Thursday 12 December, 2024

Air Weapons

Netherlands to acquire JASSM-ER cruise missiles for F-35 fleet

The Netherlands has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LoA) agreement with the United States to purchase Lockheed...

Royal Navy to acquire additional Martlet missiles for Wildcat fleet

The Royal Navy will take delivery of additional Martlet Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) systems for its Wildcat multi-role helicopters as...

Belgium to equip its F-35 fleet with StormBreaker glide bombs

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Belgium of Raytheon's GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bombs and...

US approves sale of Hellfire, APKWS missiles to Czech Republic

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Czech Republic of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles...

Germany to equip Eurofighter fleet with Brimstone missiles

MBDA has been awarded a contract by the German Bundeswehr to produce and deliver Brimstone 3 air-launched precision strike missiles...

Poland signs JASSM-ER missile contract with US

Poland has signed a $735 million contract with the US for the supply of AGM-158B JASSM-ER (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff...

German Typhoons to be equipped with Brimstone missiles

The Luftwaffe has announced plans to equip its Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft with Brimstone air-launched ground attack missiles. The procurement...

Raytheon’s HALO missile passes technical review

Raytheon, an RTX business, has effectively concluded a technical evaluation and a prototype fit-check during the initial stage of...

Lockheed Martin successfully test-fires Spike NLOS from Apache

Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted a live-fire test of eight Spike NLOS all-up rounds (AURs) from the AH-64E Apache...

Northrop Grumman to deliver new strike missile capability

The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract worth approximately $705 million to deliver the Stand-in...

Elbit Systems awarded contract to supply SkyStriker loitering munitions

An undisclosed European country has awarded Elbit Systems a contract worth $95 million to supply them with SkyStriker loitering...

Funding boost for MBDA’s SPEAR-EW

MBDA has been granted extra funding by the UK Ministry of Defence to speed up the development of the...

US Air Force tests next-generation AMRAAM missile

A successful flight test of the AIM-120C-8, the latest international variant of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) developed...

Raytheon wins US Navy contract for AIM-9X missiles

Raytheon Technologies has been awarded a $264 million modification contract from the United States Navy to produce and deliver...

Greece to purchase Spike anti-tank missiles from Israel

Greece has recently finalized a deal with Israel to purchase anti-tank Spike missiles for its army and navy. The...

U.S. Air Force to receive 1,500 StormBreaker smart weapons

The Pentagon has recently awarded Raytheon Technologies a $320 million contract to produce and deliver 1,500 StormBreaker smart bombs,...

US Air Force to buy JSM cruise missiles for F-35 jets

The US Air Force is planning to buy 48 JSM (Joint Strike Missile) cruise missiles for its F-35 Lightning...

U.S. Air Force selects Raytheon, Northrop Grumman for hypersonic missile

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, has been selected by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to...

StormBreaker in successful test launch from F-35

The U.S. Navy conducted two successful test launches of the StormBreaker precision-guided glide bomb from an F-35B Lightning II,...

Meteor BVRAAM successfully fired from Gripen E

Swedish defence company Saab announced on 30 August that it had recently conducted the first test firing with the...

France successfully tests improved ASMPA nuclear missile

France's Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) announced on 23 March that the successful qualification firing of the Air-Sol Moyenne...

U.S. to provide Ukraine with Switchblade loitering drones

President Joe Biden signed an order to transfer $800 million worth of equipment to Ukraine. This new package includes...

UK begins integration of Meteor, SPEAR missiles on F-35 fighter jets

BAE Systems announced 18 March that the company had received an initial funding award from Lockheed Martin, the prime...

Japan to develop long-range, anti-ship cruise missile

Japan has decided to develop for the first time a long-range, anti-ship cruise missile that can be carried by...

Boeing contracted for Long Range Stand-Off Cruise Missile weapon system integration

The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 13 March that The Boeing Company has been awarded a $250...

KONGSBERG awarded Joint Strike Missile contract for Japan’s F-35 fighter aircraft

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) announced on 11 March that the company has entered into a contract with...