propellant demonstration motor at ...
27-Jul-2009
Bulava to resume flight tests in July
Flight tests of Russia's troubled Bulava (SS-NX-30) submarine-launched ballistic missile will start in late July, Admiral Vladimir Vysotskiy, Commander in Chief of the Russian ...
02-Jul-2009
US Navy's Trident trials to explore conventional-strike technology
Two pre-planned operational flight tests of US Navy Lockheed Martin Trident D-5 submarine launched ballistic missiles will have a secondary mission to examine technology ...
02-Jul-2009
India tests another Agni 2
India conducted another successful test of its Agni 2 intermediate-range ballistic missile on 19 May. The medium-range missile was fired from a mobile launcher ...
01-Jun-2009
*Iran launches two-stage Sejjil-2
During a visit to the Semnan province of Iran on 20 May, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Iran had launched a new ballistic ...
01-Jun-2009
Russia used North Korean launch for ELINT collection, says report
US and Japanese monitoring of North Korea's abortive satellite launch on 5 April may have given Russian electronic intelligence (ELINT) experts a chance to ...
01-Jun-2009
UK plans to homeport all nuclear submarines at Faslane
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 6 May that all Royal Navy (RN) submarines, including the planned replacements for the Vanguard-class ballistic ...
28-May-2009
No Russian ICBMs to be retired as a result of arms control
As arms control negotiations with the US gain momentum, Colonel General Nikolaiy Solovtsov, commander-in-chief of Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces (SRF), has called for any ...
22-May-2009
Russia details purchase of missiles during 2008
Russia's 2008 defence acquisitions - worth a total of RUR1.3 trillion (USD41 billion) - included a variety of missile systems, Deputy Prime Minister Sergey ...
22-May-2009
Chinese missile engineers gain secondary MOOTW role
The People's Liberation Army Second Artillery Corps, which operates China's nuclear-capable missiles, is to have a secondary military operations other than war (MOOTW) role. ...
22-May-2009
Revised Bulava test programme draws favourable reaction
Reaction to the announcement of an expanded test programme for Russia's troubled Bulava (SS-NX-30) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) - to include five test launches ...
22-May-2009
*North Korea threatens to test an ICBM
North Korea has threatened to test intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and to conduct further nuclear-weapon tests unless the UN Sanctions Committee apologises for decisions ...
05-May-2009
*USAF crews work to keep ICBMs dry
Bad weather has forced personnel from the 91st Missile Wing, with support from the 5th Bomb Wing, to carry out work to protect the ...
01-May-2009
Mobile Topol-M production ends
Production of the mobile version of the single-warhead RS-12M2 Topol-M (SS-27) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has ended, Russian Strategic Rocket Forces (SRF) Commander-in-Chief Colonel ...
01-May-2009
Russia announces new test plan for Bulava
A revised test programme has been devised for the controversial Bulava (SS-NX-30) submarine-launched ballistic missile. The move follows the announcement that a Russian Ministry ...
01-May-2009
Trident warhead refurbishment faces delays
The US programme to refurbish the W76 nuclear warhead carried by the Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile has suffered delays and increased costs due to the...
27-Apr-2009
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