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Raytheon Teams With Emirates Advanced Investments To Develop Laser Guided Rocket
Abu Dhabi UAE (SPX) May 09, 2008
Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investments of the United Arab Emirates have signed a cooperative development agreement for a semiactive laser guided 70 mm (2.75-inch) rocket designed to provide increased precision and lethality compared with conventional unguided rockets. "The Laser Guided Rocket project with Raytheon is a very important defense industry initiative for the United Arab Emir ... read more

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  • Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile: military
    Islamabad (AFP) May 8, 2008
    Pakistan on Thursday successfully tested a ground-hugging cruise missile capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads, the military said. The Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad) missile, developed exclusively for launch from the air, has a range of 350 kilometres (217 miles), a statement said. "It has enabled Pakistan to achieve a greater strategic stand-off capability on land and at sea," i ... more

    Raytheon's SLAMRAAM A Success In First System Field Test
    Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 08, 2008
    Raytheon's Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile successfully completed its first acquisition and tracking mission March 3, marking the first phase of system field testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "The success of this mission is a significant achievement for the SLAMRAAM program as we move into the testing phase," said Pete Franklin, vice president for Raytheon Inte ... more

    Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Program Moves Forward To Serve Warfighters
    Orlando FL (SPX) May 07, 2008
    Following a series of successful reliability characterization tests, Lockheed Martin received U.S. Government approval to continue development and production of the Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). During the recent tests, the stealthy standoff cruise missile demonstrated its capabilities across a wide variety of targets - including hardened, underground bunkers and air defense ... more

    Analysis: China to get SAMs from Russia
    Hong Kong (UPI) May 2, 2008
    Russia will deliver to China four battalions of 200-kilometer-range S-300PMU2 surface-to-air missiles this summer, the last batch in a series ordered by China. The first batch of four battalions of the same missiles was delivered in July 2007. Starting in 1993, China received 12 battalions of S-300 SAMs, four of them S-300PMUs and eight S-300PMU1s. This means there are a total of 20 ... more

    ATK Delivers Second Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Test Bed Aircraft
    Minneapolis MN (SPX) May 01, 2008
    Alliant Techsystems, the U.S. Navy, the Italian Air Force, and Vitrociset, have fielded a second Beechcraft King Air test aircraft supporting development and testing of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). The test bed aircraft was developed for the Italian Air Force as part of the AARGM System Development and Demonstration (SD and D), a Cooperative Development Program between the ... more

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    Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile: army
    Islamabad (AFP) April 19, 2008
    Pakistan on Saturday test-fired a long-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads, the military said. The Shaheen II, or Hatf VI, missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,280 miles) was launched from an undisclosed location, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told AFP. "This was the second test of the missile since February last year," he ... more

    LockMart Conducts Another Successful Army Tactical Missile System Test
    Dallas TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2008
    Lockheed Martin successfully launched an ATACMS Unitary missile from a HIMARS launcher equipped with a Universal Fire Control System (UFCS) during a flight test on March 20 at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The missile flew the planned trajectory and hit the target, which was at a range of 75 km. This was the second Follow-on Production Test of the new ATACMS Unitary configuration that all ... more

    LockMart Receives Contract For UK Trident Missile Program
    Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2008
    The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a one-year, $15.5-million contract for continued program management and engineering services for the United Kingdom's Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program. The Royal Navy's Trident II D5 missiles, which are built by Lockheed Martin, are deployed aboard British-built Vanguard-class Trident ballistic missile submarines. "In concert ... more

    Iran's secret missile launch site pinpointed: report
    London (AFP) April 11, 2008
    The secret site of Iran's first space centre, opened with a recent missile launch, has been pinpointed by Jane's, the defence group said Friday, adding that it resembled facilities in North Korea. The site of the February 4 launch is a possible location for Tehran's continued long-range missile programme, Jane's Information Group added. They studied pictures obtained from imagery provide ... more

    Successful Industrial Testing Of MILAN ADT-ER
    Bourges, France (SPX) Apr 14, 2008
    In line with its development work on MILAN ADT-ER, MBDA has successfully conducted a series of three test firings, further demonstratingthe reliability of the new technologies integrated within this new weapon system. The tests involved the new ADT (ADvanced Technologies) firing post, manufactured by MBDA Deutschland/LFK, and the new ER (Extended Response) missile, produced by MBDA France. ... more

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    India Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile
    New Delhi (AFP) March 23, 2008
    India on Sunday test fired a medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile capable of hitting most targets in neighbouring Pakistan, a defence official said. The Agni-1 missile, which has a range of more than 700 kilometres (430 miles), was fired at 10:15 am (0445 GMT) from an island off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa, the official said. "The user trial of the missile passed ... more

    US cutting operations at main Pacific missile testing range
    Majuro (AFP) March 6, 2008
    The cost of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are forcing the US to cut back operations at its Pacific missile testing range in the Marshall Islands, the range commander said Thursday. "The global war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan costs money and it has to come from somewhere," said Reagan Test Site commander, Colonel Stevenson Reed. "We're not immune," Reed said after ... more

    Pakistan says Indian missile test to trigger arms race: report
    Karachi (AFP) Feb 27, 2008
    Pakistan's military chief on Wednesday said that a test by India of a sea-based nuclear-capable missile would start a new arms race between the South Asian arch rivals, state media reported. India conducted its first test of a nuclear-capable missile from an undersea platform on Tuesday, completing its goal of having air, land and sea ballistic systems. "This is going to start a new arms ... more

    India, Israel to jointly develop anti-aircraft missiles
    New Delhi (AFP) Feb 27, 2008
    India will jointly build a surface-to-air missile with its second biggest weapons supplier Israel and hopes for such collaborations with other countries, the defence minister said Wednesday. "A project has been finalised with (state-run) Israeli Aerospace Industry for the joint development of a futuristic long range surface-to-air missile," Defence Minister A.K. Antony announced in parliament ... more

    India test-fires sea-based nuclear-capable missile: ministry
    New Delhi (AFP) Feb 26, 2008
    India conducted its first test of a nuclear-capable missile from an undersea platform on Tuesday, completing its goal of having air, land and sea ballistic systems, the defence ministry said. The launch from a submerged pontoon took place off India's southeast coast near the port city of Visakhapatnam around 1:00 pm (0730 GMT), a defence ministry spokesman said. "The test was successful ... more

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