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Russia's Tiny Missile Boats Pack Huge Punch
Oct 13, 2015 (Sputnik)
The 26 cruise missiles launched at terrorist positions in Syria by four small Russian warships of the Caspian Fleet have raised many an admiring eyebrow in the ...
US says Iran missile test may have broken UN rules
Oct 13, 2015 (AFP)
The White House on Tuesday said Iran likely breached UN Security Council rules when it tested a long-range ballistic missile last weekend, raising the prospect ...
New Air-to-Surface Missiles to Arm Russian PAK FA Fighter Jet
Oct 13, 2015 (Sputnik)
Images of several types of new air-to-surface missiles designed to arm Russian jets have emerged recently. The missiles are planned to equip Russian aircraft, i...
BUK: Russia's feared anti-aircraft missile system
Oct 13, 2015 (AFP)
The BUK missile system blamed for shooting down flight MH17 over east Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board, is an anti-aircraft weapon whose origins date ba...
Iran tests new long-range missile
Oct 11, 2015 (AFP)
Iran announced Sunday it had successfully tested a new domestically produced long-range missile, which it said was the first that could be guided all the way to...
Russian missiles aimed at Syria crashed in Iran: US official
Oct 09, 2015 (AFP)
Four Russian cruise missiles aimed at targets in Syria crashed in Iran, a US official said Thursday, as regime troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah pressed a "v...
Poland seeks missiles for its MiG-29 fighters
Oct 09, 2015 (UPI)
Poland has reportedly begun the process to obtain 40 radar-guided R-27R1 missiles, the main armament on Poland 's Soviet-era MiG-29 fighters. Polish news site D...
Russian Long-Range Cruise Missiles 'Particular Challenge' for US Defense
Oct 09, 2015 (Sputnik)
US Commander of NORAD said that Russian long-range aviation and highly accurate long-range cruise missiles present a new challenge for US strategic homeland def...
Russia denies US claim that four Syria-bound missiles crashed in Iran
Oct 08, 2015 (AFP)
Russia's defence ministry denied a claim by a US official Thursday that four Syria-bound Russian cruise missiles fired from the Caspian Sea had crashed in Iran....
Russia Develops Portable Aerosol Cloud Generator to Conceal Missiles
Oct 08, 2015 (Sputnik)
An aerosol generator is designed for creating aerosol curtains, or artificial clouds, to hide road-mobile missile complexes, according to Aleksei Solodovnikov, ...
Tomahawk demos new cruise missile capabilities
Oct 06, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy's networked Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile has demonstrated new capabilities in a special test conducted with missile-maker Raytheon. In the tes...
U.S. Navy sends guided-missile destroyer to Japan
Oct 06, 2015 (UPI)
The Alreigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold left for Yokosuka, Japan from San Diego to join the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy announced on Tues...
U.S. Navy tests upgraded missile
Sep 23, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy's AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile successfully hit a mobile ship target in a live-fire test of its modified software. Orbital ATK, ...
Australia and Norway sign agreement for JSM development
Sep 22, 2015 (UPI)
Australia has signed an agreement with Norway to contribute to the development of the Joint Strike Missile for F-35 fighters. Under the agreement, Australia wil...
Lockheed Martin, Roketsan to develop cruise missile for F-35s
Sep 17, 2015 (UPI)
A mid-range standoff cruise missile for use on F-35 fighters is being developed by Lockheed Martin and its Turkish partner, Roketsan. The SOM-J will feature GPS...
Britain contracts MBDA for new ASRAAM missile variant
Sep 17, 2015 (UPI)
A new variant of the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile carried by Royal Air Force fighters is to be designed and built by MBDA. The new ASRAAMs will incor...
Lockheed Martin receives first order for GMLRS alternative warhead
Sep 17, 2015 (UPI)
Global security manufacturing giant Lockheed Martin received its first contract for its new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Unitary (GMLRS). The contract i...
Malaysia to acquire air defense system from Thales UK
Sep 16, 2015 (UPI)
Thales is to supply Malaysia's military with its integrated air defense system, ForceSHIELD, through a contract from Global Komited, a Weststar Group company. T...
Poland to Receive U.S. cruise missiles
Sep 14, 2015 (UPI)
The Polish Air Force is receiving Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles from Lockheed Martin for its fleet of F-16 fighters. The contract for the air-to-ground...
Orbital ATK producing more AARGM missiles
Sep 09, 2015 (UPI)
Additional Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles are to be produced by Orbital ATK for the U.S. Navy and the Air Forces of Italy and Australia. The U.S. Navy ...
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