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Iran says it will not accept any missile restrictions
Dec 16, 2015 (AFP)
Iran will not accept any limitations on its missile programme, Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan said on Wednesday after UN experts accused Tehran of violating a...
Iran missile launch violated UN resolution: UN experts
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
Iran violated a UN resolution in October when it test-launched a medium-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, a UN panel of experts has concluded...
Russian cruise missile crashes on building, no one hurt
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
A Russian cruise missile launched as part of a failed military exercise fell on a residential building on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, adding that no one...
France uses first cruise missiles against Islamic State
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
The French air force used its first cruise missiles against Islamic State group targets in Iraq on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. "Launched from the United...
Pakistan test-fires second missile in three days
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
Pakistan test-fired a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Tuesday, its second test in three days and barely a week after the government c...
U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin conduct LRASM captive-carry flights
Dec 14, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin completed the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile's first flight test from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. LRASM, a precision-guided, ant...
U.S. awards Raytheon SM-3 Block IIA production contract
Dec 08, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has placed a $543 million order for 17 of Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptors. The order follows the second fli...
Forges de Zeebrugge tests new laser-guided rocket
Dec 07, 2015 (UPI)
Forges de Zeebrugge, a subsidiary of Thales Group, reported a successful test-firing campaign for its new FZ275LGR Semi-Active Laser-Guided Rocket. Forges de Ze...
Lockheed Martin JASSM order to include sales to Poland, Finland
Dec 04, 2015 (UPI)
A U.S. Air Force order for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles from Lockheed Martin includes sales to Poland and Finland. The contract announced Thursday, va...
India test fires ship-based nuclear-capable missile
Nov 26, 2015 (Sputnik)
The Indian armed forces successfully test-fired a new short range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Indo-Asian News Service reports, citing the country's mili...
Saab to modernize Sweden's RBS 97 Hawk missile system
Nov 25, 2015 (UPI)
Saab is to provide life-extension services for for Sweden's RBS 97 Hawk medium-range surface-to-air missile system. The air defense system, originally from Rayt...
US has 'concerns' over Russian missile system: US official
Nov 25, 2015 (AFP)
Russia's announcement it is deploying its most hi-tech air defense system to its base in Syria is raising "significant concerns" for the US military, a US offic...
A Tornado With Rockets: New Russian Launch Vehicles Get Guided Missiles
Nov 24, 2015 (Sputnik)
Two Russian multiple launch rocket systems, Smerch and Tornado-S, will be equipped with advanced guided missiles for better targeting, according to the deputy c...
India test fires Advanced Air Defense missile
Nov 23, 2015 (UPI)
India test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile from a test range off the Odisha coast on Monday. The test, part of the Indian Ballis...
Navy, Boeing test new Harpoon missile variant
Nov 20, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has free-flight tested a new Harpoon missile that can receive in-flight information for improved targeting of moving maritime targets. The test of...
Hundreds of TOW missiles tipped for sale to Morocco
Nov 19, 2015 (UPI)
Hundreds of TOW 2A missiles and their launchers have been approved for sale to Morocco by The U.S. State Department. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agenc...
Sale of Harpoon missiles to South Korea in the works
Nov 18, 2015 (UPI)
South Korea has requested a U.S. Foreign Military Sales deal for UGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles and Harpoon Block II missile kits. The U.S. Defense Security ...
Northrop Grumman tests Battle Command System against cruise missiles
Nov 17, 2015 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army tested the company's integrated air and missile defense Battle Command System against cruise missiles in a demonstration. Dur...
State Department approves air-to-ground weapons sale to Saudi Arabia
Nov 16, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. State Department approved Monday the sale of over 10,000 air-to-ground munitions to Saudi Arabia. The sale awaits approval from Congress, and has an es...
S. Korea on alert for sign of N. Korea missile test
Nov 16, 2015 (AFP)
South Korea said Monday it was "closely watching" for any signs of an imminent North Korean missile test after Pyongyang reportedly issued a no-sail zone off it...
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