Jane's Missiles and Rockets
Charles de Gaulle prepares for flight and missile ops
Russia agrees to establish air-defence system with Armenia
Iran lobbies Moscow for missiles to arm new air defence unit
Indian SR-SAM programme moves forward
Israel looks to buy Elbit defensive aids system for commercial aircraft
UK Sea Viper completes second test-firing
*Tetraedr works to refine design of A3 multipurpose system
*Pentium power slims down Russian air-defence control system
MBDA prepares for second Sea Viper qualification test firing
*Thales receives contract to provide guaranteed levels of Starstreak availability
*Chinese Internet reveals SAM developments
*US Army prepares for common launcher firing demonstration
Raytheon conducts trials of SM-2 at low altitude
Russia launches major reorganisation of SAM units
*Montrose docks for upgrade to systems and self-defence capability
Raytheon announces $3.3bn defence package for UAE
*Tetraedr starts production of upgrade kits for S-125 customers
Tajikistan receives new Pechora-2M system
Iran's latest S-300 claims spark international unease
*India orders Spyder missile systems
*Russia tests missile for S-400
SAMP/T trial achieves direct hit
Libya looks for new Russian SAMs
Russia pushes for multination integrated air-defence system
US Army awards demonstration-phase contracts for EAPS
Serbia identifies Kub-M upgrade as priority for 2009
*Tetraedr reveals three contracts for Osa-1T
Singaporean frigates have capability to fire Aster 30
South Korea launches Aegis destroyers
*New SAM simulators enter Russian Army service
*Spyder-SR may have seen Georgian service
*Rheinmetall displays multirole Mistral launcher for small naval craft
Japanese crews conduct successful Patriot firings
*Belarus exhibits S-300PS components
NASAMS test-fired at Spanish range
Raytheon receives SM-2 production contract from NAVSEA
*Almaz-Antey reveals plans for wheeled Buk-M2E
EADS North America delivers jet-powered target drone system to US Army
*Northrop Grumman delivers its 25th Aegis destroyer to USN
Russia reports discovery of Polish-made missile launchers in Chechnya
*Industry group offers Loara variant to India
*MICA completes vertical-launcher validation trials
German Air Force makes its first PAC-3 launch
Russia 'has no plans' to sell S-300s to Iran
*Poland's WZU shows Sparrow-armed Kub
*Polyana-D4M1 control system gets a facelift
*Grom MANPADS delivered to Georgia
Russia claims Ukraine supplied Georgia with SAMs
JASDF conducts successful first PAC-3 firing
S-400 Triumf completes successful test firings
*Radwar launches Poprad air defence system
Second Raytheon SM-6 hits its target
Raytheon wins further Patriot 'Pure Fleet' upgrades
*Hungary's air-defence unit participates in 'Elite 2008'
*Finland deploys ASRAD-R during 'Elite 2008'
*US Army awards Boeing HEL TD Phase II contract
*Raytheon plans laser shootdown of mortar round
*India plans to order Akash weapon system
*Russia launches hybrid gun/missile anti-aircraft system
*SLAMRAAM-ER achieves first test launch in Norway
*Spain proposes Sagitario mobile air-defence system
SLAMRAAM joins Avenger and Patriot for interoperability tests
Moscow SAM units prepare for practice firings
Patriot key to US/Poland missile-defence agreement, says Polish defence minister
Raytheon sees upswing in Patriot sales
Raytheon delivers SSDS Mk 2 self-defence system for Nimitz
Lockheed Martin breaks ground on advanced radar test facility
*Thales presents Multishield GBAD system
*LFK NG missile shown in updated form
*Falck Schmidt MSLP towers over Eurosatory
Egyptian border police intercept Gaza-bound SAMs
MBDA considers naval role of CAMM
*Igla-S air-defence system gains improved night sight
*Slovakia trials Astra-Tatrapan automated command post
*Seawolf update comes aboard RN Type 23 frigate
Italy test fires Aster 30 SAMs
Russian air-defence exercises feature SAM live firings
Russia needs new mobile SAMs, says deputy prime minister
