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JASSM Completes Lot 6 Reliability Assessment Program Testing
Feb 20, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed Reliability Assessment Program (RAP) Lot 6 testing with two final flights.The...
Brazil to open talks on buying Russian missiles
Feb 20, 2013 (AFP)
Brazil agreed Wednesday to open talks with Russia on buying surface-to-air missile batteries. The deal was reached in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Dmi...
Javelin Demonstrates Extended Range Capability in Recent Tests
Feb 08, 2013 (SPX)
The Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture recently demonstrated the ability of the Javelin missile to engage targets beyond its current maximum ran...
Israel deploys 3rd missile system to north: reports
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
Israel has deployed a third Iron Dome missile defence battery to the north of the country a few days after carrying out an air strike inside neighbouring Syria,...
Lockheed Martin Receives US Army Contract for Guided MLRS Rocket Production
Feb 01, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has received a $197 million contract option from the U.S. Army for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket production. This ...
India wheels out new long-range missile in annual parade
Jan 26, 2013 (AFP)
India wheeled out a new long-range nuclear missile that can hit anywhere in China and warned rival Pakistan not to take its friendship "for granted" as it celeb...
Raytheon awarded contract for HARM upgrade
Jan 17, 2013 (SPX)
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a $12.3 million contract to begin full rate production of High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Control Section Modif...
Short-range ballistic missile again fired in Syria: NATO
Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)
A short-range ballistic missile was fired inside Syria on Wednesday following similar launches last week, a NATO official said Thursday. "We detected the launch...
Iran develops new missile launcher
Jan 01, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
Iran's Navy has developed a missile launching system which aims to increase the precision and range of anti-ship missiles. Commander of Iran Navy Rear-Admiral H...
Thatcher 'warned France to cut off Exocets in Falklands war'
Dec 28, 2012 (AFP)
Britain's relationship with France was strained at the height of the Falklands War over fears the French could allow Argentina to acquire Exocet missiles, previ...
Raytheon awarded $254.6 million for Tomahawk missile
Dec 24, 2012 (SPX)
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $254.6 million contract to procure Tomahawk Block IV tactical cruise missiles for fiscal year 2013. The contract calls for Rayt...
NATO says Syria regime firing 'Scud-style missiles'
Dec 22, 2012 (AFP)
NATO has accused the Syrian regime of firing Scud-style missiles at rebels, amid Russian criticism that the West's "dangerous" stance risks bringing chaos to th...
Raytheon awarded contract for SM-2 production
Dec 19, 2012 (SPX)
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $108 million contract for continued production of Standard Missile-2 all-up rounds, a majority of which will be sold to U.S...
Brazil invests in rocket technology
Dec 18, 2012 (UPI)
Brazil is pursuing a multimillion-dollar program to revive and modernize its precision strike technologies with the aim of developing rockets and missiles both ...
Brazil, S. Africa collaborate on missile
Dec 17, 2012 (UPI)
Brazil and South Africa will collaborate on building a short-range, air-to-air missile as part of a multibillion-dollar Brazilian program to develop avionics an...
Scud attacks signal Syrian regime alarm
Dec 13, 2012 (UPI)
The Assad regime's broadside of Soviet-era Scud ballistic missile against rebel forces marks a major escalation in Syria's 20-month-old civil war and could be a...
Tehran denies Iranian missile experts in North Korea
Dec 11, 2012 (AFP)
Iran on Tuesday denied a South Korean report that its missile experts were in North Korea offering technical assistance for the planned launch of a long-range r...
Iran to observe North Korea missile test
Dec 07, 2012 (UPI)
Iranian scientists and military officers will attend North Korea's test launch of a long-range ballistic missile expected this month, underlining Tehran's close...
Severodvinsk submarine launches first cruise missile at ground targets
Dec 05, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
The multi-purpose nuclear submarine Severodvinsk passing the tests in the White Sea, has successfully completed the shooting of the most up-to-date cruise missi...
Patriots: The 'hit-to-kill' star missiles of the US armoury
Dec 04, 2012 (AFP)
"Hit-to-Kill" Patriot missiles set to be deployed on the Turkish-Syrian border are a sophisticated anti-ballistic defence system developed by arms manufacturer ...
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