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South Korea receives 60 KEPD 350K missiles for deployment
Dec 12, 2016 (UPI)
Air-to-surface missiles capable of precision strikes against Kim Jong Un's presidential palace are to be installed on South Korean fighter jets by the end of 20...
Raytheon gets $60 million contract modification for RAM missiles
Dec 09, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $60 million contract modification to deliver Rolling Airframe Block 2 guided missile round pack requirements. The contract ...
U.S. Army contracts BAE Systems for rocket propellant grains
Dec 08, 2016 (UPI)
BAE Systems has received a $69 million contract to produce additional MK90 rocket propellant grains for the U.S. Army. The grains will be used to power rockets ...
2 million Israelis exposed to rocket fire, says report
Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)
More than two million Israelis lack adequate shelter in case of rockets fired from Gaza to the south or from Lebanon or Syria to the north, an official report s...
Raytheon wins Griffin A block missile contract for U.S. Air Force
Dec 05, 2016 (UPI)
Raytheon has received a $25 million contract to provide Griffin A Block/III missiles for the U.S. Air Force. The contract was a result of a sole-source acquisit...
Raytheon to provide missile warning systems for Taiwan
Nov 29, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a $26 million contract modification to supply Taiwan with upgraded missile warning radar centers. The U.S. Department of...
U.S. approves possible sale of JASSM-ER missiles to Poland
Nov 29, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles - Extended Range to Poland. If approved, The U.S. Defense Sec...
Italian navy completes first launch of Aster 30 missile
Nov 28, 2016 (UPI)
The Italian navy launched an Aster 30 missile from Nave Bergamini during a live-fire exercise, completing part of the weapon's qualification program. The flight...
Japan protests Russia missile deployment on disputed islands
Nov 25, 2016 (AFP)
Japan has told Russia the deployment of missiles on disputed islands in the Pacific is "deplorable", Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, ahead of talks aimed...
India conducts twin trial of Prithvi-II missile
Nov 22, 2016 (UPI)
Defense researchers in India successfully test-fired two Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missiles at a rest range in Chandipur. The test was conducted by India's ...
New missile system delivered to Turkish military
Nov 22, 2016 (UPI)
Turkish defense company Roketsan has delivered a new surface-to-surface guided missile system to the country's military. The 303mm guided missile is the Kasirga...
Officials announce missile cooperation between U.K., France
Nov 17, 2016 (UPI)
Government officials from Britain and France have agreed to cooperate further on missile defense development. Under the agreement, announced by U.K. Defence Sec...
Iran missile programme 'non-negotiable': spokesman
Nov 15, 2016 (AFP)
Iran's missile programme is "non-negotiable" and tests will continue, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Tuesday, following criticism from Europe...
USS Carl Vinson test-fires Rolling Airframe Missile, Phalanx
Nov 03, 2016 (UPI)
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier conducted a live-fire test of several weapons systems Wednesday, the sea service said. The exercise involved live-fire test...
Is China's new short-range missile system designed to compete with Iskander
Nov 01, 2016 (Sputnik)
Next week, China is expected to formally reveal an export version of its Dongfeng 12 mobile short range missile system at China Airshow-2016. Commenting on the ...
Raytheon receives Rolling Airframe Missile contract modification
Oct 26, 2016 (UPI)
Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $28 million contract modification for work on the U.S. Navy's Rolling Airframe Missile, or RAM, system. The change t...
Lithuania signs missile agreement with Norway
Oct 24, 2016 (UPI)
Lithuania has signed an agreement worth $108 million with Norway for the procurement of the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, or NASAMS. The dea...
BAE receives max $600 million U.S. Navy contract for laser-guided rockets
Oct 24, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a max $600 million contract to provide Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System laser-guided rockets, the company said. The d...
Safran's Sigma 40 integrates with Harpoon missile system
Oct 21, 2016 (UPI)
Safran Electronics and Defense has successfully carried out integration tests of its Sigma 40 ship navigation system with the alignment system of the AGM-84 Har...
N. Korea conducts another failed missile launch
Oct 20, 2016 (AFP)
North Korea on Thursday conducted what appeared to be a failed test -- its second in a week -- of a powerful medium-range missile that experts warn could be dep...
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