Russia in 2015 will receive new Sarmat missile systems. New strategic missile system called Sarmat is expected to become available by – 2020 – and replace Voyevoda missiles which are classified in the West as Satan (SS-18). The first prototype of a new missile system will be ready in 2015. Sarmat missile will weigh over […]

RoK Marines launching Spike anti-tank/vessel missiles to sea & A side-note on repulsing an amphibious assault. Spike is an Israeli fourth generation fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile and anti-personnel missile with a tandem-charged HEAT warhead, developed and designed by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and in service with a number of nations. A South […]

ANKARA — Turkey’s procurement bureaucracy is rethinking a multibillion dollar program to build the country’s first air and missile defense program, keeping “all options open,” including scrapping the existing competition and merging it with a longer-range program with better capabilities. That contest has not yet been announced, but procurement officials say one option to overcome […]

Kaman will remanufacture and upgrade four Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters for the Peruvian Navy under a contract with programme lead, General Dynamics Canada, announced on 20 November. Kaman will also provide support for the operation of a fifth SH-2G Super Seasprite for the Peruvian Navy. Peru is acquiring the aircraft under a Memorandum of […]

Samples of the up-to-date surface to air missile systems Tor-М2E, Tor-М2К and Tor-М2КМ will be represented at the International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Air show China – 2014) which takes place from November 11-16, 2014 in Zhuhai, China. The exhibition has taken place once per two years since 1996. In 2012 over 650 companies from […]

China has developed a new CX-1 anti-ship missile. CX-1 anti-ship missile first time presented at Zhuhai Air Show. The missile is carried in flight by aerodynamic lift. The solid-propellant booster is located in the ramjet’s combustion chamber and is ejected by the airflow after it has burned out. Over-the-horizon firing range, full autonomy of combat […]

In the International exhibition of armaments and military equipment INDO DEFENCE EXPO & FORUM 2014 Izhevsk Electro Mechanical Plant KUPOL, JSC will present the up-to-date short range surface-to-air missile systems Tor-M2E, Tor-M2K and Tor-M2KM. INDO DEFENCE EXPO & FORUM 2014 – is the 6-th exhibition of armaments and military equipment of three armed forces of […]

New Ukraine Mobile Ballistic Missile System «Korshun-2» to be presented to the public in Kiev at XI International Trade Fair ‘ARMS AND SECURITY’ 2014. Maximum range «Korshun-2» of fire is 280 km for the export version and 350 km for the Ukraine Army version. Minimum range is 50 km. The complex will use a promising […]

India first customer of short-range airdefence system «Sosna».  New Air defense missile system “Sosna”  is intended to protect against all types of air threats including high-precision weapons e.g. cruise missiles and guided aircraft missiles in the area of the system responsibility: in range – up to 10 km, in altitude – up to 5 km Structure principles […]

PHOTO: Vehicles for Airdefense Missile System «Antey-2500» Egypt armed force  at Kirov Plant (c) www.fontanka.ru