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French test fire new cruise missile
Apr 14, 2013 (UPI)
A second qualification firing of a naval cruise missile for the French Navy has been successfully completed, the French defense procurement agency said. The Mis...
US warns N. Korea ahead of expected missile launch
Apr 11, 2013 (AFP)
The United States has warned North Korea it is skating a "dangerous line" with an expected missile launch that could start a whole new cycle of escalating tensi...
Guam heightens alert level after N. Korea threats
Apr 11, 2013 (AFP)
Guam has raised its official threat level and on Thursday tested its emergency alert system after warnings from North Korea identifying the island as a potentia...
N. Korea keeps world on edge over missile launch
Apr 11, 2013 (AFP)
North Korea kept the world on edge Thursday over an expected missile launch while turning its own energies to celebrating leaders past and present amid soaring ...
Raytheon demonstrates new Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range integrated fuel system
Apr 10, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon has demonstrated a new integrated fuel system for the company's extended range version of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW ER). During the test, a new p...
S. Korea raises alert level, as North readies missile test
Apr 10, 2013 (AFP)
South Korea raised its military watch alert to "vital threat" Wednesday ahead of an expected North Korean missile launch, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned the Kor...
South Korea seeking Sidewinder missiles from U.S.
Apr 09, 2013 (UPI)
South Korea is seeking AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder missiles and associated support from the United States through a Foreign Military Sales deal worth $98 million. The U...
S. Korea says North's missile launch may be imminent
Apr 07, 2013 (AFP)
A top South Korean security official said Sunday that North Korea may test-launch a missile this week, as the United States delayed its own missile test due to ...
N. Korea missile movements fuel tensions
Apr 05, 2013 (AFP)
North Korea has loaded two mid-range missiles on mobile launchers and hidden them in facilities near its east coast, a report said Friday, fuelling fears of an ...
Raytheon receives Rolling Airframe Missile contract
Apr 03, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon has been awarded a $155.6 million contract to manufacture Block 2 Rolling Airframe Missiles for delivery to the German navy. It represents the largest ...
Taiwan to aim 50 medium-range missiles at China: report
Mar 18, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan is set to produce 50 medium-range missiles next year that will target military bases in southeast China, a media report said on Monday. The article came ...
Taiwan develops medium-range missile: report
Mar 16, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan has developed its first medium-range guided missile that could be used against former rival China, according to a former defence minister in a new book c...
India's Nirbhay missile aborted in flight
Mar 15, 2013 (UPI)
India's indigenously developed long-range subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay failed to hit its target during its first test flight. The missile was destroyed by gr...
US Newest Missile Warning Satellite Encapsulated in Launch Vehicle Payload Fairing
Mar 15, 2013 (SPX)
The second Lockheed Martin built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft was encapsulated into its payload fairing Mar...
India aborts testing of new cruise missile: defence body
Mar 12, 2013 (AFP)
The maiden flight of India's first domestically developed long-range cruise missile was aborted midway on Tuesday after it veered off course, defence scientists...
Raytheon delivers first Standard Missile-6 from new Alabama missile integration facility
Mar 07, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon has delivered the first Standard Missile-6 all-up-round to the U.S. Navy from its new integration and testing facility in Huntsville, Ala. SM-6 defends...
Lockheed Martin Receives Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Contract From DARPA
Mar 06, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has received a $71 million Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) modification contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)...
South Korea buys more Phalanx missles from Raytheon
Feb 26, 2013 (UPI)
Raytheon has signed a $123 million contract to deliver nine Phalanx Block 1B close-in weapon systems to the Republic of Korea navy. Under the direct commercial ...
Syria missile strikes in Aleppo leave 58 dead: NGO
Feb 24, 2013 (AFP)
Three surface-to-surface missiles fired by Syrian regime forces in the northern city of Aleppo have left 58 people dead, among them 36 children, a watchdog said...
India wants to sell Russia BraMos missiles
Feb 21, 2013 (UPI)
India wants its joint venture BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles installed on Russian warships. Indian Defense Minister A. K. Antony bluntly delivered that mess...
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