US Army prepares to select HEL beam-control system
Russia's debt deal with Libya clears way for weapon sales
*Tetraedr offers modernised simulator for Osa-AK, AKM
First Russian S-400 unit plans tactical firing exercise
*Yugoimport promotes infrared-guided SAM as secondary missile
*Diehl demonstrates its IRIS-T air defence system
*Finland shortlists Kongsberg and MBDA for air-defence deal
*France announces successful firing of Crotale Mk 3
*Autotracking Starstreak II flies demonstration for UK MoD
Kazakhstan launches air-defence missile acquisition
*Kongsberg targets Central Europe with BMC4I system
*New multipurpose gun-missile system emerges from Belarus
*Israel reveals Barak 8 design
MEADS completes System Preliminary Design Review
German industry team offers integrated air-defence system proposal
*Polish Air Force unveils road map
Belarus targets S-400 SAM system
*Details emerge of Pantsir-S1E hybrid air-defence system
Raytheon, USN and NASA conduct RAM Block 2 trials
*MEADS switches to uprated PAC-3 MSE missile
*MMZ unveils upgraded Sborka-M vehicle
*Imagery reveals Russian S-400 training area
Aegis Open Architecture completes missile firing from Desert Ship
Serbian Army reorganises SAM assets
Russian Army details SAM modernisation
*Indonesia takes delivery of Kobra air defence system
Lockheed Martin secures PAC-3 work
Spain seeks open-architecture CMS for air defence frigates
India finally begins Akash production
*Israel successfully tests upgraded Patriot
*Radiozavod unveils PU-12M7 command post variant
*Romania and Israel team to offer multirole missile vehicle
Tor-M2 looks set to enter Russian service in 2009
Iran may have lined up S-300 SAM systems
Belarus plans to upgrade its armed forces' weapons
Cyprus hands control of S-300 systems to Greece
USN approves Aegis Open Architecture weapon system for Bunker Hill
Indian press reports further Akash missile firing trials
UK RN lines up first Seawolf mid-life update
Malaysia breathes new life into Seawolf
Oman pushes launch button for VL MICA
Raytheon sets demonstration target for Future Phalanx
*Navantia launches Norwegian air defence frigate
India mulls proposal to jointly develop SAM with Israel
Rafael proposes floating periscope for submarines
Ukraine delivers SAMs to US for anti-missile studies
Russian missile delegation visits Cyprus
*UK Longbow barge prepares for PAAMS(S) trials
US DSCA declares possible Patriot upgrade sale to Taiwan
*Lithuania displays LASAMS missile system
SA Army conducts Starstreak live-fire trials
*S-125-2T conducts successful live firings
*Czech forces receive final RBS 70 systems
HMAS Melbourne prepares for ESSM upgrade
Thales secures mobile EW centres deal with Saudi Arabia
*Saab BAMSE SAM deployment put on hold
*WZU-2 proposes Sea Sparrow missiles for Kub system
*Muromteplovoz exhibits wheeled version of the SA-13 'Gopher'
*MBDA targets UK requirements with common missile
*Thales UK develops extended-range Starstreak SAM
*SRTZ-2TM system offers ARM protection
*Tetraedr reveals Pechora system improvements
Iran produces simulators for Misagh-2
*Russian companies team to develop wheeled Tor-M2E
*Russia's Almaz-Antey displays components of newly deployed S-400 Triumf SAM system
*Taurus studies KEPD-350 transport options
Serbia restructures SAM defences
*Tetraedr releases details of new S-125M upgrade
*Czech Republic looks to US to help destroy SA-7B MANPADS
French frigates look set for possible Crotale VT1 integration
*Serbia promotes M55AX gun-missile SHORAD
S-400 completes first live-fire test
*Serbian engineers develop replacement antennas for SA-6 systems
Almaz-Antey reports growth amid restructuring
*TTL Tomahawk Block IV achieves test success
PAC-3 missile intercepts low-flying, air-breathing target in tests
Raytheon and RAM-System begin RAM Block 2 development
Egypt's Fast Missile Craft programme faces uncertainty
China drills missile-avoidance tactics
