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Sweden Signs Agreement With US Government for Patriot Air and Missile Defense System

STOCKHOLM, August 10, 2018. The government of Sweden signed an agreement to purchase Raytheon's Patriot™ air and missile defense system from the US Army. The agreement, formally referred to as a Letter of Offer...

DRDO Successfully Conducts Test of Ballistic Missile Interceptor AAD

  New Delhi. India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the successful test of the Ballistic Missile Interceptor Advanced Area Defence (AAD) from Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha August 2. The endo-atmospheric missile, capable of intercepting...

Another boost to Make in India: L&T Opens New Production Line for BrahMos Missile Canisters

  Ranoli, Vadodra. In yet another boost to Make in India in defence and aerospace sector, L&T Defence has opened a new production line for Transport Launch Canisters (TLC) for transporting and firing the supersonic...

MBDA’s new Bolton facility opened by UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson

  The cutting-edge facility houses some 670 highly-skilled design, engineering and manufacturing employees and is being used for the production of inert missile equipment and systems. An opening ceremony conducted by the Secretary of State...

Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Achieves Milestone C Decision, Enabling Low-Rate Initial Production

  ORLANDO, Florida. Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system has successfully passed its Defense Acquisition Board review and achieved milestone C on June 27. The signed Acquisition Decision Memorandum approves the JAGM system to...

£850M Sea Ceptor Missile System Enters Service with Royal Navy

Sea Ceptor provides a powerful shield against airborne threats, including hostile combat jets, helicopters and other missiles, and has been developed and manufactured through Ministry of Defence contracts worth around £850m. It will be carried...

US Army awards Raytheon $130 million for TOW missiles

PARIS. Raytheon Company received a $129.9 million U.S. Army contract for continued production of the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided TOW® weapon system. The award is a modification to Raytheon's existing $320 million production contract on...

MBDA equips its Licorne pocket C2 with anti-drone capability

MBDA’s Licorne pocket air defence command and control (C2) system has become the first fielded C2 to integrate anti-drone and traditional air defence capabilities. Licorne is a very lightweight C2 solution with the ability to...

The MMP missile sets a new range record

In May this year, the French Army conducted a training campaign of firings in preparation for the next operational deployment of the MMP missile. In parallel, a number of additional firings were made to...

Lockheed Martin Wins Potential $928 Million Contract to Develop New Hypersonic Missile for the Air Force

  HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 6, 2018: The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $928 million contract April 18 to develop a new missile that will travel more than five times faster than the speed...

US Navy selects Naval Strike Missile for LCSs and future frigates

  The US Navy has selected the naval strike missile (NSM) as its new over-the-horizon weapon for littoral combat ships (LCSs) and future frigates. The contract for the missile has been awarded to the Raytheon...

Agni 5 Successfully Flight tested

  NEW DELHI: The long range ballistic missile Agni 5 is successfully flight tested at 0945 hrs today from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island). All the Radars, Electro Optical Tracking Stations and Telemetry...

Raytheon to expand radar manufacturing in Mississippi

  FOREST, Mississippi. Raytheon Company is expanding the footprint of its Forest-based manufacturing center, company and state officials announced on May 31. A new building on the campus will be a hub for test, integration...
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