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Syria downs Israeli missiles over Damascus: state media
Nov 20, 2019 (AFP)
"At 1:20 am (2320 GMT) on Wednesday, Israeli warplanes... targeted the vicinity of the city of Damascus with a number of missiles," SANA news agency quoted a mi...
Pentagon says Iran's missiles unrivaled in Middle East
Nov 19, 2019 (AFP)
"Iran has an extensive missile development program, and the size and sophistication of its missile force continues to grow despite decades of counterproliferati...
North Korea fires short-range projectiles: South's military
Oct 31, 2019 (AFP)
The weapons were launched from South Pyongan province in an easterly direction over the sea, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. They flew 370 ki...
Risking sanctions, Turkey test-fires Russian-made S-400 air defense system
Oct 19, 2019 (UPI)
U.S. defense officials told the New York Times and CNN that the S-400 system was tested in Turkey's Sinop province, on the Black Sea, where it was delivered ear...
S. Korea to buy AMRAAM missiles in $253M deal
Oct 18, 2019 (UPI)
The requested $253 million package includes the AIM-120C-7/C-8 missiles; containers; weapon support and support equipment; spare and repair parts; logistics sup...
OpFires program advances technology for upper stage with PDR completion
Oct 07, 2019 (SPX)
"U.S. ground-based forces currently are limited in effective range of surface-to-surface precision fires. The goal for OpFires is to provide the combatant comma...
State Department OKs Javelin missile sale to Ukraine
Oct 03, 2019 (UPI)
In addition to 150 missiles and 10 Javelin Command Launch Units, the Ukrainian government seeks to buy training devices, transportation, support equipment, tech...
Naval Strike Missile launched in Indo-Pacific region for first time
Oct 02, 2019 (UPI)
The test of the weapon, which as been deployed aboard the Giffords, aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship came Tuesday during the biennial Pacifi...
BAE nets $2.7B for APKWS guidance units for rocket upgrades
Sep 26, 2019 (UPI)
The contract, announced Wednesday, will procure WGU-59/B units to upgrade the current 2.75-inch rocket system to a semi-active laser-guided precision that suppo...
State Dept. approves sale of laser aircraft defense system to Qatar
Sep 25, 2019 (UPI)
The systems Qatar is interested in buying include 12 guardian laser turret assemblies, seven LAIRCM System Processor Replacements and 23 missile warning sensors...
Improving the ductility of ceramic materials for missiles, engines
Sep 25, 2019 (SPX)
Items such as drinking mugs, missile heads, thermal barrier coatings on engine blades, auto parts, electronic and optic components are commonly made with cerami...
Raytheon awarded $25.4M for Tomahawk Weapons Systems Military Code, AGR5 kit
Sep 19, 2019 (UPI)
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is for the company to conduct critical design review of the Tomahawk Weapons System Military Cod...
$11.4M Boeing contract calls for SLAM-ER missile development for Saudi Arabia
Sep 18, 2019 (UPI)
The contract, announced on Tuesday, calls for Phase 1 design maturity, analysis and test planning for production of the AGM-84 SLAM-ER, a precision-guided, air-...
Israel says Iran seeking to build precision missiles in Lebanon
Aug 29, 2019 (AFP)
Tehran and the Shiite movement plan to convert "stupid rockets into precision-guided missiles", Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus told journalists in a c...
Hungary approved for $500M purchase of 180 AMRAAM missiles
Aug 28, 2019 (UPI)
The approval, announced on Tuesday, came after the Hungarian government requested the purchase of 180 AMRAAM missiles, training missiles, cryptographic and comm...
Navy taps Raytheon for Tomahawk missile support on $7.2M contract
Aug 23, 2019 (UPI)
The deal, announced Thursday, is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement, and will provide an updated technica...
Raytheon awarded $190.5M for Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile production
Aug 22, 2019 (UPI)
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at $190.5 million and covers materials and spares for ESSM Block II production, which ...
Raytheon wins $13.2M contract for SM-2, SM-6 missile support
Aug 21, 2019 (UPI)
Raytheon was awarded the modification to a prior contract, the Defense Department said on Tuesday, referring to the support of Standard Missile-2/6. The designa...
Russia and China blast US missile test
Aug 20, 2019 (AFP)
The US and Russia ditched the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty this month after accusing each other of violating the accord. Washington said the a...
Raytheon nets $47.9M contract for laser-guided Maverick missiles
Aug 19, 2019 (UPI)
The contract, announced on Friday, calls for the purchase of 469 of the missiles by the U.S. Air Force, with work to be completed by September 2021. Work will b...
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