*Aselsan unveils Igla-armed PMADS
*Paris Air Show: Raytheon pushes SL-AMRAAM envelope
*Hungary employs K-1P automated fire-control system
*Tetraedr unveils EO sensors for SAM systems
*MANPADS used in RN Lynx attack
*Tetraedr extends Osa-AK missile life
Indian minister defends Trishul
Russia plans exclusively mobile SAM procurement
PAAMS (E) passes final qualification firing
First S-400 unit undertakes practice firings
Chechnya resistance claims SA-7 helicopter kill
Belarus intends to retain S-200s
Indian Air Force criticises Akash SAM
USN names latest Arleigh Burke destroyer
Iran set to obtain Pantsyr via Syria
Germany opts for surface-launched IRIS-T to complement MEADS
*Korea's Nex1 Future develops MANPADS simulator
Russian air-defence looks to future
*Iran unveils air-defence missile system
*Russia releases details of 9M96
Germany, South Korea continue Patriot missile talks
Turkey issues RfI for missile system
Raytheon unit wins AWS transmitter groups work
*Lower-tier MEADS contract award approaches
Update - Militants claim Somali Il-76 attack
*NIMRAD Air Defence vehicle goes on show
*IST Dynamics/Denel offer Ingwe turret
Lockheed Martin secures Aegis contract modification incentive
Lockheed Martin receives Aegis Weapon System order
UAE confirms modified Pantsir S1 delivery schedule
*Russia readies S-400 SAM for service
*France orders US sea-skimming target vehicle
Lockheed Martin wins vertical launching systems deal
Germany, South Korea discuss missile system purchase
UK parliament votes to renew Trident deterrent
*Kuwait plans upgrade for Amoun missile/artillery batteries
Militants claim Somali Il-76 attack
Turkey issues RfI for long-range defence system
Jordan moves to buy Pantsir-S1
Patriot live-fire test completes 3-for-3 success
*RAM set for installation aboard UAE's Baynunah corvettes
US helicopters downed by MANPADS, claim eyewitnesses
ATK clinches Chaparral motors deal
Seoul claims North Korea is developing IRBM
North Korea investigates SA-3 upgrades
China considers ending SA-15 procurement
Nicaragua suspends Grail missile debate pending Central America talks
Syria seeks Russian missile deals
*US air-defence network begins to take shape
*TNO, RWM create new class of projectile
*MBDA continues testing PAAMS(S) for Type 45s
Japan to fit ESSM in Murasame-class upgrade
GD wins Aegis support contract
Samsung Thales begins M-SAM radar production
Raytheon strikes SM-1 deal with Egypt and Spain
Russia completes Tor-M1 deliveries to Iran
Raytheon wins USN foreign missile deal
*Romania displays HAWK XXI launchers
Estonia chooses Mistral 2 as VSHORAD system
*Rheinmetall, Saab offer naval ASRAD-R
France, Italy and MBDA discredit reports of Aster 15 sale to Lebanon
*DCN denies FREMM Raytheon missile variant
UK tasks Hunters to support PAAMS testing
Chu-SAM test launch hits target
Czech Republic retires Gecko anti-aircraft system
USN names 100th Aegis system bearer
*Anzac-class awaits CEAMOUNT illuminator
*NASAMS II passes EW and missile-firing tests
*Trishul SAM completes development
Rosoboronexport denies delivering Tor-M1s to Iran
*SAMP/T ready for operational evaluation
RAM Block II ready for system demonstration and development
*Exercise tests Poland's SAMOC command-and-control system
*Poland eyes NASAMS for defence of F-16 bases
Chad rebels fire missile at French Atlantique 2
Lebanon could buy Aster 15, press reports claim
Trishul wins 12-month reprieve
Norway fires Evolved SeaSparrow Missile successfully
*Ukraine offers a laser-guided light SAM
*Bayern-Chemie Protac signs Blackcap charges contract for Seawolf
*Improved Pantsir-S1E gets new radar and chassis
Indian Army eyes Israeli SPYDER MR missile
*Inflatable decoys can mimic S-300 SAM systems
*UK trial proves Mistral 2 on fleet tanker
*SPY-1A radar comes ashore for new role
*Slovak Kub crews train at Polish missile range
*NPP Start develops S-300 support vehicles
*Phased-array radar promises to double Pantsir-2E firepower
