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Sep- 2021 -

1 September

Asia Pacific

Hercules Reyes

Taiwan to Upgrade Warship and Aircraft Missiles

Taiwan has put forth plans to upgrade naval and air force missile systems in the coming years.

Aug- 2021 -

27 August

Americas

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA is launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) during a flight test off Hawaii in 2017

Hercules Reyes

US State Department Announces Potential Missile Sale to Australia

The US State Department announced a potential foreign military sale to Australia in a $350 million deal that will include defense services for future missile production.

11 August

Arms

Flight test of the hypersonic cruise missile Zircon

Hercules Reyes

Russia to Complete Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile Trials This Year: Minister

State trials of Russia’s Tsirkon hypersonic missile are expected to wrap up this year, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said.

10 August

Arms

A Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) is loaded onto an AH64E Apache Attack Helicopter

Hercules Reyes

Lockheed to Build Advanced JAGM Missiles for Drones, Helicopters

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $13.5 million contract to develop advanced Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles for the US Army’s drones and manned attack helicopters.

Jul- 2021 -

27 July

Arms

BAE Systems has received a $117 million contract to produce next-generation missile seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile.

Hercules Reyes

BAE Signs Next-Gen Missile Seeker Contract With Lockheed Martin

BAE Systems has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to produce next-generation missile seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile.

8 July

Americas

Joe Saballa

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.

Jun- 2021 -

11 June

Americas

The future guided-missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) is launched, June 4, 2021, at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Mississippi

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Begins Building Next-Gen Guided-Missile Destroyer

The US Navy has begun constructing an updated version of its Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer 51.

May- 2021 -

24 May

Americas

Tong Ong

US, South Korea Scrap Bilateral Missile Guidelines

The US has agreed to lift restrictions on South Korea's ability to develop missiles.

13 May

Commentary

William J. Murphy

Lockheed Takeover Plan Jeopardizes US Ability to Counter Evolving Missile Threats

The US government should prohibit Lockheed Martin’s proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne in the already highly-concentrated missile defense, propulsion, and hypersonic development market.

Apr- 2021 -

27 April

Air