Weapon / Missile News

Roketsan’s Karaok Trials Continue
Turkiye

Roketsan’s Karaok Trials Continue

Roketsan’s Man Portable short-range Fire-and-Forget anti-tank Guided missile Karaok trials continue.

Aksungur to Hunt Submarines
Turkiye

Aksungur to Hunt Submarines

TUSAŞ's twin-engine Anka UAV called Aksungur will have anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities along with its Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) mission.

Roketsan Signs MoU with Tawazun Council
United Arab Emirates Turkiye

Roketsan Signs MoU with Tawazun Council

Roketsan signed an MOU with the United Arab Emirates defence Institution Tawazun Council at IDEX Expo in Abu Dhabi.

ROKETSAN Back at IDEX
United Arab Emirates Turkiye

ROKETSAN Back at IDEX

Roketsan presents its products at IDEX. The company was last time present at IDEX in 2019 and has not attended IDEX 2021 due to the Covid pandemic.

ASELSAN’s Gökdeniz is presented at IDEX
United Arab Emirates Turkiye

ASELSAN’s Gökdeniz is presented at IDEX

ASELSAN presents its Gökdeniz CIWS at IDEX. The company’s CIWS takes place at the International Golden Group’s (IGG) ASELSANGGI booth.

Netherlands to Acquire HIMARS
USA Netherlands

Netherlands to Acquire HIMARS

The State Department approved a possible FMS to the Netherlands of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers for an estimated $670 million.

Sidewinder Missed the Target on the First Attempt
USA

Sidewinder Missed the Target on the First Attempt

The first missile fired by a US F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet over Lake Huron on Sunday at an unidentified flying object missed the target.

Ukraine Receives all CAESAR Howitzers
Denmark Ukraine

Ukraine Receives all CAESAR Howitzers

The Ukrainian Defence Ministry received all the CAESAR self-propelled howitzers from Denmark.

ASELSAN Exhibits its Counter-torpedo solution at PIMEC
Pakistan Turkiye

ASELSAN Exhibits its Counter-torpedo solution at PIMEC

ASELSAN, which provides combat systems for four platforms ASFAT builds for the Pakistan Navy, exhibits its naval solutions at the PIMEC in Karachi.

North Korea displays new solid-propellant ICBM
North Korea

North Korea displays new solid-propellant ICBM

North Korea displayed its new solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during a military parade.

LG1 Delivery to Thailand
France Thailand

LG1 Delivery to Thailand

Royal Thai Army took delivery of Nexter LG1 Mark III towed howitzers. United Defence Technology published information about a Thai distributor of Nexter.

NSM Upgrade of Type 23 Frigate Begins
United Kingdom Norway

NSM Upgrade of Type 23 Frigate Begins

Programmed NSM (Naval Strike Missile) upgrade activities for Type 23 platforms have started. HMS Somerset (F 82) is the first ship to be refitted with NSM.

Israel Rejects Hawk Donation to Ukraine
Israel Ukraine

Israel Rejects Hawk Donation to Ukraine

Many Western countries donated weapons to Ukraine. Israel rejected the Hawk missile transfer to the Ukrainian defenders.

Akeron Fist for CV90
United Kingdom Sweden

Akeron Fist for CV90

The BAE Systems successfully integrated Akeron tactical combat missiles into the CV90 fighting vehicle. Studies are completed in cooperation with MBDA.