Weapon / Missile News

Poland to  Equip AW149s with Hellfire
USA Poland

Poland to Equip AW149s with Hellfire

The State Department approved a possible FMS to Poland of AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $150 million.

Haluk Görgün: "We don't need S-400s"
Turkiye

Haluk Görgün: "We don't need S-400s"

ASELSAN Chairman of the Board Haluk Görgün stated that Turkiye’s air defence systems are being developed and said, “We do not need the S-300s and S-400s.”

Russia Fires “AWACS Killer” R-37M to Ukrainian Fighter Jets
Russia Ukraine

Russia Fires “AWACS Killer” R-37M to Ukrainian Fighter Jets

Russia has started to use the R-37 long-range air-to-air missile, also known as RVV-BD to control Ukrainian airspace.

Germany May Approve the Purchase of the Israeli Arrow 3
Germany Israel

Germany May Approve the Purchase of the Israeli Arrow 3

Germany may approve the purchase of the Israeli Arrow 3 exoatmospheric anti-missile system next week.

Russia Deploys New UPAB-1500B Smart Bomb on Ukraine
Russia Ukraine

Russia Deploys New UPAB-1500B Smart Bomb on Ukraine

It is suspected that the Russian Air Force, for the first time, has used the newest guided bomb known as UPAB-1500B (K029B), weighing 1,500 kg.

HMS Lancaster Seizes Smuggled Iranian Anti-tank Missiles
United Kingdom Iran

HMS Lancaster Seizes Smuggled Iranian Anti-tank Missiles

The Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster seized weapons from a boat suspected of smuggling Dehlavieh anti-tank missiles and ballistic missile components.

Russian Navy fired a Kalibr missile in the Sea of Japan
Russia

Russian Navy fired a Kalibr missile in the Sea of Japan

Russian Defence Ministry announced that the diesel-electric submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky fired a Kalibr cruise missile in the Sea of Japan.

Urban Delivers Refracter Alloy-Coated Barrel to the Navy
Turkiye

Urban Delivers Refracter Alloy-Coated Barrel to the Navy

Urban Savunma has delivered the first upgraded barrel of Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 anti-aircraft guns to the Turkish Navy.

Repkon Exhibits its Flow-Forming Technology at IDEX
United Arab Emirates Turkiye

Repkon Exhibits its Flow-Forming Technology at IDEX

Repkon Defence, exhibited its products and services at IDEX2023, held on February 20-24, 2023, in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

UK to Purchase Javelin ATGMs
USA United Kingdom

UK to Purchase Javelin ATGMs

The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Kingdom of Javelin Missiles for an estimated cost of $125.13 million.

Japan to Acquire 400 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
USA Japan

Japan to Acquire 400 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles

Japan has revealed that it wants to acquire 400 Tomahawk cruise. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, "We plan to acquire 400 missiles"

UAE Orders Norinco AR3 Launchers
United Arab Emirates China

UAE Orders Norinco AR3 Launchers

The UAE announced at IDEX that it had awarded Chinese defence company Norinco a contract for AR3 multiple rocket/missile launchers worth $ 245 million.

Saab Wins $770 Million Order for RBS 70 NG and Giraffe Radar
Sweden

Saab Wins $770 Million Order for RBS 70 NG and Giraffe Radar

Saab signed a framework agreement with an undisclosed Western country and received orders for around SEK 8 billion, with deliveries scheduled for 2023-2026.

Iran Claims Capacity to hit US Bases in the Middle East
Iran

Iran Claims Capacity to hit US Bases in the Middle East

Iran claims to have a new cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km, ready to hit all US bases in the Middle East.