Weapons

Air Air-to-Air Missiles Europe 

Saab Gripen E Fighter Aircraft Performs Test Flight With Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM)

November 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air-to-air missile (AAM), Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), Fighter aircraft, MBDA Meteor BVRAAM, Saab, Saab Gripen E, Sweden

In October, Saab successfully completed a test flight by a Gripen E aircraft with the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air

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Air-to-Air Missiles Europe 

MBDA Awarded Contract to Supply 567 MICA NG Missiles to French Armed Forces

November 11, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air-to-air missile (AAM), Dassault Rafale, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, French Air Force, French Armed Forces, French Navy, MBDA MICA, MBDA MICA NG, MBDA Missile Systems

The French defense procurement agency, Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has awarded a contract, on Nov.6, to missile manufacturer MBDA

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Americas Weapons 

DARPA Issues Presolicitation Notice for Glide Breaker Program to Develop Hypersonic Vehicle Interceptor

November 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), DARPA Glide Breaker, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Hypersonic flight, Hypersonic glide vehicle, Hypersonic missile, USA

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a presolicitation notice for the Glide Breaker program which seeks

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Air-to-Air Missiles Europe 

MBDA Awarded Contract to Develop Next-Gen MICA NG Missile for Arming French Air Force Rafale Fighter Aircraft

November 9, 2018November 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air-to-air missile (AAM), Dassault Rafale, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, France, French Air Force, MBDA MICA, MBDA MICA NG, MBDA Missile Systems

The French Defence Procurement Agency DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has awarded MBDA the contract for the MICA NG (Missile

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Artillery Asia-Pacific 

Indian Army Inducts First Batch of M777 155mm Ultra Lightweight Howitzers

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments India, Indian Army, M777 howitzer, Towed artillery, USA

The Indian Army has inducted the first batch of three BAE Systems M777 155mm ultra lightweight howitzers during a ceremony

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Americas Directed-energy weapons 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $25.5M Contract Extension for MDA Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) Missile Interceptor Concept

November 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AFRL LANCE laser weapon, ATHENA Laser Weapon, Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Laser gun, Lockheed Martin, Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), USA

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin a nine month, $25.5 million contract extension to continue development of its

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Artillery Asia-Pacific 

Indian Army Inducts First Batch of South Korean K9 VAJRA-T Tracked Self-Propelled Howitzers

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Hanwha Techwin (HTW), India, Indian Army, K9 Thunder, K9 VAJRA-T, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Self-propelled gun (SPG)

The Indian Army has inducted the first batch of 10 K9 VAJRA-T 155mm/ 52 Cal. tracked self-propelled howitzers (SPH) on Nov.

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Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific 

Malaysia’s ForceSHIELD Ground Based Air Defence System Project Receives Full System Acceptance

November 8, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Global Komited Sdn Bhd, Ground-Based Air Defence (GBAD), Malaysia, Malaysian Armed Forces, SHORAD, Starstreak High Velocity Missile (HVM), Thales, Thales ForceSHIELD, Weststar Group (Malaysia)

Thales and its Malaysian partner, Global Komited, has announced that the ForceSHIELD Ground-Based Air Defence (GBAD) system project of the

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Americas Ballistic Missiles 

U.S. Air Force Conducts Operational Test Launch of Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Ballistic Missile, ICBM, Kwajalein Atoll, LGM-30G Minuteman III, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), USA, Vandenberg AFB

The U.S. Air Force has conducted an operational test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Tuesday,

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

FN Announces Release of FN SCAR 20S Precision Rifle

November 6, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Assault rifle, FN Herstal, FN MK20 SSR, FN SCAR, FN SCAR 20S, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), USA

FN America, LLC has announced the release of the highly-anticipated FN SCAR 20S precision rifle, based on the FN MK20

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