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Three Arab Nations Purchase Raytheon AMRAAM Dubai, UAE (SPX) Nov 19, 2009 
The U.S. government executed separate Letters of Offer and Acceptance with three of its key allies to purchase Raytheon's AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The three countries, in the order they signed their LOAs, are Kuwait, Morocco and Jordan. "The AIM-120C-7 provides unparalleled air combat and air defense capabilities," said Col. Michael Andersen ... read moreBoeing Awarded JDAM Production Contract 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 19, 2009Boeing has been awarded a $72 million U.S. Air Force contract for more than 2,900 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits. Boeing will deliver the kits in 2011 and 2012. The Lot 14 production order is the second one-year option of a six-year contract Boeing received in January 2008. The agreement has a potential total value of $590 million with deliveries extending through 2015, if a ... more
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Iran warns it may produce S-300 system
Tehran (UPI) Nov 16, 2009 Increasingly irate over a delayed arms deal, Iran has threatened to manufacture an advanced missile system itself if Russia does not deliver it to Tehran soon. The warning, sounded by Alaeddin Bouroujerdi, a senior Iranian lawmaker, was the latest in a series of threats by Iranian officials angered at Russia for delaying delivery a much-vaunted missile sales agreement. "Iran is n ... more AAI's ESL Defence Sells 500th Baringa Missile Warning System Test Set 
Hunt Valley Md (SPX) Nov 17, 2009AAI Corporation has announced that its United Kingdom (U.K.) based strategic business ESL Defence Ltd. has sold its 500th Baringa Missile Warning System Test Set. This milestone occurred with a sale to the U.K. Ministry of Defence - also the first customer to purchase a Baringa - which utilizes the Baringa system to support its operations worldwide. Baringa test sets are used in more than ... more Iran says Russian missile delivery six months overdue 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 11, 2009Iranian armed forces chief of staff General Hassan Firouzabadi said on Friday that Russia was now six months late in delivering advanced air defence missiles in a deal strongly opposed by Israel. "We have some criticisms about the conduct of our Russian friends," the Mehr news agency quoted the general as saying. "Why haven't they delivered the S-300 missiles?... Six months have now ... more Medevedev promises new missiles for Russian army 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 12, 2009Russia's army will get new missiles and nuclear submarines from 2010, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday, stressing the need to replace the ageing military arsenal. "Next year, the army will get 30 ballistic missiles...five Iskander (missile) systems, some 300 new armoured vehicles, 30 helicopters, 28 fighter planes, three nuclear submarines, a ship, as well as 11 spacecraft," Medved ... more |
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Trident II D5 Missile Achieves Record 129 Successful Test Flights In A Row
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2009The U.S. Navy conducted successful test flights Sept. 3 and 4 of two Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin. The Navy launched the unarmed missiles from the submerged submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) in the Atlantic Ocean. The Trident II D5 missile now has achieved 129 consecutive successful test flights since 1989 - a record unmatched by any other ... more Russia may go ahead with Iran missile deal
Tehran (UPI) Oct 23, 2009 As the United States and its allies haggle with Iran over its nuclear program, Moscow has fueled Western unease about its military links to Tehran by pledging to continue selling arms to the Islamic republic. This has raised speculation that it may brush aside the strident objections of the United States and Israel and supply Iran with advanced S-300PMU surface-to-air missiles that ... more China pointing about 1,500 missiles at Taiwan: Taipei official 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 19, 2009China now has about 1,500 missiles pointed at Taiwan, with no signs that the build-up is about to stop anytime soon, a spokesman for the island's government said Monday. The figure includes short-range ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, the defence ministry spokesman told AFP on condition of anonymity. "The number of missiles has been rising. We don't know when it will stop ... more German firm eyes missile detection system: company 
Brussels (AFP) Oct 16, 2009A German firm is trying to develop a space-based system for detecting when medium-range missiles are fired, which could protect Europe without annoying Russia, a company official said Friday. "We are studying a concept of an alternative system which could protect Europe without the global political impact" of the controversial US anti-missile shield, said Fritz Merkle at German firm OHB. ... more |
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