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Oct- 2021 -

4 October

The Navy's Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) completes its first live fire event July 19 off the coast of Point Mugu Sea Test Range in California

Hercules Reyes

Northrop Grumman Anti-Radiation Missile Enters Production

The US Navy has approved low rate initial production for the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range.

1 October

Japanese Special Defense Forces in a file photo.

Hercules Reyes

Japan Unprepared for China ‘Military Unification’: Ex-Navy Chief

Japan may be caught unprepared if it gets involved in a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait, a former navy chief said.

1 October

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Awards Boeing $220M Taiwan Harpoon Contract

The US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Boeing a $220 million contract to configure Taiwan’s Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems.

1 October

North Korea test fires a ballistic missile

Hercules Reyes

S. Korea ‘Closely Monitoring’ North for New Missile Launch

The South Korean military is “closely monitoring” North Korea for another potential missile launch, the country's news agency reported.

1 October

South Korea Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine

Hercules Reyes

S. Korea Launches New SLBM Submarine

South Korea announced the launch of a new 3,000-ton class (27,200-kg) domestically produced submarine on Tuesday.

Sep- 2021 -

30 September

US Air Force B-1B bombers train alongside a Norwegian Air Force F-35A

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF to Test Hypersonic Missiles With B-1B Bomber Next Year

Boeing officials have revealed that the US Air Force plans to test the B-1B bomber’s hypersonic weapons capabilities by September of next year.

29 September

Flight test of the hypersonic cruise missile Zircon

Hercules Reyes

Russia’s Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile Completes Ship Tests

Russia’s Tsrikon hypersonic missile successfully completed a set of test flights from surface ships, sources connected to the Russian defense ministry said.

28 September

Hercules Reyes

Tokyo Official: Japan, US May Lose Military Edge Over China

Japan and the United States may lose their military-technological edge over China, according to a defense official from Tokyo.

28 September

Inder Singh Bisht

New British Special Forces Rifle Can Shoot Down Helicopter

The British special forces have acquired 150 Gepard GM6 Lynx anti-materiel rifles capable of shooting down aircraft and damaging armored vehicles with one shot.

28 September