Russia Can Create Ground-Based Kalibr by End of Year
The Russian defense industry can develop a ground-based version of the Kalibr cruise missile by the end of 2019.
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Saudi Arabia’s Meteor Missile Buy Blocked
The German government has reportedly blocked the sale of Meteor air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia.
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Russia Announces Development of Intermediate-Range Missiles
The Russian defense industry will begin working on the development and production of intermediate-range missiles following the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
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ATACMS Production Will Yield to Follow-On System in Mid-2020s
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 …
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Japan Cleared for Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense FMS Procurement
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 …
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Iranian Official: No Scientific Barriers to Increasing Missile Range
Iran faces no technical restrictions in increasing the range of its missiles, an Iranian official said.
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Philippines Confirms Spyder Mobile Air Defense System Procurement Plans
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 …
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CBO: U.S. Will Spend $494 Billion on Nuclear Forces Over 10 Years
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 …
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Pakistan Test-Fires Nasr SRBM
Pakistan’s Army carried out a launch of a quad salvo of Nasr short-range ballistic missiles.
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Saudi Arabia Reportedly Constructed Missile Production Facility
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 …
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