Missiles

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...

Washington: The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $3.2 billion multiyear contract for air-to-ground and anti-ship missiles, as part of a Pentagon effort to maximize weapons production through multiyear procurements. The sole-source contract...

Washington: The US Missile Defence Agency has chosen Northrop Grumman to design an interceptor capable of defeating hypersonic weapons in the glide phase of flight, the agency announced. MDA director Lt Gen Heath Collins revealed...

Tel Aviv: The Hezbollah in Lebanon is using a cruise missile to attack targets in Israel. The IDF revealed on September 23 that Hezbollah is using Russian-made DR-3 cruise missiles. The IDF exposed one...

Washington: US Marine fighter pilots now have a missile that can strike targets up to 230 miles away, keeping aviators out of the range of many enemy air defence systems. In late August, personnel with...