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China tested new space capability with hypersonic missile
Oct 17, 2021 (AFP)
The report, citing multiple sources familiar with the test, said Beijing in August launched a nuclear-capable missile that circled the Earth at low orbit before...
Israel expects 2,000 rockets a day in any war with Hezbollah: army
Oct 17, 2021 (AFP)
In May this year, the Israeli army fought an 11-day war against Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip, who fired around 4,400 projectiles towards the Jewis...
Lockheed Martin opens intelligent, advanced hypersonic strike production facility
Oct 05, 2021 (SPX)
"Lockheed Martin has manufactured defense systems in Courtland since 1994, providing increasingly sophisticated capabilities to protect our nation, allies, and ...
Hypersonic missiles: the alarming must-have in military tech
Oct 04, 2021 (AFP)
Russia, which said Monday it had test-launched a hypersonic missile from a submerged submarine for the first time, leads the race, followed by China and the Uni...
Russia test fires hypersonic missile from submerged submarine
Oct 04, 2021 (AFP)
Moscow has in recent years touted the development of weapons that it hopes will give it the edge in any arms race with the United States at a time of growing te...
North Korea's 'hypersonic' missile: what we know
Sep 30, 2021 (AFP)
Here are some questions and answers on the technology and North Korea's capabilities: - What is a hypersonic missile? - Hypersonics are defined as being able to...
Czechs to replace Soviet-era air defence with Israeli gear
Sep 27, 2021 (AFP)
The purchase comes as the country seeks to upgrade its military equipment -- and further boost ties with Israel, already a close Czech ally. The defence ministr...
South Korea: new kid on the SLBM block
Sep 16, 2021 (AFP)
The successful test puts the South among the elite flotilla of nations with proven SLBM technology, and Seoul is on a multi-billion-dollar drive to develop its ...
South Korea fires first submarine-launched ballistic missile
Sep 15, 2021 (AFP)
The test, supervised by President Moon Jae-in, came hours after nuclear-armed North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea, according to the South's mi...
Marines advancing anti-ship missile as part of force modernization plan
Sep 14, 2021 (UPI)
The Marine Corps Systems Command's Long Range Fires program has acquired ​​Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, an anti-ship missi...
North Korea test-fires new 'long-range cruise missile': KCNA
Sep 13, 2021 (AFP)
Pictures in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed a missile exiting one of five tubes on a launch vehicle in a ball of flame, and a missile in horizontal flight. S...
It's time for Australia to develop its own guided missiles
Sep 09, 2021 (The Conversation)
On Wednesday, Defence Minister Peter Dutton was reported to have signalled greater access to US missile technology will be a key test of the US-Australia allian...
Poland signs deal for short-range missile launchers
Sep 08, 2021 (AFP)
According to Polish media, the value of the contract could be up to 15.5 billion euros ($18.3 billion). PGZ "accepted the task of integrating and creating short...
CORRECTED: Poland signs deal for short-range missile launchers
Sep 08, 2021 (AFP)
According to Polish media, the value of the contract could be up to 15.5 billion euros ($18.3 billion). PGZ "accepted the task of integrating and creating short...
IRGC Aerospace working with Iran's Defence Ministry to upgrade country's missile systems
Sep 07, 2021 (Sputnik)
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will work with the country's defence ministry to improve the country's missile power further, Brig. Gen. Amir-Al...
US Navy anti-access and area denial threats system to enter production phase
Sep 03, 2021 (SPX)
"The additional capabilities of AARGM-ER, coupled with its high-performance air vehicle, will provide our fleet with the most advanced weapon system to defeat e...
Navy conducts test of second stage rocket motor for hypersonic missiles
Aug 26, 2021 (UPI)
Navy Strategic Systems Programs successfully conducted the initial live-fire test of the second stage Solid Rocket Motor on Wednesday, in Promontory, Utah, the ...
US sensor architecture not sufficient to detect hypersonic missiles
Aug 16, 2021 (Sputnik)
"It [hypersonic technology] creates challenges that permeate the responsibility of STRATCOM, SPACECOM, NORTHCOM, and every other combatant command," Richard sai...
Squadron conducts first F-15C live test fire using IRST-cued AIM-120 missile
Aug 10, 2021 (UPI)
The Air Force F-15C jet fight aircraft was equipped with Lockhead Martin's Legion Pod IRST Block 1.5 system, which allowed it to fire an AIM-120 Advanced-Medium...
USAF optimistic about hypersonic missile despite failed test
Aug 05, 2021 (UPI)
The USAF is still investigating what went wrong during the test of the rocket propelling the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon. The rocket was success...
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