At the DIMDEX exhibition inDoha, Qatar (25-27 March 2014), MBDA is presenting for the first time ever a new coastal defence system based on the Marte missile family. This system, the Marte Coastal Defence System (MCDS), guarantees maritime coastal traffic surveillance and interdiction to hostile ships in territorial waters. The system is capable of: – … Dowiedz się więcej
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently demonstrated the ability of its DAGR® missile to launch from an Apache AH-64D helicopter and repeatedly hit the target during a series of Air Worthiness Release (AWR) live firing flight tests at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The AWR tests demonstrated DAGR’s capability as an air-launched weapon. In each of … Dowiedz się więcej
The United States and the State of Israel concluded an agreement on March 5 to continue support of the production of the Iron Dome weapon system. The Iron Dome system is capable of intercepting and destroying short-range rockets, and mortar and artillery shells, and is an invaluable component of Israeli missile defense. During Operation Pillar … Dowiedz się więcej
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) demonstrated its latest variant of the combat-proven Griffin® missile, the Griffin Block III, throughout a series of test shots culminating in several direct hits against a variety of static and moving targets. „The Griffin is already well known for its ability to destroy targets with pin-point accuracy using an advanced GPS … Dowiedz się więcej
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $31 million contract from the Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration for additional AGM-65G-2 Maverick missiles. Under the direct commercial sale, Raytheon will supply the missiles to the Republic of Korea Air Force. „These new Mavericks will provide the Republic of Korea Air Force with additional firepower and will … Dowiedz się więcej
Poland’s Ministry of National Defense announced the start of phase two of a technical dialogue regarding their national medium-range air and missile defense system, named „WISLA”. Raytheon is one of five parties shortlisted for the continuing dialogue. According to Poland’s announcement, the second stage aims to identify the areas of potential technical and industrial cooperation, … Dowiedz się więcej