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6 March

Guide to the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM): A New Era in Long‑Range Fires

This guide examines how the PrSM upgrades army capabilities, extends strike distance, and strengthens long-range precision fires against high-value targets.

5 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Netherlands Selects French F21 Torpedo Instead of Mk48 for Orka Subs

The Royal Netherlands Navy will equip its future Orka-class submarine fleet with the French F21 Mk2 heavyweight torpedo.

5 March

Christine Casimiro

US Army’s Precision Strike Missile Used in Combat for First Time: CENTCOM

The US Army’s Precision Strike Missile has made its combat debut during the US-Israeli offensive against Iran, according to CENTCOM.

4 March

Inder Singh Bisht

India Signs $237M Deal for Russian Shtil Ship-Based Air Defense System

India has signed a $237-million contract to procure the Russian-built Shtil vertical-launch ship-based surface-to-air missile system.

4 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Belgium Signs $263M Deal for Mistral Air Defense Missiles

Belgium has awarded a $263-million contract for the procurement of Mistral very-short-range air defense missile systems.

4 March

A SAMP/T air defense system is seen firing off a ballistic missile from the back of the military truck. Smoke and bright white-red fire can be seen jutting out of the missile as it flies straight upward. The background is a clear blue sky.

Christine Casimiro

Gulf States Request SAMP/T Air Defense, Anti-Drone Systems From Italy

Several Gulf countries entangled in the armed conflict between the US and Israel against Iran have sought air defense and anti-drone systems from Italy.

3 March

Hunter 2-S loitering munition displayed at IDEX 2023

Rojoef Manuel

South Korea, UAE Ink $35B Industrial Defense Deal

South Korea and the UAE have signed a defense industry cooperation memorandum of understanding valued at more than $35 billion, part of a broader $65-billion bilateral cooperation package.

3 March

The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, or RTS, tracks an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch Nov. 5, 2024, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, during Air Force Global Strike Command’s Glory Trip-251 operational test. The RTS was selected as the 2024 Army Acquisition Executive’s Excellence in Leadership’s Test Organization of the Year on Jan. 9 at an awards ceremony in the Pentagon auditorium. (U.S. Army photo by Ian Morales)

Rojoef Manuel

US Schedules Overnight Minuteman III Nuclear Missile Test at Vandenberg

The US Air Force has announced a new operational test of the LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in March.

3 March

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed Demos NGC2 Prototype for US Army

A Lockheed Martin-led consortium has demonstrated the sensor-to-shooter capability of an advanced command-and-control system for the US Army during a live-fire exercise at Lightning Surge 2.

2 March