Missiles

Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

Lockheed Martin Wins $80 Million Contract to Build Missile Defense Targets

March 10, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ballistic Missile, Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Lockheed Martin, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), USA

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin an $80.6 million fixed-price contract for modified ballistic re-entry vehicles and

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Europe Missiles 

U.S. Approves Sale of Javelin Missiles and Command Launch Units to Ukraine

March 2, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ATGM, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), FGM-148 Javelin, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Ukraine, USA

The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine of Javelin Missiles and

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Cruise Missiles Europe 

Putin: Russia Develops Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile that can Evade U.S. Missile Defence Systems

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Cruise missile, Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile, Russia, Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin

Russia is developing a nuclear powered cruise missile that can penetrate the U.S. missile defence system, TASS reported quoting Russian President

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Asia-Pacific Ballistic Missiles 

India Test-Fires Dhanush Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile from Naval Ship

February 25, 2018 Arun Mathew 1 Comment Ballistic Missile, Dhanush (Missile), India, Indian Navy (IN), Indian Strategic Forces Command (SFC), INS Subhadra (P51), INS Suvarna (P52), Prithvi, SRBM

India successfully test-fired Dhanush nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a naval ship positioned near Paradip off the Odisha coast in the Bay of Bengal

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

U.S. Approves Sale of Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units to Sweden

February 23, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), MIM-104 Patriot, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3), Sweden, USA

The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Sweden of Patriot Configuration-3+

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Asia-Pacific Ballistic Missiles 

India’s Strategic Forces Command Test Fires Agni-II Nuclear Capable Medium Range Ballistic Missile

February 20, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Agni-II, Ballistic Missile, Chandipur Integrated Test Range (ITR), India, Indian Armed Forces, Indian Strategic Forces Command (SFC), MRBM

India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) successfully test fired its Agni-II nuclear-capable medium range ballistic missile (MRBM) on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The

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Europe Missiles 

Romanian Army Completes Testing and Evaluation of SPIKE LR Missiles

February 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ATGM, Cincu Joint National Training Center (JNTC), EuroSpike GmbH, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Romania, Romanian Land Forces, Spike missile

The Romanian Army has completed testing and evaluation of ten SPIKE LR (Long Range) medium range, man-portable, fire and forget

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Air/ Missile Defense Middle East 

Israel, U.S. Successfully Tests Arrow-3 Long-Range Missile Interceptor

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Anti-ballistic missile (ABM), Arrow 3, Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israeli Air Force (IAF), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), USA

Israel and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful test of the Arrow-3 long-range missile interceptor, the Israel’s Defense

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

Raytheon Awarded Contract Modification for SM-2, SM-6 Missile Engineering Services

February 15, 2018December 15, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Australia, Japan, Netherlands, Raytheon, RIM-156 Standard SM-2ER, RIM-174 Standard ERAM (SM-6), South Korea, Standard Missile-2 (SM-2), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract to exercise an option for Standard Missile-2

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Americas Missiles 

Orbital ATK Awarded Contract to Support GQM-163A Coyote Target Test and Evaluation

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Aerial Target Drone, GQM-163 Coyote SSST, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Orbital ATK, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Orbital ATK is being awarded a contract to support the target test and evaluation of the GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea skimming target

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