Production dawns for Red Sky-2
*ASTER PAAMS undergoes first qualification firing
International team plans bid for Estonian air-defence contract
Kongsberg package offers networked control of MANPADS
*GosCSI virtual-reality trainer promises to cut training costs for 3K38 Igla missile
*Taiwan switches from Tien Kung I to Tien Kung II
*Israel boosts SPYDER range to 35+ km
*Finnish Navy launches Umkhonto-IR from fast-attack craft
Russia completes S-300PS deliveries to Belarus
Cuba reveals mobile S-75, S-125 launchers
Russia names S-400 in-service date
*Aspide downed 92 per cent of its targets in 2005
*VL MICA scores direct hit from naval launcher
Russian S-300 nears end of service life
Chile orders Seawolf Block 2 missiles from MBDA UK
Indian SAM decision may influence other procurements
Training simulator for Australian RBS 70 crews enters service
China's PLA tests Patriot-class SAM
Russia modifies S-300 SAMs as targets
Israel and India collaborate on naval SAM development
*RN needs eight Daring-class destroyers, says First Sea Lord
*Sharper 'eyes' planned for Russian SAMs
Egypt selects RAM for fast attack craft
Team tests AIM-9X as vertical-launch SAM
*Land navigation aid guides Buk-MB vehicles
*US and Dutch forces test rescue tactics
Iran reveals an improved MANPADS
Igla SAM found 'ready to fire'
*Poland plans overhaul of German SA-6 radar
Tetraedr plans to show terminal defence system
US Army to dismantle PAC-3 rounds in quality-control tests
Ukraine creates SAM service centre
India conducts more Akash tests
First S-400 unit trains in the Moscow region
First S-300P systems arrive in Belarus
No S-300 deal with Iran, says Russian defence minister
*Slovakia receives IFF interrogators for Igla
*Osa-1T upgrade boosts combat capability
*SAMP-T completes second qualification firing
Russia offers Buk-M1-1 to Malaysia
Russia may deliver Iranian Tor-M1 SAMs earlier than expected
Modernised Italian Spada undergoes live firing trials
Reports suggest Taiwan could begin Tien Kung 3 trials
Greece links Tor-M1 with air-defence system
Islamic Jihad claims to be planning indigenous SAM
*France launches study contract for VL MICA
*Phazotron-NIIR shows Pantsir-S1E radar
*Czech Army receives first RBS 70 SAM system
Tetraedr to modernise more Kazakh S-125s
CLAWS completes operational testing
RV-77 could create a smarter Kub
MERLIN could supplement SLAMRAAM/CLAWS
*Iran plans to buy 29 Tor-M1 systems
Russian federal forces capture Igla systems
*Cambodia destroys obsolete SA-3 rounds
Nicaragua could retain 400 MANPADS
S-400 protects Russia's central region
*MT-LBM receives gun/missile armament
*Poland develops further S-125 SAM upgrade
'Missile murders' defendants sentenced in Moscow
Hungary agrees to destroy MANPADS
SPY-1F Aegis Weapon System completes initial at-sea tests
*Ghibka SAM system nears service in Russia
US Navy approves COTS Aegis for service
*Thales unveils Thor's high-speed hammer
*Abraham smart-fuzed rocket could counter cruise missiles
*Russia improves IFF interrogator
Belarus to acquire S-300SP SAMs from Russia
*Almaz-Antey and Kupol offer four-stage Tor-M1 upgrade
Briefs - Northrop Grumman wins Aegis engineering support contract
*Agat displays 9E420 seeker for first time
*KB Tochmash displays light SAM systems
Kidds prepare for SM-2 firing trials
*Russia offers ground-based 'Slamraamski' SAM system
Russia plans active phased-array radars for S-400 Triumf SAM system
Briefs - FY05 support for Patriot
*Finnish Umkhonto SAM system passes tests
Raytheon adds AMRAAM command-destruct capability
*Finnish Defence Forces set to land first ASRAD-R systems
*High-powered microwave counters MANPADS threat
*UAE Pantsir chassis displayed
Chinese SAMs engage cruise missile targets
Raytheon supports international SM-1 missile users
*Aster 30 completes PAAMS mission
*TsVT displays passive IR air-surveillance sensor
SAAM-FR makes first salvo firing
