DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Spain of one hundred (100) AIM-120C-7/8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and one (1) AMRAAM Guidance Section (spare) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $248.5 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification […]https://www.defencetalk.com/spain-to-buy-aim-120c-7-8-advanced-medium-range-air-to-air-missiles-amraam-76242/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of sixteen (16) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $39 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/netherlands-requests-aim-120c-8-advanced-medium-range-air-to-air-missile-amraam-76061/

NEW DELHI: India has asked France to arm the first four Rafale fighters with the top-notch Meteor air-to-air missiles, which, with a strike range of 120 to 150-km, can outgun any missile that can be unleashed by Pakistani or Chinese jets. The first Rafale fighters will touch down at the Ambala airbase in May next […]

DefenceTalkIntegration of the joint Navy and Air Force AIM-9X Sidewinder Air Intercept Missile with the Army’s Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) hit the mark as the teams completed a successful live-fire engineering demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 28-April 1. During the Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) conceptual demonstration, missiles were launched from the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/demonstration-showcases-aim-9x-joint-service-venture-67365/

DefenceTalkMBDA has commenced deliveries of a quantity of Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles (ASRAAM) for the forthcoming integration of this infra-red air dominance missile onto the UK’s F-35B. The first missile was delivered to the US during January in conjunction with BAE Systems (the UK’s F-35 weapon integration lead). ASRAAM will be the first UK […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mbda-delivers-asraam-missiles-for-f-35-integration-66685/

DefenceTalkWASHINGTON: Russia’s arming its Su-34 warplanes in Syria with air-to-air missiles can only complicate an already difficult situation in Syria’s airspace, Pentagon spokesperson Michelle Baldanza told TASS on Monday. “Such systems will further complicate an already difficult situation in the skies over Syria and do nothing to further the fight against ISIL [the former name […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-warns-russia-against-arming-warplanes-syria-air-to-air-missiles-65943/

DefenceTalkLATAKIA, Syria: Russia’s Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers (NATO reporting name: Fullback) have for the first time taken, in addition to bombs, short-and medium-range air-to-air missiles on combat mission in Syria for their protection, spokesman for the Russian Aerospace Forces Colonel Igor Klimov reported on Monday. “The Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers today have for the first time taken […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-arms-su-34-bombers-with-air-to-air-missiles-65940/

DefenceTalkRumors about China’s latest PL-10 short-range air-to-air missile have been circling for the last two years. Speaking during a Chinese television interview, the missile’s chief designer revealed that the missile is nearly complete, and offered new key details. Designed by the Luoyang Electro-Optical Research Institute (LEOC), images of the fifth-generation PL-10 first surfaced in 2013. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-air-to-air-missile-5th-generation-fighter-jet-65437/

DefenceTalkThe Ministry of Defence has awarded a £300m contract to sustain a key air-to-air missile used by RAF Typhoon jets, supporting over 400 jobs across the UK. MBDA (UK) Ltd will design and build the new variant of their Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) missile, incorporating updated sub-systems into the current ASRAAM design. This […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-mod-to-upgrade-air-to-air-missile-65409/

DefenceTalkBAE Systems has successfully completed guided firing trials of the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. The trials took place at the Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides range in the United Kingdom and saw Typhoon conduct guided Meteor firings against real air targets in pre-planned scenarios. The trials formed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-typhoon-completes-meteor-guided-firing-trials-65395/