Missiles

Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific 

Rheinmetall Wins Contract to Supply Skyshield Air Defence System to an Asian Customer

April 23, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 35mm Oerlikon Revolver Gun, Air Defense System, Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM), Oerlikon Skyshield, Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall announced that it won an order to supply an Asian country with the latest generation of its Skyshield air

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Asia-Pacific Cruise Missiles 

Pakistan Test Fires Enhanced Range Version of Babur Cruise Missile

April 16, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Babur (cruise missile), Cruise missile, National Development Complex (NDC) Pakistan, Pakistan, Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistan Army

Pakistan conducted a successful test of an enhanced range version of the indigenously developed Babur cruise missile, on April 14,

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

CAMM Missile Completes Qualification Trials from 3-cell ExLS Launcher

April 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM), Extensible Launching System (ExLS), Lockheed Martin, MBDA Missile Systems, Mk 41 VLS, Vertical launching system (VLS)

MBDA and Lockheed Martin have jointly completed qualification of MBDA’s Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) from Lockheed Martin’s Extensible Launching

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Americas Cruise Missiles 

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract Modification for LRASM Lot 1 Production

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments AGM-158C LRASM, Anti-ship missile, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has been awarded a contract modification for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) Lot 1

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

Raytheon Awarded $7M Contract Modification in Support of SM-2, SM-6 Missiles

April 8, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Raytheon, RIM-156 Standard Missile 2 (SM-2), RIM-174 Standard ERAM (SM-6), Surface-to-air missile (SAM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded a contract modification, worth around $7 million, in support of the Standard Missile 2

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Europe Missiles 

Saab’s New Technology Centre in Tampere, Finland Conducts Anti-Ship Missile Development

April 6, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Anti-ship missile, Finland, RBS15 (Robotsystem 15), Saab, Sweden, Swedish Armed Forces, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)

Saab newly established development centre Saab Technology Center (STC) in Tampere, Finland, is used for development of the Swedish Armed

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

Russian Aerospace Forces Conducts Test Launch of New Modernised Anti-Ballistic Missile

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Arun Mathew A-135 anti-ballistic missile system, Anti-ballistic missile (ABM), Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Kazakhstan, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Sary Shagan ABM Test Range

The Russian Aerospace Forces’ Air Defence and Missile Defence Force has successfully conducted a test launch of a new modernised

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Cruise Missiles Europe 

Saab Receives Order for Taurus KEPD 350 Stand-Off Cruise Missile Components

April 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), Germany, MBDA Missile Systems, Saab, Standoff missile, Taurus KEPD 350, TAURUS Systems GmbH

Saab has received an order from TAURUS Systems GmbH for deliveries of components and hardware to the Taurus KEPD 350

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Americas Ballistic Missiles Naval 

Modernized Trident II D5 SLBM Test Certifies USS Nebraska for Patrol

April 1, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO), Lockheed Martin, nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), Ohio-class SSBN, SLBM, U.S. Navy (USN), UGM-133A Trident II, USA, USS Nebraska (SSBN-739)

With the successful launch of two Trident II D5 Life Extension missiles built and upgraded by Lockheed Martin, U.S. Navy

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

Poland Signs Agreement for Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System

March 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD), MIM-104 Patriot, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3), Poland, U.S. Army, USA

The government of Poland signed an agreement to purchase Raytheon’s combat proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) System

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