Weapons

Air-to-Air Missiles Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Approves Sale of 160 Additional AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM Air-to-Air Missiles to Japan

May 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AIM-120 AMRAAM, Air-to-air missile (AAM), Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 160 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) with support to

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Americas Torpedos 

U.S. Clears Sale of 425 MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo Conversion Kits to Canada

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Canada, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), MK 46 torpedo, MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo, Torpedo, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of MK 54 lightweight torpedoes with support to Canada under the

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Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific 

U.S. State Department Clears $314M Sale of Additional SM-2 Block IIIB Standard Missiles to South Korea

May 18, 2019May 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Republic of Korea Navy, South Korea, Standard Missile-2 (SM-2), Surface-to-air missile (SAM), USA

The U.S. State Department approved a possible sale of SM-2 Block IIIB Standard missiles with support to South to Korea

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Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific Naval 

Indian Navy Destroyers Conduct Maiden ‘Cooperative Engagement’ Firing of Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAMs)

May 17, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Barak 8/LR-SAM/MR-SAM, Destroyer, India, Indian Navy (IN), INS Chennai (D65), INS Kochi (D64), Kolkata-class destroyer, Surface-to-air missile (SAM)

Indian Navy conducted the maiden cooperative engagement firing of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAMs) from two of

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Air Americas Bombs 

VIDEO: U.S. Air Force B-2 Stealth Bomber Drops a GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) Bunker Buster Bomb

May 17, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Bunker buster, GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), Glide bomb, Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, Strategic bomber, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has released a stunning footage of its B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber bomber dropping its

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Americas Directed-energy weapons 

Dynetics Team Wins $130M U.S. Army Contract for 100kW-Class High Energy Laser Weapon System

May 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Dynetics, High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD), Laser weapon, Lockheed Martin, MZA Associates, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce LibertyWorks, U.S. Army, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), USA

Dynetics, along with its partners, has been awarded a $130 million contract to build and test the U.S. Army Space

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Americas Bombs 

Lockheed Martin, Rafael Sign Teaming Agreement to Market SPICE Air-to-Surface Guidance Kits

May 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Glide bomb, Lockheed Martin, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Rafael SPICE Guidance Kit, SPICE 1000, SPICE 2000, USA

Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., of Israel, signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop, market, manufacture and

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Asia-Pacific Cruise Missiles 

India to Test-Fire Air-Launched Version Of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile Soon

May 11, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), BrahMos, BrahMos-A, Cruise missile, DRDO, India, Indian Air Force (IAF), Sukhoi Su-30MKI

India is planning to test fire the air-launched version of the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile soon, according to local

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Americas Ballistic Missiles Naval 

U.S. Navy Submarine USS Rhode Island Conducts Test Launch of Trident II D5 Ballistic Missile

May 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), Ohio-class SSBN, SLBM, Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) US Navy, U.S. Navy (USN), UGM-133A Trident II, USA, USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740)

The U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) along with the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) conducted

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Americas Ballistic Missiles 

U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command Test Fires Unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile for Second Time This Month

May 10, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ballistic Missile, F.E. Warren AFB, ICBM, Kwajalein Atoll, LGM-30G Minuteman III, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), USA, Vandenberg AFB

For the second time in just over a week, a team of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (USAFGSC) Airmen

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