Europe’s Future Cruise Missiles Set for Use On Ships Too
Next-generation cruise missiles to be developed within the scope of MBDA’s FC/ASW programme will not only be deployed from fighter jets but also from warships.
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Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Air
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
MBDA to Participate in SAHA EXPO 2024
European missile systems provider MBDA will participate in the SAHA EXPO in Istanbul from October 22 to 26, 2024.
Air
French Mirage 2000 Fighters to Ukraine Set for 2025
French Defence Minister has announced that Mirage 2000 multirole fighters will be delivered to Ukraine in the first quarter of 2025.
Air
Modernisation
France to add air-to-ground capability on Mirage 2000-5Fs
The Mirage 2000-5Fs promised Kyiv they would finally have air-to-ground capability.
Air
Ammunition
The U.S. Initiates Low-Cost Stand-off Munition for Ukraine
The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Centre (AFLCMC) has issued an RFP for the ERAM stand-off munition as a low-cost system for Ukraine’s use.
Weapon / Missile
Russia Reportedly Intercepts SCALP-EG Cruise Missile
Russia has reportedly intercepted a French-made SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missile often used by Ukrainian Su-24 interdictors.
Air
Kazakhstan Sells Its Soviet-Era Aircraft to the U.S.
It has been reported by both Russian and Ukrainian media that Kazakhstan has sold 81 combat aircraft from the USSR period.
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine Strikes Russian-Guided Bomb Storage
Recently, Ukraine launched an attack on a Russian storage facility for UMPK-winged bomb guidance kits located near the border.
Weapon / Missile
MdCN Cruise Missiles Perform Synchronised Strike
Two MdCN land attack cruise missiles fired from a French Navy frigate and a submarine hit the same target synchronously.
Navy / Maritime
The Netherlands Prefers Naval Group’s Barracuda Submarines
The Netherlands officially announced the Naval Group as the winner of the new submarine acquisition program for the Dutch Navy.
Navy / Maritime
The Ukrainian Air Force hits a Russian landing ship
Russian Landing Ship Novocherkassk was hit by an airstrike from the Ukrainian Air Force, sustaining significant damage.
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Greece’s Storm Shadow / SCALP to Rely on MBDA
MBDA announced that it would perform the mid-life refurbishment of Greece’s Storm Shadow / SCALP missiles.
Air
India Receives the Last of 36 Rafales
Indian Air Force (IAF) received on December 15, the 36th and last Dassault-made Rafale fighter jet from France, and tweeted, "The Pack is Complete."
Air
Weapon / Missile
Storm Shadow fails soon after being operational on Typhoon
Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 fighter jets failed with conventionally armed Storm Shadow for the first time in combat in northern Iraq on March 10th.
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