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Sale of SeaSparrow missiles to Mexico approved by State Department
Aug 10, 2018 (UPI)
The order, announced Thursday by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, includes one eight-cell MK 56 VLS launcher, eight MK30 canisters, eight MK783 shipping...
Lockheed awarded contract for HIMARS missiles for Romania
Aug 10, 2018 (UPI)
The modification to a previous contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, provides for training, spare parts and future improvements and modific...
Raytheon tapped for AMRAAM missile support
Aug 07, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will provide technical support for the AMRAAM weapon system. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz...
Spanish jet accidentally fires missile above Estonia: defence ministry
Aug 07, 2018 (AFP)
"A Spanish Eurofighter based in Lithuania accidentally fired a missile without causing any harm," the ministry said in a statement, adding that the incident hap...
UN panel finds further evidence of Iran link to Yemen missiles
Jul 30, 2018 (AFP)
In a confidential report to the Security Council, a copy of which was seen by AFP on Monday, the panel said it "continues to believe" that short-range ballistic...
Saudi-led coalition says destroyed Yemen rebel missile launch sites
Jul 29, 2018 (AFP)
The coalition announced in a statement the "destruction over the past 24 hours of ballistic missile (launch) sites run by the Huthi militias in Saada", a northe...
Russian Scientist Jailed as Moscow Probes Hypersonic Missile Secrets Leak
Jul 25, 2018 (Sputnik)
The FSB raided the premises of two Roscosmos facilities Friday morning, Sputnik News reported. It was suspected that an employee of the Central Research Institu...
Raytheon, Lockheed receive contract for Javelin missile production
Jul 25, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, authorizes full-rate production and will provide the Javelin to Australia, Estonia, Lithuania, Tur...
Russia Hunting Leaker of Hypersonic Missile Details to Western Agencies
Jul 24, 2018 (Sputnik)
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), a domestic intelligence agency, searched the premises of two Roscosmos facilities involved with the hypersonic missile ...
Raytheon receives $7.5 million contract for Sea Sparrow missiles
Jul 23, 2018 (UPI)
The missiles will be used for Landing Helicopter Assault and amphibious assault ships. Work will be performed in Hauppauge, N.Y., and Yorktown, Va., and is expe...
Raytheon receives $64.4 million contract for MK-31 missiles
Jul 23, 2018 (UPI)
The support services will maintain current systems as well as improve design, engineering and other services for the Rolling Airframe Missile upgraded MK-31 Gui...
State Department approves sale of AMRAAM missiles to Denmark
Jul 11, 2018 (UPI)
Denmark has requested a purchase of 28 of the missiles and one spare guidance section. The potential contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, i...
Saudi Arabia says Yemen rebel missile intercepted
Jul 10, 2018 (AFP)
A coalition statement said the ballistic missile targeted Al Shuqaiq on the kingdom's southwestern coastline. The area, located in Jazan province, is home to a ...
NATO successfully tests upgraded Sea Sparrow missile
Jul 09, 2018 (UPI)
The ESSM intercepted a BQM-74E drone target on July 5. The test is the first to use Raytheon's new Block 2 active guidance seeker-head, Navy officials said. Ray...
Finnish navy to acquire Gabriel anti-ship missiles
Jul 06, 2018 (UPI)
The Gabriel is planned to replace Finland's current inventory of Saab RBS-15 SF missiles by the early 2020s and will be designated the SSM2020 in Finnish servic...
Orbital tapped for Coyote supersonic sea skimming targets for Navy
Jul 03, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, also includes work on the SSST program for Japan and Israel. Work on the contract will mostly be pe...
Raytheon to produce Griffin missile for U.S. Special Ops
Jul 02, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, enables the company to produce the missile and provides support for product improvements, operations an...
Joint Air-to-Ground Missile ready for low-rate initial production
Jun 28, 2018 (SPX)
JAGM is a multi-sensor air-to-ground missile that is the successor to the combat proven HELLFIRE Romeo and HELLFIRE Longbow missiles. Backward compatible with a...
BAE contracted for laser-guided APKWS rocket systems
Jun 28, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, comes under the terms of a firm-fixed-price delivery order on indefinite/delivery/indefinite-qua...
Lockheed tapped for guided missile support
Jun 21, 2018 (UPI)
The $364 million firm-fixed-price domestic and foreign military sales contract was announced on Thursday by the Department of Defense. It also covers tactical m...
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