Weapons

Americas Cruise Missiles 

Lockheed Martin Receives $167 Million LRASM Contract

April 8, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments AGM-158C LRASM, Anti-ship missile, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has been awarded a $167.47 million contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for

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Americas Directed-energy weapons 

U.S. Air Force Fields its First High-Energy Laser Weapon System Overseas for 12-Month Assessment

April 7, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS), High Power Microwave (HPM), Laser weapon, Raytheon, Raytheon HELWS MRZR, Raytheon Phaser HPM, Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), USA

The U.S Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has set up the Air Force’s first high-energy laser weapon system (HELWS) overseas

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Americas Cruise Missiles 

Boeing Awarded $73.2M in Support of Lot 91 Production of Harpoon Missiles

April 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-ship missile, Boeing, Harpoon missile, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

Boeing is awarded a $73.2 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy in support of the Lot 91 full rate

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Americas Weapons 

Blue Grass Army Depot Awarded U.S. Army Contract to Provide Precision Rocket Containers

April 5, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD), Hydra 70, Laser-guided rocket (LGR), U.S. Army, USA

Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD), a subordinate installation of Joint Munitions Command, was awarded a U.S. Army contract by the

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Air/ Missile Defense Middle East 

U.S. Central Command Confirms Deployment of Patriot Air Defense Systems to Iraq

April 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Al-Asad Airbase, Erbil Military Base, Iraq, MIM-104 Patriot, U.S. Armed Forces, US Central Command (USCENTCOM), USA

The U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) has confirmed the deployment of the Patriot air defense systems to bases in Iraq to

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Heckler & Koch Begins Shipments of M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifles to U.S. Army

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Designated marksman rifle (DMR), Heckler & Koch, Heckler & Koch HK417, M110A1 CSASS, M110A1 SDMR, Sniper rifle, U.S. Army, USA

Heckler & Koch Defense Inc. has announced the first shipment of M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifles (SDMR) to the U.S.

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Cruise Missiles Europe 

Ukraine Test-Fires Neptune Cruise Missile System

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Anti-ship missile, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Coastal Defense System, Cruise missile, Luch Design Bureau, Neptune cruise missile (Ukraine), Ukraine

Ukraine successfully test-fired its Neptune land-based cruise missile system in the south of the Odessa region at the “Alibey” proving

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ATGMs Europe 

U.S. Delivers Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missiles to Estonia

April 3, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments ATGM, Estonia, Estonian Defence Forces, FGM-148 Javelin, USA

The United States delivered 128 Raytheon Javelin anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) to the Estonian Ministry of Defense and Estonian Defense

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Americas Cruise Missiles 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $818 Million JASSM-ER Contract

April 1, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments AGM-158 JASSM, AGM-158B JASSM-ER, Air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), Cruise missile, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Lockheed Martin, Standoff missile, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract, worth around $818 million, by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for

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Air/ Missile Defense Middle East 

U.S. Deploys Patriot Air Defense System to Iraq

April 1, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Al-Asad Airbase, Erbil Military Base, Iraq, MIM-104 Patriot, USA

The U.S. has deployed Patriot air defense system batteries to its bases in Iraq to counter Iranian missile attacks, according

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