Missiles

Americas Missiles 

Joint DARPA/U.S. Army OpFires Program to Kick Off with Three Contract Awards

November 13, 2018December 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerojet Rocketdyne, DARPA/US Army Operational Fires (OpFires) Program, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Exquadrum, Hypersonic glide vehicle, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), Surface-to-surface missile (SSM), U.S. Army, USA

The joint DARPA/U.S. Army Operational Fires (OpFires) program will soon kick off with three performers awarded contracts to begin work:

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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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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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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 Cruise Missiles 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $350M for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) Production Support

November 6, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AGM-158 JASSM, AGM-158B JASSM-ER, AGM-158C LRASM, Air-to-ground missile (AGM), Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $350 million increase to an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) production

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Asia-Pacific Ballistic Missiles 

China’s CASIC Unveils New CM-401 Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile

November 6, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AirShow China (Zhuhai) 2018, Anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), Anti-ship missile, Ballistic Missile, CASIC CM-401, China, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)

The state-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) unveiled the new CM-401 anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) at the biennial

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Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific C4ISR 

IAI Awarded $550M Contract to Provide its Sky Capture Air Defense C2 System to Undisclosed Asian Army

November 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Command and Control (C2), IAI ELTA Systems, IAI Sky Capture, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced it has been awarded a contract worth $550 million with the army of an Asian

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

Work Commences on Modification of NATO Seasparrow Missile System Platform at NSWC PHD

November 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS), MK 132 GMLS, NATO Seasparrow Missile System (NSSMS), RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM), RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Work has commenced on the refurbishment and modification of the NATO Seasparrow Missile System (NSSMS) platform and MK 132 Guided

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