News About Missiles 20-NOV-09 en-us 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).]]> St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 19, 2009 - Boeing has been awarded a $72 million U.S. Air Force contract for more than 2,900 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits.]]> 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.]]> Hunt Valley Md (SPX) Nov 17, 2009 - AAI 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.]]> Tehran (AFP) Nov 11, 2009 - Iranian 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.]]> Moscow (AFP) Nov 12, 2009 - Russia'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.]]> New Delhi (UPI) Nov 12, 2009 - The Indian army is set to order an unspecified number of Akash anti-aircraft missiles to replace its aging Russian SAM-6 Kvadrat air defense missile system.]]> Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Nov 3, 2009 - Israel's military intelligence chief has warned that Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have successfully tested an Iranian rocket that can reach Tel Aviv, the Jewish state's largest urban conurbation.]]> Seoul (AFP) Oct 29, 2009 - North Korea's short-range missile tests earlier this month were a failure with none of the five projectiles reaching its target, a report said Thursday.]]> Orlando FL (SPX) Oct 27, 2009 - Lockheed Martin's new multi-functional AGM-114R HELLFIRE II missile scored a direct hit during its first proof-of-principle (POP) flight test recently at Eglin Air Force Base, FL.]]>