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Stay up to date with the latest Missiles and Weapons updates from the global naval industryUS Navy test-fires Maverick missile
The US Navy has successfully completed developmental and operational testing (DT/OT) of the new variant of the Raytheon-built laser-guided Maverick missile, which will now enter production for...
Raytheon to deliver ALFS to Australian Navy
Raytheon has received a $80.8m modification contract to provide 25 AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) systems to the Royal Australian Navy under the US Navy foreign military...
Raytheon receives two ESSM contracts
Raytheon has been awarded two contracts worth $212.8m to design and develop the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) for the US Navy and for Japan's Ministry of Defence...
GD to support Trident II submarine strategic weapons systems
General Dynamics (GD) has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to support production and deployed systems of the US and UK Trident II submarine strategic weapons...
Iran Navy test-fires Mehrab missile
The Iranian Navy has successfully test-fired a new indigenous, advanced surface-to-air missile named Mehrab (Altar) during the ten-day Velayat 90 naval exercises in the Sea of Oman near...
US Navy receives final proposals for Aegis CSEA programme
The US Navy has received final proposals from Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Raytheon for its combat system engineering agent (CSEA) contract under the Aegis Weapon System modernisation...
Raytheon to continue development on SM-3 Block IIA missiles
Raytheon has been awarded a new $241m modification contract by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to provide continued engineering design and development work on the Standard Missile (SM)-3...
Atlas to provide Thai Navy with SeaFox drones
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has signed an agreement with Atlas Elektronik to provide the SeaFox mine neutralisation drone in an effort to upgrade its minehunting...
USMC awards two TSS contracts to Lockheed
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded two follow-on contracts to Lockheed Martin to produce the target sight system (TSS) for the US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1Z Cobra attack...
Iran Navy inducts Qader missiles
The Islamic Republic of Iran has inducted and equipped its frigates with the new indigenous cruise missile Qader, Iranian Navy commander rear admiral Habibollah Sayyari...
Russian Navy to conduct double Bulava launch
The Russian Navy is planning to conduct salvo launches of two Bulava missiles from Borey-class strategic nuclear-powered submarine the SSBN Yury Dolgoruky next month in the White Sea against...
Russia to conduct final 2011 test launch of Bulava missile
The Russian Bulava (SS-NX-30) submarine-launched ballistic missile will undergo its last trial for this year before the end of...
Marotta to provide pressure regulators for LRASM-B
Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract to Marotta Controls to provide a pressure regulator for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM-B) fuel pressurisation...
Raytheon completes JSOW fit check
The fit check of the joint standoff weapon (JSOW) in the internal carriage bay of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft has been completed successfully by...
HMS Astute test-fires Tomahawk missiles
The UK Royal Navy's nuclear attack submarine HMS Astute has test-fired Tomahawk land-attack missiles in the Gulf of...
Northrop to equip Fire Scout UAV
The US Navy’s sea-based MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter will be equipped with Northrop Grumman’s weapons...
Russia implements Syria's Yakhont missile contract
Russia is currently implementing an advanced anti-ship missile delivery contract with Syria, Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation head Mikhail Dmitriyev...
Russia may extend Topol Missile service life
Russia may extend the service life of RS-12M Topol (SS-25 Sickle) mobile ballistic missile systems until 2019, Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) commander lieutenant general Sergei...
ATK to supply AARGM missiles to US Navy
The US Navy has awarded a contract to ATK for a third lot of low-rate initial production (LRIP) Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles...
Russia test-fires Bulava missile
Russia has carried out a test launch of the Bulava (SS-N-X-30) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), defence ministry spokesman colonel Igor Konashenkov...
