Missiles

Americas Missiles Technology 

U.S. Air Force Cancels HCSW Hypersonic Missile Program

March 12, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon (HCSW), Hypersonic glide vehicle, Hypersonic missile, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force has announced the cancelation of one of its two hypersonic weapon programs, the Hypersonic Conventional Strike

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Americas Cruise Missiles 

Kongsberg Signs Contract with Raytheon for Naval Strike Missile

March 10, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-ship missile, Kongsberg, Naval Strike Missile (NSM), Raytheon, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS has signed a contract, worth NOK203 million (~$21 million), with Raytheon Missile Systems to

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Americas Ballistic Missiles 

Lockheed Martin Conducts Second Flight Test of its Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Lockheed Martin, Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) US Army, Surface-to-surface missile (SSM), U.S. Army, USA, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR)

Lockheed Martin conducted the second flight of its next-generation long-range missile designed for the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)

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Air/ Missile Defense Middle East 

Raytheon to Begin Production of Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Bahrain

March 9, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Air Defense System, Bahrain, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), MIM-104 Patriot, Raytheon, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon a $551 million contract to begin production of the combat-proven Patriot air and missile defense

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe Naval 

Italian Navy FREMM Frigate ITS Federico Martinengo Test-Fires Aster 30 Missile for First Time

March 7, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Aster 30, Aster missle, Bergamini-class FREMM, FREMM multipurpose frigate, Italian Navy, Italy, ITS Federico Martinengo (F596), Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR), Poligono Interforze Salto di Quirra (PISQ), Surface-to-air missile (SAM)

The Italian Navy Bergamini class FREMM frigate, ITS Federico Martinengo (F596) has successfully carried out a test-firing of an Aster

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Americas Missiles Technology 

U.S. Army to Test-Fire Multiple Land-based Hypersonic Missiles This Year

March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB), Dynetics, Hypersonic missile, Lockheed Martin, Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army will test-fire multiple land-based hypersonic missiles later this year, according to Secretary of the Army Ryan D.

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Europe Missiles 

MBDA Completes First Qualification Firing Trial of Sea Venom/ANL Anti-Ship Missile

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Anti-ship missile, DGA Essais de missiles, France, MBDA Missile Systems, MBDA Sea Venom / ANL, UK

MBDA has successfully completed the first qualification firing trial of the new Sea Venom/ANL (Anti-Navire Léger, “Anti-ship Light”) anti-ship missile

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Americas Bombs Missiles 

Boeing Developing Powered JDAM as Low-Cost Alternative to Cruise Missiles

March 6, 2020 Arun Mathew 1 Comment Boeing, Cruise missile, Glide bomb, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), Powered JDAM, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), Standoff missile, USA

Boeing is developing an engine-equipped version of its Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), called Powered JDAM, as a low-cost alternative

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Europe Missiles 

Slovak MoD Orders SPIKE LR2 ATGM

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments ATGM, Diehl Defence, EuroSpike GmbH, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Rheinmetall, Slovak Army, Slovakia, Spike LR2, Spike missile

The Slovak Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Eurospike GmbH for the supply of the SPIKE LR2 anti-tank

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Europe Missiles 

U.S. Approves $100M Sale of Javelin Missiles and Command Launch Units to Poland

March 4, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments ATGM, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), FGM-148 Javelin, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Poland, Polish Armed Forces, Polish Army, USA

The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible sale of 180 Javelin missiles and 79 Javelin Command

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