Missiles

Asia-Pacific Cruise Missiles Naval 

India’s DAC Clears Procurement of BrahMos Missiles for Two Frigates Ordered from Russia

December 11, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate, BrahMos, Cruise missile, Frigate, India, India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), Indian Navy (IN), Talwar-class FFG

India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has accorded approval for the acquisition of BrahMos supersonic missile systems for two Indian Navy

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

Missile Defense Agency Completes Third Intercept of Ballistic Missile Target by SM-3 Block IIA Missile Interceptor

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aegis Ashore, Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Ballistic Missile Target, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands (PMRF), RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Navy completed the third successful intercept of a ballistic missile target

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Air-to-Air Missiles Europe 

Royal Air Force Typhoon Fighter Jets Launched Operationally for First Time with Meteor Air-to-Air Missile

December 10, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air-to-air missile (AAM), Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, MBDA Meteor BVRAAM, Quick Reaction Alert (QRA), Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets were launched from RAF Lossiemouth on Dec. 10 morning for the first time

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Asia-Pacific Ballistic Missiles 

India Test Fires Its Agni-V Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile For Second Time in Six Months

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Abdul Kalam Island, Agni-V, Ballistic Missile, ICBM, India, Indian Armed Forces, Indian Strategic Forces Command (SFC), IRBM

India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed Agni-V long range nuclear-capable ballistic missile for the second time in past six months.

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Asia-Pacific Missiles 

Indian Air Force Conducts Combined Guided Weapon Firing Exercise at AFS Suryalanka

December 10, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 9K33 Osa, 9K38 Igla, Air Defense System, Air Force Station Suryalanka, Akash SAM, India, Indian Air Force (IAF), Surface-to-air missile (SAM), Surface-to-air PYthon and DERby (SPYDER)

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has conducted a combined guided weapon firing exercise of its Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) at Air

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Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific 

Pakistan Army Seeks to Procure Chinese FD-2000 Long Range Air Defence Missile Systems: Report

December 7, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, HQ-9/FD-2000 SAM, Pakistan, PR China, Surface-to-air missile (SAM)

Pakistan is studying the feasibility of procuring three or four FD-2000 long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems from China to fulfill

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Americas Ballistic Missiles GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

Iran Test-Fires Medium Range Ballistic Missile Capable of Carrying Multiple Warheads: U.S. State Dept.

December 2, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Ballistic Missile, Iran, MRBM, USA

The Iranian regime has just test-fired a medium range ballistic missile (MRBM) that is capable of carrying multiple warheads, Michael

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

Russia Conducts Test Launch of Its New Anti-Ballistic Missile Interceptor

December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments A-135 anti-ballistic missile system, Anti-ballistic missile (ABM), Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Sary Shagan ABM Test Range

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) air and missile defense combat crew successfully conducted a test launch of an upgraded interceptor

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russia Deploys Additional S-400 Air Defense Missile Systems in Crimea

November 29, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Crimea, Kerch Strait, Russia, S-400 Triumf, Ukraine

Russia has deployed additional units of its advanced S-400 air defense missile system on the Crimean Peninsula amid the standoff

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Air/ Missile Defense Middle East 

Saudi Arabia Signs LOA with U.S. for THAAD Ballistic Missile Defense System

November 29, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-ballistic missile (ABM), Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Royal Saudi Air Defense Force (RSADF), Saudi Arabia, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), USA

Saudi Arabia has signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) with the United States for the procurement of Terminal

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