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Raytheon AIM-9X Block I And II Contract Gives Warfighters Edge Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $166.9 million contract for Lot 9 production and delivery of the AIM-9X infrared-guided air-to-air missile. The firm-fixed-price contract will provide the U.S. military and its allies with AIM-9X Block I missiles and introduce into the inventory the new AIM-9X Block II captive air training missile (CATM). The contract will provide more than 250 jobs ... read moreNKorea likely to fire short-range missiles off east coast: official 
Seoul (AFP) June 24, 2009North Korea will likely fire short- or mid-range missiles in waters off its east coast from which it has banned shipping, a senior South Korean government official said Wednesday. The North has warned foreign ships to stay clear of an extensive area for 16 days starting Thursday because of unspecified military exercises. "I think so," the official told foreign correspondents when asked ... more
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Iran claims SAM breakthrough
Tehran (UPI) Jun 19, 2009 Iran's defense ministry claims that it has reverse-engineered the MIM-23B Hawk surface-to-air missile manufactured by the Raytheon Corp. and is producing the system to bolster sits defenses against possible US or Israeli air strikes. Iran's state-run media reported that the defense minister, Gen. Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar, formally inaugurated the production line on June 6. The Iranians ... more NKorea may fire missile towards Hawaii in early July: report 
Tokyo (AFP) June 18, 2009North Korea may be planning to fire a long-range missile towards Hawaii in early July, a Japanese daily said Thursday citing an analysis by the Japanese defence ministry. The mass-circulation Yomiuri Shimbun published the analysis after US and South Korean officials said North Korea might be readying another ballistic missile test after three previous launches in 1998, 2006 and this year. ... more LockMart Marks 25th Anniversary Of First Hit-To-Kill Missile Intercept 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 17, 2009Lockheed Martin is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the world's first hit-to-kill intercept of a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere. The U.S. Army's Homing Overlay Experiment vehicle, developed by a Lockheed Martin-led team, destroyed a test missile above the Pacific Ocean June 10, 1984. This proved the ability to destroy enemy missiles with sheer force of impact ... more Raytheon Begins Testing Upgraded Laser-Guided Maverick Missile Components 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 17, 2009Raytheon is testing key components that will be used in the AGM-65E2, the U.S. Air Force's newest variant of the laser-guided Maverick missile. The laser-guided Maverick missile is a direct-attack, air-to-ground precision munition used extensively by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps in ongoing combat operations. The newest variant of the missile, the AGM-65E2, will have an e ... more |
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Raytheon AIM-120D AMRAAM Completes Seventh Test Flight
Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Jun 02, 2009Raytheon's newest variant of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile continued to demonstrate its advanced warfighting capabilities when it completed its seventh test flight. During the March 19 test, the AIM-120D AMRAAM was fired from a U.S. Air Force F-15D fighter aircraft. Initial analysis shows the missile achieved all primary test objectives. "The hard work of the U.S. ... more US warns NKorea amid reports of new rocket launch 
Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2009Unfazed by international anger at its second nuclear bomb test, a defiant North Korea was said Saturday to be preparing to launch a long-range missile. The United States stressed it would never accept the North as a nuclear-armed state and warned that more atomic tests could spark an arms race in East Asia. "A train carrying a long-range missile has been spotted at the weapons research ... more KMSAM Program Achieves Significant Milestone 
Lancaster PA (SPX) May 29, 2009Micro Systems has achieved a significant milestone on the Korea Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (KMSAM) program. Working as a key team member with Composite Engineering, the company has integrated its MONTAGE ground control station with the CEi developed BQM-167i high performance aerial target. In early May, 2009, the Korean missile successfully engaged the target system and the target ... more NKorea fires five missiles since nuke test: ministry 
Seoul (AFP) May 27, 2009North Korea has test-fired five short-range missiles since conducting a nuclear test two days ago, South Korea's defence ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said the North fired two missiles on Monday -- one fewer than earlier reported -- and three on Tuesday. It had previously refused to confirm media reports of the launches. All were fired off the east coast of the communist state ... more |
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