MISSILE NEWS

News About Missiles

1,930 articles

Japan to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles from US: PM Kishida
Feb 27, 2023 (AFP)
"Our country's plan is (to acquire) 400 units" of the cruise missile, Kishida told the lower house budget committee without elaborating, citing the military sen...
Ukrainians pray, ready for strikes one year after Russian invasion
Feb 24, 2023 (AFP)
A year ago to the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin stunned the world by sending troops across the border, in a move seen as punishment for Kyiv's pivot to ...
Putin says Sarmat nuclear missile to be deployed this year
Feb 23, 2023 (AFP)
The Sarmat -- dubbed Satan 2 by Western analysts -- is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads and is among Russia's next-generation missiles that Putin h...
Lockheed Martin gets $1BN contract for sea-based hypersonic strike capability
Feb 20, 2023 (SPX)
"Lockheed Martin continues to advance hypersonic strike capability for the United States through this new contract," said Steve Layne, vice president of Hyperso...
N. Korea ballistic missile appears to have landed in Japan's EEZ: PM
Feb 18, 2023 (AFP)
Pyongyang "fired one ICBM-class ballistic missile toward the east. It flew for about 66 minutes," chief government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters. He...
Russia fires dozens of missiles at Ukraine overnight: Kyiv
Feb 16, 2023 (AFP)
The Ukrainian army said it shot down 16 of the 36 missiles Russia launched overnight from planes and ships in the Black Sea. "Unfortunately, there were hits in ...
Final flight of HAWC Program screams through the sky
Jan 31, 2023 (SPX)
"This month's flight added an exclamation point to the most successful hypersonic airbreathing flight test program in US history," said Walter Price, an Air For...
Ukraine leader says wants long-range missiles, jets from West
Jan 25, 2023 (AFP)
Zelensky, who turned 45 on Wednesday, thanked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US leader Joe Biden for their decision to send heavy tanks to Ukraine. But Zelen...
Ukraine missile toll rises to 40 as Russia denies attack
Jan 16, 2023 (AFP)
Residents gathered to watch as cranes removed collapsing sections of the Soviet-style residential building that was ripped open by the strike in central Ukraine...
Australia buys Ukraine-tested US missile system
Jan 05, 2023 (AFP)
The government said the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) would deter attacks on Australia but could also be transported by plane for deployment wo...
Raytheon Intelligence and Space awarded Missile Track Custody development contract
Jan 05, 2023 (SPX)
Under this contract, Raytheon Intelligence and Space will serve as the prime contractor, developing and delivering a space vehicle, hosting a state-of-the-art m...
N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missile: S. Korea military
Dec 31, 2022 (AFP)
The New Year's Day firing reported by the Yonhap news agency was the second in as many days. It came from the Yongseong area of the capital Pyongyang and landed...
Northrop Grumman's Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range completes 4th live fire
Dec 14, 2022 (SPX)
"AARGM-ER's performance during testing continues to validate the missile's ability to detect, identify, locate and effectively engage critical air-defense targe...
NSTIC OTA delivers accelerated hypersonic weapons testing
Dec 08, 2022 (SPX)
The acceleration of hypersonic development and testing is increasing strain on the nation's major test ranges and the limited number of mobile instrumentation a...
Estonia to buy HIMARS rocket launchers from US
Dec 03, 2022 (AFP)
It is the largest arms purchase in the country's history. Estonia, which neighbours Russia, has increased defence spending since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a...
US approves $380 mn anti-air missile sale to Finland
Dec 01, 2022 (AFP)
"The proposed sale will improve Finland's defense and deterrence capabilities," the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement. "This cri...
Raytheon Intelligence and Space completes Missile Track Custody milestone
Dec 01, 2022 (SPX)
"Our country faces new and diverse missile threats that require a layered approach to detection, tracking and defense," said Roger Cole, executive director of S...
Ukraine receives French long-range rocket systems: Kyiv
Nov 29, 2022 (AFP)
"LRU from France have arrived in Ukraine! The Ukrainian army is now even more powerful," Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov tweeted. The French-provided LRU is t...
US approves $323 million missile sale to Finland
Nov 28, 2022 (AFP)
"The proposed sale will improve Finland's air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons capabilities and will positively impact US relations with countries in the Nordi...
Iran hypersonic missile claim raises nuclear watchdog concern
Nov 10, 2022 (AFP)
Hypersonic missiles, which like traditional ballistic missiles can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly at more than five times the speed of sound. "This hypersonic...
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.