India hopes to fire new missile
Russian units encounter problems in air-defence training exercise
RoKAF dismantles Nike Hercules units
*RACCOS controls Czech anti-aircraft defences
ONLINE EXTRA - Russia prepares for S-400 Triumf production
German parliament approves funding for MEADS contract
Russians foil a planned Strela attack
Russian decoy protects Pechora-2M systems
Turkey and China discuss missile co-operation
Russia claims most advanced S-125 upgrade
BRIEFS - Antennas ordered for Cooperative Engagement Capability
India conducts Akash test firings
Syrian systems may be inspected by Russia
Strela-3M theft triggers dispute between Russian and Ukrainian navies
*Israel takes anti-SAM measures in the Negev
Pakistan claims high-altitude SAM under development
Russian air defences criticised at conference
Russia and US sign MANPADS agreement
*Radwar and Bumar look for Loara partners
*Downed US Navy Hornet mistaken for ballistic missile
*China develops a new mobile SAM system
*Russia to supply Igla SAMs to Syria
First S-400 battalion to enter service in 2005
*Slovak SA-10 radars set to participate in NATO exercise
*First Kazakh Pechora-2T completes trials at Sary-Shagan
*Iraqi insurgents claim to have shot down RAF special forces Hercules
BRIEFS - US Navy orders three more Aegis systems
*Passive radar could be integrated into S-400 SAM system
India and Russia agree compensation for frigate delays
*Rocket-powered target offers IR and radar signatures
*Syria hopes to buy Russian MANPADS
Russia declared almost 100 SAM alerts in 2004
Israel moves HAWK missiles to Eilat
Russia plans more industrial support for air-defence forces
S-400 design being refined for operational deployment
BRIEFS - Patriot spares ordered
Czech Army buys RBS-70 with BOLIDE missiles
Bulgaria to upgrade S-125 SAMs
*Poland and Indonesia negotiate a Grom contract
Seawolf Block 2 ready for sea trials
Infrared sensor proposed as a 'smart' proximity fuze
Thales offers a ship-launched Starstreak
BRIEFS - Aegis software updates for Kongo-class destroyers
BRIEFS - International team to supply HAWK communications
BRIEFS - GD wins Aegis director work
Akash flies with a live warhead
*Lithuania upgrades its air defences
*US Army studies complementary air-defence missile concept
VL MICA takes aim at France's new amphibious ships
BRIEFS - Standard Missile repairs funded
*Russian Navy to adopt eight-round SHORAD turret
*Russia moves to vertical-launch Shtil
Seawolf Block 2 completes land-based testing
S-300P to be modified as targets
Hamas hopes to develop anti-aircraft missiles
BRIEFS - US awards SAM subsystems contract for LHD ships
*Patriot confused RAF Tornado with a false target, say US academics
*New software boosts Tor-M1 performance
South Korea may buy Patriot SAMs from Germany
Osa-AKM designers offer a 'Gecko' upgrade
MBDA secures first sale for Tetral
Ukraine air-defence units to train at Sary Shagan
Georgia to upgrade its air defences
Air force Trishul makes first flight
Ukraine to join Oboronitelnyye Sistemy
*Poland gives the SA-8 a sharper sting
*Two US teams to increase airliner protection
BRIEFS - Aegis CW illuminators for three navies
Valley Forge becomes the first Aegis ship to retire
First export sales for Patriot PAC-3
Royal Saudi Naval Force frigate Al Riyadh tests its SAAM armament
Nicaragua destroys more shoulder-fired SAMs
New S-400 variant may use S-300V long-range missile
China to buy more S-300 SAMs from Russia
ONLINE EXTRA - Open architecture Aegis radar tracks live targets
*New self-propelled launcher for S-125 SAM
*Upgraded Stinger could be deployed in 2007
BRIEFS - Mk 31 RAM support ordered
Tetraedr wins S-125 modernisation contract
*IRIS-T-SL enters definition phase
BRIEFS - SAM battery deployed in Eilat
Taiwan completes second PAC-2 live-fire demonstration
Israel forms an anti-MANPADS team
*Kub/Kvadrat upgrade uses Buk technology
*US and European MEADS will have different radar software
