Israel Aerospace Industries announced on Monday that it has begun the customer fulfillment process of its Barak Extended Range surface-to-air missile, following the successful completion of a series of trials… Continue reading "IAI Begins Barak ER Customer Deliveries After Successful Trials"
On 31 March, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Defense Minister Peter Dutton revealed new plans to reinforce Australian missile capabilities. $1 billion AUD ($760 million USD) was pledged as… Continue reading "Australia Pledges 1 Billion AUD to Strengthen Missile Capabilities"
According to a report published by the Taiwanese United Daily News, the ROC government has disclosed plans to construct a high-altitude ballistic missile defense network. The new system would help… Continue reading "Taiwan Announces Plans to Expand Missile Defenses"
The US Army recently reminded us its looking to acquire Long Range Precision Munitions (LRPM); a demonstration shoot off is to be conducted near the end of 2022. The new… Continue reading "US Army Sets Timeline for Long Range Precision Munition Shoot Off"
A lack of consensus in Germany’s parliament between the left-wing and conservatives parties successfully blocked further talks on equipping the Bundeswehr with armed drones. The German Armed Forces were denied… Continue reading "Reichstag Blocks Arming German UAVs Over Targeted Killing Issue"
The advance in the construction and development of missiles achieved by the People’s Republic of China is a serious issue raised by the Pentagon in its annual report on the… Continue reading "The US Navy’s Greatest Fear – China’s New Carrier Killer Missiles"
Lockheed Martin chose American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer, Aerojet Rocketdyne, to provide the solid-fuel rocket motor for its hypersonic missile project for the United States Air Force, according to… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Contracts Aerojet Rocketdyne to Build Hypersonic Rocket Motor"
On 5 September, the Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mustafa Varank, announced on Twitter the first successful test of the SOM-B2 variant of the SOM cruise missile. The announcement… Continue reading "First Turkish SOM-B2 Test Successful"
The Royal Navy has recently conducted a series of tests for the Lightweight Multi-role Missile, also known as the Martlet. Tracing a design lineage from the Javelin, Starburst, and Starstreak… Continue reading "Royal Navy Conducts Tests of New Lightweight Multi-role Missile"
Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems, a joint venture between Indian Kalyani Strategic Systems and Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, has been awarded a $100 million dollar contract from Rafael Advanced Defense… Continue reading "Indian Firm Wins $100m Order for Barak 8 Surface to Air Missiles"