Missiles

Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific 

Australian Army’s SHORAD System Receives Latest Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5 Standard

September 10, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Australian Army, Identification friend or foe (IFF), IFF Mode 5, RBS 70, Saab, Saab Giraffe AMB, Saab Tactical Command and Control System (TaCCS), SHORAD

Saab Australia has achieved a major milestone in receiving US certification for the update to the Australian Army’s short range

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas Industry 

Stark Aerospace Delivers First U.S.-Made Arrow 3 Anti-Ballistic Missile Canister to Israel Aerospace Industries

September 9, 2018September 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Anti-ballistic missile (ABM), Arrow 3, Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Stark Aerospace, USA

Stark Aerospace, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI), has delivered the first “Made in Mississippi” Arrow 3

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Asia-Pacific Cruise Missiles 

India’s Godrej Aerospace Delivers First Airframe Assembly for Air-Launched Version of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

September 9, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), BrahMos, BrahMos Aerospace, BrahMos-A, Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) India, DRDO, Godrej & Boyce, Godrej Aerospace, India, Indian Air Force (IAF), Sukhoi Su-30MKI

Godrej Aerospace, a unit of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., handed over the first airframe assembly of BrahMos-A, the

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Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific 

BEL Wins Order to Supply Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) Systems for Indian Navy Warships

September 6, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Barak 8/LR-SAM/MR-SAM, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), India, Indian Navy (IN), Mazagon Dock

India’s state-owned defence major, Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has been awarded multiple orders, worth Rs 9,200 crore (~USD 1.28 billion),

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

U.S. State Dept. Approves Possible Sale of Four 4 Patriot Fire Units, Worth $105M, to Netherlands

September 5, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Letterkenny Army Depot, MIM-104 Patriot, Netherlands, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Netherlands of four Netherlands Patriot Fire

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Asia-Pacific Land Missiles 

Australia to Arm its Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle with Rafael Spike LR2 Anti-Tank Guided Missile

September 2, 2018November 2, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armoured Vehicle, ATGM, Australia, Australian Army, Australian Defence Force (ADF), BOXER 8x8, LAND 400 (Australia), Land 400 Phase 2, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Spike missile, Varley Rafael Australia (VRA)

Australian Defence Force (ADF) will arm its newly ordered Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle with Rafael Spike LR2 anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). The selection

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Air-to-Air Missiles Europe 

British F-35B Lightning II Stealth Jets Conducts First Flight Test with MBDA ASRAAM Air-to-Air Missiles

August 31, 2018March 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), Air-to-air missile (AAM), British Armed Forces, Edwards AFB, F-35B Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, MBDA Missile Systems, UK, USA

Britain’s new stealth fighter jet, the F-35B Lightning II, has carried out its first trials armed with UK-built MBDA ASRAAM

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

Saab Receives Lithuanian Order for Improved Missiles, BORC Night-Capability Sights for RBS 70 System

August 25, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, FLIR ThermoSight BORC, Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS), RBS 70, Saab, Thermal Weapon Sight, VSHORAD

Saab has received two orders from the Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania for improved missiles and BORC night-capability

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Americas Missiles 

Pentagon Announces Completion of Free Flight Demonstrations of MALD-X Decoy Missile

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments ADM-160 Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD), Decoy missile, MALD-X, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), Pentagon, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), with Air Force Miniature

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Air Europe Missiles 

MBDA Completes System Definition Phase for Integration of Marte ER Anti-Ship Missile on Eurofighter Typhoon

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-ship missile, Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, Italy, Leonardo, MBDA Marte ER, MBDA Missile Systems

MBDA Italy and Leonardo have successfully completed the system definition phase for the integration of Marte ER anti-ship missile on

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