Missiles and Weapons - Page 1

Raytheon’s Evolved SeaSparrow missile demonstrates enhanced capabilities
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Raytheon has demonstrated the enhanced defensive capabilities of its Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) during a test-firing from the US Navy's Self-Defense Test...

US Navy to receive airborne minesweeping system from ITT Exelis
Thursday, May 02, 2013 The US Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division has awarded a contract to ITT Exelis to deliver one Mk105 Mod 4 airborne minesweeping...

UK seeks Tomahawk weapon system support from US
Thursday, April 18, 2013 The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale (FMS) for Tomahawk Weapon System (TWS) support and associated equipment to the...

US Navy orders development of high-altitude anti-submarine weapon
Thursday, April 11, 2013 The US Navy has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to Boeing to develop and deliver high altitude anti-submarine warfare weapon capabilities (HAAWC), designed to target...

BAE’s APKWS rocket validates strike capabilities against maritime targets
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 BAE Systems' advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS) has successfully completed its first over-water testing to demonstrate its anti-ship capabilities against multiple maritime...

General Dynamics to deliver Mk46 weapon systems to US Navy
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 The US Navy has awarded a contract to General Dynamics (GD) Land Systems to deliver eight Mk46 30mm naval weapon systems for installation onboard the San Antonio-class (LPD 17) landing...

HMS Richmond test-fires Seawolf missile system
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 The UK Royal Navy's Duke-class type 23 frigate HMS Richmond (F239) has successfully test-fired two Seawolf surface-to-air missiles, as a part of training exercise off the south-west English...

India tests submarine-launched Brahmos missile variant
Thursday, March 21, 2013 The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has successfully test-fired the submarine-launched version of its supersonic cruise missile, Brahmos, from a submerged platform off the coast of...

Aerojet completes qualification testing of divert and attitude control system
Friday, March 15, 2013 Aerojet has successfully completed qualification testing of its throttleable divert and attitude control system (TDACS) at its facility in Sacramento, California, US, in support of...

ATK contracted by US Navy to supply 30mm MK266 ammunition
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 The US Navy has awarded an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to ATK to deliver 30mm MK266 ammunition for use with the MK46 Mod 2 gun weapon...

HMS Westminster demonstrates Seawolf missile system capability
Monday, March 11, 2013 The UK Royal Navy's Type 23 Duke-class frigate, HMS Westminster (F237), has successfully conducted a test launch of its Seawolf air defence missile system off the Isle of...

BAE’s APKWS demonstrates capability on Bell 407GT helicopter
Wednesday, March 06, 2013 BAE Systems' advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS) has successfully demonstrated its capabilities on the new Bell 407GT helicopter during flight tests conducted at Yuma, Arizona,...

US Navy receives additional Standard Missile-6 from Raytheon
Monday, March 04, 2013 Raytheon has delivered an additional Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) all-up-round to the US Navy, marking the first production from its new integration and testing facility in Huntsville, Alabama,...

US Navy’s long-range land missile completes guided flight trials
Monday, February 25, 2013 The US Navy's 155mm long-range land attack projectiles (LRLAP) has successfully completed a series of guided flight trials with BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin at White Sands Missile Range in...

MBDA to deliver SIMBAD-RC systems for an undisclosed customer
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 MBDA has been awarded a contract to develop and deliver its SIMBAD-RC naval air defence system to an undisclosed foreign...

Aegis BMD system completes further intercept flight testing for US Navy
Thursday, February 14, 2013 The US Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully completed flight testing of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser,...

Telephonics to support Aegis BMD system programme
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division has awarded a contract to Telephonics to support the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (ABMD)...

Russian Navy conducts Bal missile system firing drills
Friday, February 08, 2013 The Russian Caspian Flotilla's (CF) Coastal Missile Unit is conducting a series of firing drills of its Bal coastal missile defence system at the Adanak test site in Dagestan,...

French Navy’s first FREMM frigate test-fires Aster missile
Thursday, February 07, 2013 The French Navy’s first frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) frigate, Aquitaine, has successfully test-fired the Aster 15 anti-aircraft missile in the Mediterranean off DGA’s Missile Test...

Indian Navy’s K-15 SLBM successfully completes development trials
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 The Indian Navy has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), K-15 Sagarika, in the Bay of Bengal off the coast...