Weapons

Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

EU Gives Green Light to TWISTER Missile Defence Project Under PESCO Framework

November 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), EU Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), Europe, European Union (EU), MBDA Missile Systems, TWISTER (Timely Warning and Interception with Space-based TheatER surveillance)

The Council of the European Union gave the green light to the TWISTER (Timely Warning and Interception with Space-based TheatER

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Asia-Pacific Cruise Missiles 

Kongsberg Receives Follow-On Contract from Japan for Joint Strike Missile (JSM)

November 12, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), Air-to-ground missile (AGM), Japan, Joint Strike Missile (JSM), Kongsberg, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS has entered into a follow-on contract, valued at 450 MNOK, with Japan for the supply

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Americas Missiles 

U.S. Army Tests Spike NLOS Air-To-Ground Missile at Yuma Proving Ground

November 11, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing AH-64 Apache, Future Vertical Lift (FVL), Spike missile, Spike NLOS, U.S. Army, USA, Yuma Proving Ground (YPG)

The U.S. Army has tested the Israeli Spike non-line-of-sight (NLOS) air-to-ground missile (AGM) from an AH-64E Apache helicopter at the

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Asia-Pacific Cruise Missiles 

Pakistan Navy Test-Fires Zarb Anti-Ship Missile

November 8, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-ship missile, C-602, Cruise missile, Pakistan, Pakistan Navy, YJ-62, Zarb (missile)

Pakistan Navy test-fired land-based Zarb anti-ship missile (ASCM) as part of a training exercise from the coastal region, the service

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Europe Weapons 

Rheinmetall Receives International Order for Air Defence Systems

November 8, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 35mm Oerlikon Revolver Gun, Air Defense System, Oerlikon Skynex, Oerlikon Skyshield, Oerlikon X-TAR3D radar, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Skymaster C2

Rheinmetall has won an order from an international customer for state-of-the-art air defence systems, the company announce on Oct. 30.

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Americas Directed-energy weapons 

Lockheed Martin Demos ATHENA Laser Weapon System for U.S. Air Force

November 7, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ATHENA Laser Weapon, Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Fort Sill, Laser weapon, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated its ATHENA laser weapon system for the U.S. Air Force at a government test range at

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

PAC-3 CRI Interceptors Destroy Tactical Ballistic Missile Targets During Test

November 7, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Anti-ballistic missile (ABM), Field Surveillance Program (FSP) US Army, Lockheed Martin, MIM-104 Patriot, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3), U.S. Army, USA

Two Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) interceptors successfully intercepted two tactical ballistic missile targets today in a test

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Asia-Pacific Ballistic Missiles 

India to Test-Fire K-4 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile This Week

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Ballistic Missile, DRDO, India, K-4 SLBM, SLBM

India is planning to test-fire its under-development K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from an underwater platform off the coast of

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

Kongsberg to Deliver Mobile Ground Based Air Defence to Norwegian Army

November 2, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, IRIS-T SL, Kongsberg, NASAMS, Norway, Norwegian Army, Surface-to-air missile (SAM)

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS, on Oct. 31, signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency worth 583 MNOK

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Global Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Saab, Raytheon Complete Test Firings of Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition

October 31, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Bofors Test Center, Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition, Raytheon, Saab

Saab and Raytheon have successfully completed a series of guided flight tests for the shoulder-launched Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition, featuring a

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