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Indian Air Force to order more Akash missile systems
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is to acquire a further six squadrons of Akash surface-to-air missiles in addition to the two already ordered, according ...
01-Mar-2010
Russia confirms Iranian S-300 sale delayed by technical problems
The Russian sale of S-300 series (SA-20 'Gargoyle') surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to Iran will proceed and delays in delivery have been due to unspecified ...
01-Mar-2010
*Belarus deploys a new SA-13 simulator
A newly developed training simulator for the S-10M2/3 Strela-10M2/3 (SA-13 'Gopher') mobile surface-to-air missile system has entered service with the Belarus Armed Forces. Developed...
26-Feb-2010
Ukraine to deploy more SAM units
Ukraine will establish additional surface-to-air missile (SAM) sub-units and more radar sub-units in the future, its Air Force commander Colonel General Ivan Rusnak announced ...
26-Feb-2010
Russian Air Force to receive more Pantsir S1 SAM systems in 2010
The Russian Air Force will receive up to 10 self-propelled KBP Tula 96K6 Pantsir S1 (SA-22 'Greyhound') surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems in 2010, Russian ...
26-Feb-2010
*S-125-2TM makes first live-firing
The Belarus company Tetraedr has provided Jane's with a photograph of the first live-firing of a rebuilt and upgraded S-125-2TM Pechora-2TM (SA-3 'Goa') surface-to-air...
25-Feb-2010
*MBDA offers remotely controlled SIMBAD launcher
MBDA has developed a remote-controlled launcher for its Mistral 2 short-range surface-to-air missile system. Marketing of the SIMBAD-RC was officially launched at the Singapore ...
23-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
*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
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
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
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
*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
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
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
MBDA advances Spada 2000 Plus integration for Pakistan
MBDA Italia is moving ahead with production and integration activities for 10 Spada 2000 Plus air defence batteries destined for the Pakistan Air Force ahead...
18-Jan-2010
*Russia offers revised third stage upgrade for the Kub
Russia's NIIP scientific-industrial institute named after V V Tikhomirov is offering a second variant of its third stage of modernisation for the Kvadrat export version...
05-Jan-2010
*Romania rebuilds SA-2 rounds as high-speed targets
Romanian engineers have used the 5Ya23 round from the S-75M3 Volkhov-M3 (SA-2 'Guideline') surface-to-air missile system as the basis for a new training target designated...
05-Jan-2010
*Australian frigate fires first SM-2
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Adelaide-class guided missile frigate (FFG) HMAS Melbourne has become the first ship of its class to fire the Standard ...
05-Jan-2010
*Russian Air Force wants a second S-400 production line
General Aleksandr Zelin, head of the Russian Air Force, has called for the establishment of a second production facility for the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile...
04-Jan-2010
UK probes Sea Viper missile test failures
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Royal Navy (RN) are examining the potential impact of two successive test failures of the Sea Viper ...
31-Dec-2009
Iran successfully test-fires Tor-M1
Iran successfully carried out live firing of a Russian-built 9K331M Tor-1M (SA-15 'Gauntlet') surface-to-air missile (SAM) system on 25 November during national multi-service air-defence ...
23-Dec-2009
First Aegis weapon system ready for delivery to Australia
Lockheed Martin celebrated the successful completion of a full range of acceptance tests conducted over several months to verify the performance of the Aegis...
23-Dec-2009
Japan completes annual training exercise with Patriot
Around 450 Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) personnel have concluded their annual training exercise with Patriot at Fort Bliss, Texas. Completion of the exercise ...
23-Dec-2009
*Slovak Air Force Igla crews fire live rounds
The newly created 2.plbat Igla (2nd Igla air-defence battery) of the Slovak Air Force conducted a firing exercise at the VTSU Zahorie military technical ...
27-Nov-2009
*Azerbaijan Osa-AKMs upgraded by Belarus
Belarus' Tetraedr Scientific Industrial Unitary Enterprise has upgraded an undisclosed number of Azerbaijan's 9K33M3 Osa-AKM (SA-8 'Gecko') self-propelled surface-to-air missile systems, the Belarus Belapan ...
27-Nov-2009
RAM Block 2 completes CTV test campaign
Raytheon Missile Systems has revealed that the next generation Block 2 variant of the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) has completed three successful instrumented ...
27-Nov-2009
Russian S-300 sale to Iran disputed
The possible delivery of Russian-built S-300PMU1 (SA-20 'Gargoyle') surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to Iran has received increased media attention in both countries. On 12 November,...
25-Nov-2009
*UAVs face the MATRIX revolution
A high-brightness laser beam was used to shoot down five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at various ranges during trials conducted in May, Boeing announced ...
23-Nov-2009
EUCOM and IDF complete 'Juniper Cobra'
The 20-day 'Juniper Cobra 2010' air-defence exercise conducted by the Israel Defence Force (IDF) and the US European Command (EUCOM) ended on 10 November. ...
23-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
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
*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
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