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Australia “fires up” $1 billion weapons program
Australia’s Department of Defense confirmed on Wednesday that the government has advanced its $1 billion weapons program in announcing Raytheon Australia and Lockheed Martin...
Russian KH-59M missile hit grain storage in southern Ukraine
Russia targeted a grain storage facility with Kh-59M Ovod-M (NATO reporting name AS-18 Kazoo) medium-range cruise missile.
Russian forces struck a grain silo near Mykolaiv...
North Korea confirms reports it has test-fired its largest intercontinental ballistic missile yet
North Korea has announced that it successfully launched its its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) since 2017 in a test on Thursday.
State media said...
Expert says Russia fired more than 13 ballistic missiles on Ukraine
At least 13 different Iskander-M ballistic missile launches were fired by Russia in the widescale invasion of Ukraine, according to astrophysicist and satellite tracker...
Russian army used Iskander ballistic missile to attack Zhytomyr airport
Ukrainian defense reporter Illia Ponomarenko said in a Twitter account post early on Monday that Russian Armed Forces used Iskander short-range ballistic missile systems...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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'...
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...
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...
Israel integrates Barak MX Interceptors on its newest corvettes
Irsaely state-owned aerospace giant Israel Aircraft Industries, better known as IAI, announced that it is integrating offensive and defensive systems, to enhance the 'Sa'ar...
U.S. Air Force conducts first live-fire test of IRST-cued AIM-120 missile
The U.S. Air Force announced on Tuesday that the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron conducted the first-ever live-fire of an Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile...
Russia decides to retire Topol ballistic missiles
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly known as the Russian Armed Forces, is considering officially retiring a Topol Intercontinental-range Ballistic Missile (ICBM)...
BAE Systems develops advanced version of APKWS guidance kits
Aerospace giant BAE Systems announced Monday it has developed an advanced version of its combat-proven APKWS guidance kit that offers enhanced strike distance and precision...
Second flight test for U.S. Air Force hypersonic missile fails
The second flight test of the U.S Air Force's latest hypersonic missile failed on July 28 following technical problems, the service announced in a...