Denmark to retire newly upgraded HAWK SAMs
*US has no accurate records of Stinger exports
BRIEFS - Vertical Launching System modification kit ordered
BRIEFS - Lockheed to develop low-cost IR jammer
BRIEFS - Raytheon to provide Patriot engineering services
BRIEFS - Evolved SeaSparrow to complete final development
BRIEFS - Aegis-support contract awarded for Fiscal Year 2004 production
IFF failure led to destruction of RAF Tornado
Successful demonstration ends MEADS risk-reduction programme
RAM tested against a surface target
S-400 Triumf fires improved 48N6 missile
Land-based Umkhonto demonstrated
US to expand Patriot force in South Korea
Nicaragua destroys 333 man-portable SAMs
*UK studies low-cost anti-UAV missile
*Israel tests improved SAM defences
South Korea develops vertical-launch system for SAMs
BRIEFS - SeaSparrow motors ordered for four customers
BRIEFS - Lockheed Martin to support Aegis research
ESSM could be given an anti-ship role
*New Grad rocket used to train Slovak SAM operators
First Single Cell Launcher sale imminent
Raytheon's AN/SPY-3 radar tracks drone target
*Upgraded Type 909 radar for Sea Dart
AEGIS team shows open-source missile acquisition and guidance capabilities
Russia and Belarus increase co-operation on SAM defences
*Computer simulation promises lower-cost SAM training
*Belarus trims its air-defence repair bill
*Navaid can speed S-300PMU1/2 deployment
US Army ends Patriot performance investigations
Anza III SAM ready for testing
Tunguska M1 operational with Russian Army
*Tetraedr offers 'Guideline' upgrade
*Raytheon selected to develop SLAMRAAM
*SAMOC production for Germany to begin this year
*GEO-PZR2 night sight for Strela-10M SAM system
BRIEFS - Raytheon to provide Patriot FY04 engineering services
BRIEFS - Air-defence system ordered for LHD-8
BRIEFS - Vertical Launch System support contract awarded
Israel Offers Spyder SAM System to India
Bosnia and Cambodia destroy MANPADS
BRIEFS - Block 1 CEC support funded
BRIEFS - Raytheon wins SeaSparrow contract
Kazakhstan reluctant to procure Russian air-defence upgrades
Japan orders SM-2 Block IIIB missile
*Stinger-armed MADLS tested in Denmark
US airliner anti-MANPADS programme faces challenges, says GAO
BRIEFS - Aegis site-support work funded
BRIEFS - CEC engineering funded for FY04
BRIEFS - Patriot guidance to be updated
*Three teams selected by DHS to develop self-protection for US airliners
SM test proves improved flight performance
*Royal Netherlands Navy frigate fires ESSM and SM-2 Block IIIA
BRIEFS - UAE to get help with SAMs
International system is to control Malaysian air defences
Belarus to receive S-300 SAM systems from Russia
India to re-evaluate naval SAMs
SAM teams study extended range
*EADS test fires Patriot PAC-3
BRIEFS - Raytheon wins an RAM launcher deal
BRIEFS - Lockheed upgrades Aegis system
APEC summit agrees to MANPADS anti-proliferation measures
*Poland equips its first ZUR-23-2KG gun/missile regiment
South Korea orders launchers launchers
Raytheon teams with IAI to offer airliner anti-SAM system
BRIEFS - Tubes ordered for Aegis
BRIEFS - Egypt to get further in-county support
BRIEFS - Raytheon to support SM-2 production for Taiwan
Eurosam to build 1,400 Aster missiles
*MANPADS threat spreads as Iraqis down US Chinook
First test success for Seawolf Block 2
*US to develop self-protection system for airliners
Syria may have acquired Igla SAMs, say Israeli media
Iraq tested Roland systems in war preparation
Iraqi MANPADS buy-back programme is under way
*Poland tests modernised Osa fire units
*Longbow arrives for PAAMS upgrade
*MBDA shows GBAD Phase 2 concept
USMC considers Stinger upgrade
Russian Triumf system passes tests
US Army to buy extra Patriot PAC-3s
BRIEFS - Pechora 2T upgrade is from Belarus, not Russia
BRIEFS - Four nations order VLS canisters
Advanced Vertical Launching System named Mk 57
Russia to export SAMs to Vietnam
Greek S-300 SAMs not operational, claims opposition
