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16 July

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Conducts Maiden Hypersonic Weapon Warhead Test

The US Air Force has detonated an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon warhead in a first-time test.

15 July

Staff Writer

US Army Awards BAE $62 Million Missile Warning System Contract

The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a $62 million contract for its next-generation 2-Color Advanced Warning System for aircraft protection.

15 July

Inder Singh Bisht

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.

14 July

Inder Singh Bisht

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.

14 July

Inder Singh Bisht

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.

14 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Indian Firm Develops Counter-Drone Shield to Secure Border

An Indian unmanned military systems manufacturer claims to have developed an autonomous counter-drone system capable of protecting an area of 1,000 t0 2,000 square kilometers.

14 July

Staff Writer

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.

13 July

Inder Singh Bisht

US Trials Nano Satellites for Missile Defense

The US Missile Defense Agency launched two nanosatellites last month as part of a demonstration to see their viability within the missile defense communications architecture.

13 July