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Umkhonto Missiles to Equip Visby Corvettes?

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/umkhonto-missiles-to-equip-visby-corvettes-03253/

Forecast International reports that Sweden has decided to equip its 5 Visby Class stealth corvettes with Denel's Umkhonto-IR anti-aircraft missile system (and see PDF brochure) at a total cost of about SEK 1 billion (currently about $149.6 million). The

Tavor-21 Rifle Headed Into Service With Indian Special Forces

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/tavor21-rifle-headed-into-service-with-indian-special-forces-03080/

In late 2002, India signed a Rs. 880 million (about $20 million) deal with Israel Military Industries for 3,070 TAR-21 Tavor assault rifles, a new bullpup design developed for use by the Israeli Defense Forces. The Israelis had just selected the compact…

Russia to Deliver 2 Boomers in 2006 With New SLBMs

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/russia-to-deliver-2-boomers-in-2006-with-new-slbms-0434/

The Russian Navy has announced that 2006 will see the deployment of two new strategic nuclear missile submarines (SSBNs, a.k.a. "boomers") armed with SS-NX-30 Bulava sea-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), a sea-launched variant of their new land-based…

Bunker Hill, Revisited: CG-52’s Modernization

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/31m-to-bae-for-cg-52-modernization-04604/

USS Bunker Hill, a CG-47 Ticonderoga Class AEGIS cruiser, was launched in 1985. The Ticonderoga Class remains critical to American seapower, functioning as the fleet's most powerful anti-air defense, and contributing substantial anti-ship and

ALAS: the Missile Cometh

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/alas-the-missile-cometh-010230/

The usefulness of over the horizon light precision strike weapons is becoming clear to navies, recently became clear to land forces, and was always clear to air forces. Serbia's Yugoimport has been working on an "Advanced Light Attack System" missile that

Return Sender: India Rejects Kilo/Klub Sub & Missile Upgrades

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/return-to-sender-india-rejects-kiloklub-sub-missile-upgrades-04581/

Russia's Type 877 Kilo Class diesel-electric submarines have gained a reputation as extremely quiet boats, and are in service with Russia (24), China (2), India (8), Iran (3), Poland, Romania and Algeria. India's Type 877EKM Sindhugosh Class submarines

$96M to DS2 for LAIRCM Aircraft Defense System Support

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/96M-to-DS2-for-LAIRCM-Aircraft-Defense-System-Support-06289/

Defense Support Services (DS2), a Greenville, SC-based venture between Lockheed Martin and Day & Zimmermann, received a $96 million contract to provide support for the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) System. Northrop Grumman's

China Gearing up to Export HQ-9 Anti-Air Missiles

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/china-gearing-up-to-export-hq-9-anti-air-missiles-05319/

Kanwa Asian Defense reports that the China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation has put CASIC's HQ-9 surface-to-air missile on the export market, under the name FD-2000. "Brochures advertising China's latest missile appeared at the most recent

Spike Missiles for Spain

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/spike-missiles-for-spain-04420/

The Spike missile family is designed around 2 key principles: low life cycle cost, and simple but reliable operation. Low life cycle cost comes from keeping prices down for all components by using "good enough" solutions that offer high quality without

Saudi Arabia’s A330 MRTT Tankers

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/saudis-confirm-a330-mrtt-tanker-buy-04532/

In January 2008, EADS North America announced that The Royal Saudi Air Force will acquire 3 of EADS A330 Multi-role Tanker/Transports (MRTTs), equipped with both EADS centerline-mounted ARBS (advanced Air Refueling Boom System) for use with its F-15s et.

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