Egypt Receiving Antey-2500 Missiles
A new image has emerged showing a batch of missiles reportedly for Egypt’s Antey-2500 (S-300VM) missile systems. On June 6, 2017 a new image emerged purportedly showing a batch of …
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Switzerland Begins Plotting Future Air Defense Solutions
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Switzerland’s long-term air-defense plans are beginning to come into view following the unveiling by the Swiss Department of Defense, Civil Protection …
Read More Israeli F-16I Seen with Stunner Missile
An Israeli F-16 has been spotted carrying what appears to be the country’s Stunner surface-to-air missile. An image emerged on May 30, 2017 on a Hebrew-language forum apparently depicting an …
Read More Russia to Rearm with Tornado-S MLRS
Russia aims to completely rearm its rocket artillery brigades with new multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) by 2020. Tass News Agency quoted Missile and Artillery Force Chief Lieutenant-General Mikhail Matveyevsky as …
Read More Two U.S. Senators Seek to Block Saudi PGM Sale
U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Christopher Murphy (D-CT) seek to reinstate a short-lived ban on the sale of precision-guided munitions (PGMs) to Saudi Arabia. A day after Senator Paul …
Read More Russia to Rearm with Iskander-M SRBMs by Late 2020
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed Russia’s efforts to rearm with short-range ballistic missiles on May 24, 2017. By late 2020, Russia aims to have completely rearmed its land forces …
Read More US Approves Air-Defense Missiles for UAE
The United States has approved a new sale of air-defense missiles to the United Arab Emirates. On May 11, 2017 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the U.S. …
Read More Pantsir-SA Missile Testing to Start in June
A new variant of the Pantsir air-defense system will undergo firing trials next month. Citing a source in the Russian defense industry, IHS Jane’s reported on May 10, 2017 that …
Read More Azerbaijan Receiving Buk-MB Air-Defense Systems
Azerbaijan is currently receiving Russian-manufactured missiles to equip its modernized Buk air-defense systems, according to IHS Jane’s. Citing a source in Belarus’ OKB TSP company, IHS Jane’s reported that a …
Read More Russia Expects to Complete S-350 Testing in 2017
In an interview with a Russian defense magazine, the General Designer of Almaz-Antey, Paval Sozinov, noted that Russia expects to complete testing on the system this year. Tass News Agency …
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