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IAI debuts its new surface-to-surface missile at Singapore Airshow
Israel Aerospace Industries debuted BLUE SPEAR (5G SSM), its newest surface-to-surface missile, at Singapore Airshow, which begins Tuesday. As noted by the Israeli defense company the system, co-developed with Singapore’s leading defense company ST Engineering and marketed by...
Raytheon receives $269 million for Evolved Seasparrow Block II missile production
The U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday that Raytheon Technologies was awarded a new contract modification for Evolved Seasparrow missile production. Raytheon Technologies, the second-largest aerospace-and-defense company in the U.S. after Boeing, has received a $269 million contract...
MBDA conducts final test firing of its new Marte ER anti-ship missile
European missile-maker MBDA announced on Tuesday that its new Marte ER anti-ship missile successfully completed its final test firing at the end of November 2021. As noted by the company, carried out at an Italian test range...
US Army to receive 110 next-gen PrSM missiles in 2022
The U.S. Army has requested $166 million in fiscal year 2022 for 110 next-generation Precision Strike Missiles. Army is expected to receive more new surface-to-surface, precision-strike, guided missiles for initial operational test and evaluation. The Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is the Army's next-generation...
Saab expands cooperation within new generation of smart munitions campaign
Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab has announced last week that it has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nammo and Nordic Shelter to support the ongoing GLSDB (Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb) campaign. The new agreement was announced during a...
Warthogs still ready for anything: A-10s put on impressive “Elephant Walk”
The 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard that Warfield Air National Guard Base has executed a massive readiness drill that included an 'elephant walk' of a 16 legendary A-10C Thunderbolt II close-air-support jets, also known as Warthog. The...
Chinese missile maker clones Ukrainian supersonic cruise missile
Chinese missile maker Guangdong Hongda Blasting Co Ltd reportedly has cloned and reengineered the concept of the new Ukrainian Bliskavka (“Lightning”) supersonic cruise missile. The Guangzhou-based firm unveiled a mock-up of its new missile system at the Airshow...
US Navy’s newest air-to-ground missile is cleared for production
U.S. Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. has confirmed that its newest AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) cleared for initial production. According to a company's recent news release, the U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation...