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by Larry Dickerson, Missile Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The acquisition of theater ballistic missiles is gaining popularity among Western militaries. For decades, the West and its allies depended on tactical …
ATACMS Production Will Yield to Follow-On System in Mid-2020s Read More In its first foreign military sale (FMS) announcement since the federal government shutdown went into effect on December 22, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on January 29 …
Japan Cleared for Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense FMS Procurement Read More Iran faces no technical restrictions in increasing the range of its missiles, an Iranian official said.
Iranian Official: No Scientific Barriers to Increasing Missile Range Read More The purchase of the Spyder self-propelled surface-to-air missile (SAM) system from Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense System by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is underway, according to a statement …
Philippines Confirms Spyder Mobile Air Defense System Procurement Plans Read More
The Congressional Budget Office is required by law to project the 10-year costs of nuclear forces every two years, and a new report was just released. If carried out, the …
CBO: U.S. Will Spend $494 Billion on Nuclear Forces Over 10 Years Read More Pakistan’s Army carried out a launch of a quad salvo of Nasr short-range ballistic missiles.
Pakistan Test-Fires Nasr SRBM Read More Saudi Arabia may have constructed a production site for ballistic missiles, The Washington Post reports, citing satellite imagery. On January 23, The Washington Post reported that Saudi Arabia appears to …
Saudi Arabia Reportedly Constructed Missile Production Facility Read More Russia has rejected the U.S. demand for the elimination of the 9M729 cruise missile, as the two countries continue a spat over the INF Treaty.
Russia Rejects U.S. Demands on 9M729 Elimination Read More The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has released details on a new missile defense program called Glide Breaker, which aims to demonstrate a capability to defeat maneuvering hypersonic …
DARPA Developing Counter-Hypersonic Weapons Capability Read More The Russian and Indian governments signed the S-400 surface-to-air missile contract in rubles. Speaking in Havana, Cuba, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said of the S-400 agreement, “The contract …
Russia Sells S-400s to India in Rubles Read More