The Pentagon has confirmed that a test, on October 21, of a hypersonic missile under development failed due to a booster rocket malfunction, following reports of a failed hypersonic test… Continue reading "Hypersonic Booster Stack Failure Scuttles US Missile Test"
The US Navy announced on October 21 that it and the US Army had successfully conducted a series of test flights of prototype hypersonic weapon components. In a statement, the… Continue reading "US Navy Announces Three Successful Hypersonic Flight Tests"
On October 20, Philippine state media reported that the Philippine Navy (PN) had completed training with the Mistral 3 surface-to-air missile system (SAM) on BRP Jose Rizal. This involved operational… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Completes Surface-To-Air Missile Training"
On October 15, the United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) published a new report in its “Military Power” series taking a look at North Korea (DPRK), its military strategy, organization… Continue reading "New Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Report Assesses North Korean Capabilities"
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense’s press office on Wednesday, October 13, Russian and Serbian military pilots have begun joint tactical exercises in Serbia called BARS-2021 (Brotherhood of Aviators… Continue reading "Russia And Serbia Conduct Joint “BARS-2021” And “Slavic Shield” Exercises"
Lockheed Martin announced on October 14 that the Precision Strike Missile it is developing for the United States Army broke its flight distance record, during a flight test held at… Continue reading "Precision Strike Missile Exceeds “Maximum Threshold” In Record-Setting Flight"
As another news-packed week passes, we have plenty of work to do, covering a range of interesting subjects. This week Lebanon suffered brutal clashes in Beirut, Iran tested its new… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (11-15 October)"
The Turkish Armed Forces continue to receive Aselsan’s Fire Control Equipment and Modernized Towed Gun systems as part of the 35mm Air Defense System Modernization and Airburst Ammunition Project. The… Continue reading "Modernized Towed Gun Systems Are Delivered To The Turkish Armed Forces"
The test of the new defense system took place in a large-scale air defense exercise called “Defenders of Velayat Skies 1400”, which was jointly conducted by the Iranian army and… Continue reading "Iran Tests New AD-08 ‘Majid’ Short-Range Air Defense System"
Raytheon Missiles and Defense has announced that its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor is now named GhostEye. The announcement, made ahead of the 2021 annual meeting of the… Continue reading "Raytheon’s LTAMDS Radar Now Lead Member Of GhostEye Family"