Arms
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Jul- 2021 -21 July
India, Russia Plan Extended-Range Brahmos Missile: Source
India and Russia plan to collaborate on improving the strike range of the Brahmos missile from 200 to 800 kilometers.
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20 July
US Army Awards Saab $75M Anti-Armor Ammunition Contract
The US Army has signed a $75 million contract with Saab to purchase ammunition for the Carl Gustaf anti-armor rifle.
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15 July
US Unveils Upgraded Sub-Launched Nuclear Warhead
The US unveiled the upgraded W88/Mk5 submarine-launched nuclear warhead, in which its “arming, fuzing, and firing subsystem” were replaced and a “lightning arrestor connector” was added.
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14 July
Italy and UK to Refurbish 1,000 Aster Missiles
The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation has signed a contract with the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium to refurbish 1,000 Aster missiles owned by the UK Royal Navy and Italian Army and Navy.
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14 July
US Marines Test Grenade Launcher-Fired Mini-Drones
The US Marines Corps tested a multi-purpose mini-drone designed to carry a range of payloads and be fired from grenade launchers.
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14 July
US Army Video Shows Classified Suicide Drone
The US Army released a video giving out a few glimpses of a classified suicide drone, showing the munition being launched, hovering, locating its target, and then swooping down like a missile and striking a target.
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8 July
USAF Awards Northrop Grumman $3.86 Billion ICBM Support Contract
The US Air Force has awarded a $3.86 billion contract to Northrop Grumman Systems for Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) ground subsystem support.
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8 July
US Navy Halts Development of Electromagnetic Railgun
The US Navy is canceling research and development on the much-hyped electromagnetic railgun after spending approximately half a billion dollars over 15 years.
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7 July
Russia’s Upgraded Flamethrower Ready for Final Trial
Russia’s TOS-2 "Tosochka" heavy flamethrower will undergo final trials in August.
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6 July
Russia to Start Mass Producing T-14 Armata Tanks in 2022
Russia will begin mass production of T-14 Armata tanks starting next year, the latest version of the Armata series in which most of the functions are “robotized.”
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