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The war in Ukraine has had a significant impact on U.S. munitions stockpiles, and lawmakers are taking action to make it easier for the Pentagon to replenish those munitions. Washington …
Congress Gives Go-Ahead for Multiyear Munitions Buys Read More
by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. More than six months have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced on February 24. With no end to the war in …
Is HIMARS a Game-Changer in the War in Ukraine? Read More
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in a competitive downselect phase, selected Lockheed Martin and partner Aerojet Rocketdyne and a Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Missiles & Defense team to develop and …
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to Compete for Next-Generation Interceptor Read More
An Iraqi politician stated this week that Baghdad will turn to Russia for airvdefense equipment if it cannot procure modern systems from the United States. The chairman of the Security …
Iraqi MP Says Baghdad Considering Russian Air Defense Systems Read More
The U.S. Army has delayed an air and missile defense network test due to COVID-19 concerns, Breaking Defense reports. Troops preparing to run a Limited User Test of the service’s …
U.S. Army Delays Missile Defense Network Test Due to COVID-19 Concerns Read More
A government-to-government foreign military sales (FMS) request by India estimated at $1.87 billion for an Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS) has been granted approval by the U.S. State Department. …
U.S. State Department OK’s Indian FMS Request for IADWS Read More
Congress has repealed a requirement for the U.S. Air Force to develop a conventional variant of the Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) air-launched cruise missile. A nuclear LRSO is currently under development …
Congress Repeals Requirement for Conventional Long-Range Standoff Weapon Read More
The U.S. Navy has fielded the W76-2 low-yield nuclear warhead, which is used on the submarine-launched Trident II ballistic missile. The low-yield weapon is a variant of the standard W76-1 …
U.S. Navy Fields W76-2 Low-Yield Sub-Launched Nuclear Warhead Read More
The Russian Caspian Flotilla has received the Bal coastal defense missile system. In a statement on Thursday, the press office of the Russian Southern Military District said, “The first Bal …
Russian Caspian Flotilla Receiving Bal Missile System Read More
The Russian air defense system Pantsir-S has received a hypersonic missile. Speaking to state-owned TASS Russian News Agency, Valery Slugin, the chief designer for air defense systems at Shipunov Design …
Russian Pantsir System Receiving Hypersonic Missile Read MoreSign up for the latest blog posts and products sent straight to your inbox.