Lockheed Martin Test Fires GRIZZLY Hellfire Launcher
Lockheed Martin unveiled the GRIZZLY containerised launcher for AGM-114 Hellfire and possibly AGM-179 JAGM missiles, stating that it completed firing tests.
AGM-114 Hellfire News
Land
Weapon / Missile
Weapon / Missile
Taiwanese Army Tests Containerised AGM-114 Launcher
The Taiwanese Army tested a containerised AGM-114 Hellfire ATGM launcher carrying its sensors on a commercial truck for possible short-range coastal defence.
Weapon / Missile
Netherlands to Arm AH 64Es with AGM 179A JAGM Missiles
The Netherlands becomes the first country to integrate U.S.-made AGM 179A Joint Air-to-Ground precision strike missiles into its AH 64E Apache helicopters.
Weapon / Missile
The U.S. approves a $660 million Hellfire missile sale to Israel
At an estimated cost of $660 million, the U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel containing 3,000 AGM- 114 Hellfire.
Weapon / Missile
MBDA Test-Fires AKERON LP ATGM For the First Time
Multi-national MBDA has announced the first test firing of the AKERON LP long-range anti-tank missile for attack helicopters in France and possibly others.
Weapon / Missile
Lockheed Martin Offers New Hellfire/JAGM Launcher for Ships
US Company Lockheed Martin displayed a deck-mounted vertical launcher for AGM-114L Hellfire/AGM-179 JAGM missiles intended for warships on a scaled model.
Air
H145M Replaces Tiger Helicopters in German Armed Forces
Bundeswehr is ready to receive the first batch of 62 units ordered for the Airbus Helicopters H145M Light Attack Helicopter (LAH) program.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
U.S. Army Eyes New Missile for Enduring Shield
AD System Brigadier General Frank Lozano stated that the service seeks a secondary missile for the upcoming Enduring Shield air defence system.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
General Atomics’ Mojave UAV for CAS Missions
General Atomics said it tested Mojave UAV with two Dillon Aero DAP-6 machine guns. The Mojave passes another milestone for Close Air Support (CAS) missions.
Unmanned Systems
GA-ASI Offers Modified MQ-1C UAV as FARA Alternative
GA-ASI, General Atomics' aerospace wing, plans to offer a modified MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed UAV as an alternative to cancelled FARA helicopters.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Bell rolls out Bahrain’s first AH-1Z
Textron subsidiary Bell has completed the first of 12 AH-1Z Viper helicopters for the Bahrain Kingdom, delivering it to the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
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- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
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- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
