Missiles

Washington: A first-of-its-kind test facility unveiled earlier this month at the University of Notre Dame could improve the Pentagon’s hypersonic research and test enterprise. Through a partnership with the Navy, the university has spent the...

Washington: The Pentagon announced a new hypersonic testing partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom, an agreement focused on improving facilities and information sharing across the three countries. The partnership — dubbed the Hypersonic Flight...

New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is advancing its missile capabilities with the development of the Astra MK-IV, a brand new Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) aimed at countering enemy fifth-generation...

New Delhi: India achieved a historic milestone in defence technology by successfully conducting a flight trial of a long-range hypersonic missile on November 16.  The missile, indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation...

New Delhi: A significant milestone was achieved with the successful flight-tests of advanced guided Pinaka Weapon System on November 14, 2024. The tests assessed the system's range, accuracy, and rate of fire and involved...

New Delhi: India marked another milestone in its defence export as it shipped the first Akash weapon system battery to Armenia. This is the second missile system to have been exported. India has made a...

Abu Dhabi, UAE: EDGE Group entity ADSB, a regional leader in the design, construction, repair, maintenance, refit, and conversion of naval and commercial vessels, has entered into a strategic agreement with SIATT, a Brazilian specialist...

Washington: The most advanced version of the Patriot missile defeated a tactical ballistic missile threat target while fully integrated with a new radar in development with the US Army in a test over the...

Paris: European defence contractor MBDA has developed a new submarine-launched missile designed to strike heavily protected naval vessels and stealthy targets. The French-built missile, dubbed the SM40, is the latest variant of the Exocet family....

Milan: The Norwegian Ministry of Defence will co-develop a new radar in partnership with Raytheon and Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace to boost the capabilities of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) against high-value...

Washington: The US Army has decided to back off an effort to replace its Patriot missile with a next-generation interceptor, according to Maj Gen Frank Lozano, program executive officer for missiles and space. “We are...

New Delhi: Ministry of Defence, in a decisive move to enhance India’s defence preparedness, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the procurement of 20,000 new-generation anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) and 1,500 launchers...

New Delhi: Three flight-tests of the 4th generation, technically-advanced miniaturised Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) was successfully conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan on October...