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Turkey cancels $3.4 bln missile deal with China
Nov 15, 2015 (AFP)
Turkey has cancelled a multi-billion-dollar deal with China to build its first anti-missile system that had alarmed Ankara's allies in NATO, a Turkish official ...
Finland seeks acquisition of rocket launchers, rockets from U.S.
Nov 11, 2015 (UPI)
Congress has been informed of a possible Foreign Military Sales deal to Finland of rocket launch systems and rockets. The notification from the Defense Security...
Iran to receive Russian missiles by end of 2015: minister
Nov 11, 2015 (AFP)
Iran will receive the bulk of the S-300 air defence missile systems it ordered from Russia by the end of the year, Tehran's defence minister has said. "We signe...
Russia to deliver S-300 missiles to Iran by the end of 2016
Nov 10, 2015 (UPI)
The Russian government is preparing to begin deliveries of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran by the end of of 2016. The contract between the two coun...
Russia says agrees deal to deliver S-300 missile systems to Iran
Nov 09, 2015 (AFP)
Russia announced Monday that it has agreed to push on with a deal to deliver S-300 missile systems to Iran after Moscow halted an earlier agreement due to UN sa...
California missile test sparks frenzy, spooks residents
Nov 08, 2015 (AFP)
A missile test off the California coast sparked frenzy on social media and spooked residents Saturday who believed they had just seen a UFO. The Twitter hashtag...
UK plane entering Sharm el-Sheikh 'missed rocket by 300m'
Nov 07, 2015 (AFP)
A British tourist plane heading in to land at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh came within 1,000 feet (300 metres) of a missile in August, it was reported...
Russia sent missile systems to Syria: air force chief
Nov 05, 2015 (AFP)
Russia has sent anti-aircraft missile systems to Syria to back up its air campaign, the commander of the air force Viktor Bondarev said in an interview publishe...
Croatian Navy successfully test-fires RBS15 missile
Nov 04, 2015 (UPI)
The Croatian Navy conducted successfully fired a Saab RBS15 anti-ship missile in October as part of Exercise Joint Force 15. The missile was test fired from Cro...
France, U.K. unveil new agreement on next-generation missiles
Nov 04, 2015 (UPI)
U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon announced a new agreement with France for the production of next-generation missiles. French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le...
Thailand seeks Evolved Seasparrow Missile purchase
Oct 30, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency reports Thailand is seeking to procure Evolved Seasparrow Missile systems. Seasparrow is used as a defense against ...
Raytheon unveils next-generation TOW EagleFire launcher
Oct 29, 2015 (UPI)
Raytheon has introduced a next-generation TOW EagleFire launcher, the latest development in the TOW weapon family. The launcher is designed to fire both wire-gu...
U.S. demos Standard Missile 3 in Europe
Oct 28, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy reports it has performed the first at sea ballistic missile defense firing of a Standard Missile 3 in Europe. The firing this month took place dur...
Russia's Iskander missile complexes to be offered for export
Oct 28, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia's largest arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, plans in the future to offer the country's Iskander missile system (NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) on the for...
Latvia orders additional RBS 70 missiles
Oct 22, 2015 (UPI)
Latvia has ordered an undisclosed number of RBS 70 air defense missiles from Saab, together with training services and associated equipment. Saab, which did not...
Britain, France extend joint research program funding
Oct 22, 2015 (UPI)
Britain and France are extending their funding for cooperative research into missile technologies under development. The funding is for the Materials & Componen...
UN Security Council to discuss Iran missile test
Oct 21, 2015 (AFP)
The UN Security Council on Wednesday will discuss Iran's recent missile test, at the request of the United States which maintains it violated UN resolutions, di...
New capability for HARM missile tests successfully
Oct 19, 2015 (UPI)
An upgrade to AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles, the HARM Control Section Modification, has been tested by the U.S. Air Force and Raytheon. The modifica...
USAF orders more JASSM cruise missiles for $305 million
Oct 16, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force has contracted Lockheed Martin for continued production of standard Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles and its Extended Range variant. Th...
USAF obtaining new missile counter-measure for aircraft
Oct 14, 2015 (UPI)
A low-rate initial production contract has been issued to Orbiital ATK by the U.S. Air Force for a pyrotechnic missile counter-measure system for aircraft. The ...
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