DefenceTalkThe deputy chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has warned Europe against forcing the Islamic Republic into boosting the range of its missiles by trying to halt their development. “If the Europeans, or anyone else, want to conspire to disarm Iran of missiles, we will be forced to make a strategic leap,” the guards’ deputy commander […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-warns-europe-not-to-force-strategic-leap-on-missile-range-72105/

DefenceTalkWorld powers are vying to develop so-called “hypersonic” weapons that travel several times the speed of sound, with France the latest to join a field led so far by Russia and China. Hypersonics are like missiles that travel at over five times the speed of sound (Mach 5) but are able to manoeuvre in mid-flight, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/race-for-hypersonic-weapons-heats-up-as-france-joins-fray-72093/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation is carrying out 14 R&D works on air-and sea-launched weapons that are expected to be completed in 2019, Corporation CEO Boris Obnosov said on Thursday. “This year, we have serious plans: we need to complete a total of 14 [R&D] works,” the chief executive said. As a whole, these works are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-defense-firm-developing-new-air-and-sea-launched-missiles-72086/

DefenceTalkMBDA’s Marte ER anti-ship missile has completed its first firing, successfully passing a major phase in its development. The firing trial was carried out on 9 November in an Italian test range. The Marte ER missile flew for more than 100 km on a planned trajectory that included several waypoints and sea skimming flight, successfully […]https://www.defencetalk.com/successful-first-launch-for-marte-er-missile-71942/

DefenceTalkUS President Donald Trump´s top two envoys were expected Thursday to press India not to buy Russian military equipment or Iranian oil, while seeking to bolster ties as China grows more assertive in the region. The “2+2” meeting in New Delhi of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with counterparts […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-envoys-to-press-india-on-russian-missiles-iran-oil-71835/

DefenceTalkIsrael is working on a new missile system capable of hitting targets anywhere in the Middle East, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday. State-owned arms manufacturer Israel Military Industries (IMI) would deliver “within a few years” an advanced integrated system “allowing precise hits by remote launching”, he said in a statement. Lieberman added that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-developing-missiles-to-hit-anywhere-in-mideast-minister-71824/

DefenceTalkSaudi air defences intercepted a missile fired by Yemeni rebels at the kingdom’s southern city of Najran on Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels said, adding that one person was wounded. “The missile was fired at Najran indiscriminately and with the aim of hitting residential areas,” coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki told the official […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-forces-say-intercept-missile-fired-by-yemen-rebels-71606/

DefenceTalkPakistan announced Thursday that it had successfully conducted another test-firing of a nuclear-capable, submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM), which has a range of 450 kilometers. The indigenously developed Babur missile was fired from an underwater platform and “engaged its target with precise accuracy,” a military statement said. The rocket is capable of delivering “various types of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-tests-sub-launched-nuclear-capable-cruise-missile-71599/

DefenceTalkIran’s Revolutionary Guards today rejected claims that the country is supplying weapons to Yemeni rebels after they fired several missiles into Saudi Arabia. “The aim of such claims by Saudi Arabia is to divert public opinion from the atrocities (they) are committing in Yemen,” said Yadollah Javani, a political officer for the Revolutionary Guards, according […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-guards-deny-supplying-missiles-to-yemen-rebels-71593/

DefenceTalkYUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona: Aviation testers here are deep into testing the latest Army aviation missile, known as the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile. The complex JAGM test was a collaborative team effort between the West Fort Hood, Texas-based Aviation Test Directorate of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, Yuma Test Center at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-aviators-testing-next-generation-air-to-ground-missile-71480/