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Russia negotiating S-300 missile systems' supplies to Iran
Feb 23, 2016 (Sputnik)
Iran is discussing with Russia military supplies, including S-300 'new generation' missile systems, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Ansari-Ja...
Saab, Indian firm in joint venture for missile programs
Feb 15, 2016 (UPI)
Saab is forming a joint venture in India with Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd. for India's SRSAM and VSHORAD air defense programs. Under their agreement, the join...
Saudi says it intercepted Scud missile from Yemen
Feb 14, 2016 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia intercepted a Scud missile fired towards the kingdom by Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, the Riyadh-led coalition fighting the insurgents has said. The...
Russia sends brand new cruise missile ship to Syria: report
Feb 13, 2016 (AFP)
Russia has dispatched a new ship armed with cruise missiles to the Mediterranean, the navy announced Saturday, as reports said it is bound for Syria. The Zelyon...
New missiles for Typhoon fighters flight tested
Feb 11, 2016 (UPI)
Eurofighter reports new flight trials of Storm Shadow and Meteor missiles by Typhoon aircraft as part of a weapons capability upgrade program. Both tests were c...
Saudi Patriot 'intercepts' Scud fired from Yemen capital
Feb 09, 2016 (AFP)
A Patriot missile shot down a Scud fired from the Yemeni capital towards southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition told AFP, the day after anoth...
Nasr cruise missiles delivered to Iranian Air Force
Feb 09, 2016 (UPI)
Iran's defense ministry has officially delivered its Nasr air-launched cruise missile to Iran's Army Air Forces. The missile delivery was recognized during a ce...
Saudi intercepts Scud from Yemen
Feb 08, 2016 (AFP)
Saudi Arabian air defences on Monday intercepted a Scud missile fired at Khamis Mushait city where a major airbase is located, the coalition fighting in Yemen s...
Finnish defense minister approves rocket procurement
Feb 08, 2016 (UPI)
A proposal to acquire new munitions for Finland's rocket launcher system from the United States has been approved by Minister of Defense Jussi Niinisto. The mun...
Chronology of North Korean missile development
Feb 07, 2016 (AFP)
North Korea on Sunday launched a long-range rocket seen by much of the outside world as a covert test of ballistic missile technology for a future weapons syste...
SM-6 missile demonstrates capabilities
Feb 05, 2016 (UPI)
Raytheon's surface-to-air SM-6 Block 1 missile has successfully demonstrated its capabilities in U.S. Navy test flights off the Hawaiian coast. The tests in Jan...
U.S. Navy requests 4,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles in budget
Feb 04, 2016 (UPI)
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter revealed the U.S. Navy made a $2 billion budget request to buy 4,000 Raytheon Tomahawk cruise missiles for fiscal 2017. The Na...
Russia's cutting-edge S-500 missile system to begin tests this year
Feb 01, 2016 (Sputnik)
The first prototypes of the next-generation S-500 air defense system will reach completion and begin its pre-tests in 2016. This is a new generation system, cap...
Raytheon to research tactical missile capabilities
Jan 21, 2016 (UPI)
Raytheon is to conduct research and development of increased capabilities for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation air-launched tactical missiles. The Departmen...
US says stands by Iran missile sanctions
Jan 21, 2016 (AFP)
The United States stands by its new ballistic missile-related sanctions on Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday after Tehran described the decis...
Orbital ATK producing alternative rocket warhead
Jan 20, 2016 (UPI)
Orbital ATK is to produce a new alternative warhead for the U.S. Army's Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, it announced Wednesday. The contract, which marks ...
Pakistan test-launches homegrown cruise missile: military
Jan 19, 2016 (AFP)
Pakistan conducted a successful flight test Tuesday of a locally developed cruise missile named "Ra'ad" with a range of 350 kilometres (around 218 miles), the m...
Iran denounces new US sanctions on missile programme
Jan 18, 2016 (AFP)
Iran denounced new US sanctions on its missile programme on Monday but pushed ahead with international cooperation after its historic nuclear deal. Washington a...
US imposes sanctions linked to Iran's ballistic missile program
Jan 17, 2016 (AFP)
The United States on Sunday announced new sanctions linked to Iran's ballistic missile program, just a day after sanctions targeting its nuclear program were li...
Raytheon tests new seeker for Tomahawk cruise missiles
Jan 14, 2016 (UPI)
An active seeker that allows Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles to hit moving targets on land and sea has been tested by Raytheon. The captive flight tests over ...
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