*ADSC software could blunt terrorist attacks against airliners
*Beltechexport develops portable MANPADS trainer
Cyprus to upgrade surface-to-air missiles
DD(X) search radar will be S-band
*US and Spanish navies jointly test Aegis ships
*Shlem command system can co-ordinate nine MANPADS
*US reacts to growing MANPADS threat to airliners
South Korea to revive SAM-X programme
Indian Navy to buy more Barak SAM systems
BRIEFS - Patriot FY02/03 work funded
BRIEFS - Phalanx upgrades for US and Egypt
Taiwan plans to buy Patriot PAC-3
Improved Roland ready for production
Low cost interceptor passes design review
BRIEFS - South Korea selects Aegis for new destroyer class
Murders of Almaz-Antei executives remain unsolved
*Surface-launched Derby could provide low-altitude SAM coverage
UK selects contactors for next-generation air-defences
*IRIS-T offered as a light SAM
Shtil SAM tested on Russian-built Krivak-class frigates for India
*Pechora 2-T allows simultaneous radar engagements
*New Belarus air-defence command and staff vehicle
*Italy opts for Skyshield 35 gun/missile air-defence system
G-8 nations plan to curb proliferation of MANPADS
BRIEFS - WCMD-ER development begins
BRIEFS - Lockheed Martin to supply laser-training rounds
BRIEFS - Patriot contracts awarded
*Belarus offers upgraded 'Gecko' system
Australia orders more RBS-70 systems
Successful qualification tests for Aegis-equipped destroyers
Viper Strike scores seven hits on missile targets
Russian upgrade creates a smarter 'Gopher'
India to study revised SA-3 upgrade
*Czech SA-6 systems modernised
Trishul SAM abandoned as a weapon
Pechora-2M shows anti- cruise missile capability
New Aegis radars track their first air targets
BRIEFS - Hardware ordered for AEGIS ships
BRIEFS - Vertical launch system support contract
Iraqi heat-seeking Gainfuls found
ESSM demonstrates improved proximity fuze
Israel calls up air force reservists to operate German Patriot SAMs
Poland updates its gun/MANPADS system
BRIEFS - SM engineering services funded
BRIEFS - PAC-2 rounds to be upgraded
BRIEFS - Turkey orders Hawk upgrade
Satellite communications could extend CEC range
Work starts on milestone Aegis destroyer
BRIEFS - RAM anti-missile fuzes ordered
Greece may have problems with Russian SAMs
Russia and South Korea to co-operate on SAM systems
Swiss Stinger units to be cued by radar
US Army studies the ageing of stockpiled Stingers
Raytheon and Lockheed Martin team for CEC Block 2
Patriots proliferate in the Middle East as Iraq war looms
Patriots proliferate in the Middle East as Iraq war looms
LOCAAS second powered flight test
Lockheed Martin conducts restrained firing of single-cell SAM launcher
BRIEFS - Telemetry kits ordered for Patriot
Patriot GEM+ delivered ahead of schedule
Republic of Korea orders Rolling Airframe Missile
Rafael offers anti-SAM suite for airliners
Ship Self-Defense System tested against air targets
Lockheed Martin UK wins Royal Navy CEC competition
MBDA completes SAAM /IT Naval qualification trials
Iraq adds booster to some V-750 SAMs
MEADS on schedule for development in 2004
Live-fire test validates DD(X) magazine protection system
Failed Strela-2M attack highlights airliner vulnerability
Russian MANPADS night-firing capability boosted by 9S520 control system
BRIEFS - US Navy wants 10 CEC systems in FY02
BRIEFS - South Korea orders Standard Missile test set
Poland adds missiles to ZSU-23-4 self-propelled AA gun
Raytheon sets out support strategy for Standard Missile SM-1
DCN proposes submarine-launched MICA
Standard Missile in Europe initiative set for launch
BRIEFS - PAC-3 upgrade work funded
BRIEFS - Long-lead order for ESSM
United Defense awarded DD(X) launcher contract
Iraqi SAM sites still operational
India asks for re-tender of S-125 upgrade bids
SLAMRAAM to have JLENS-mounted fire control
India announces successful Trishul tests
South Korean army establishes air-defence branch
Belarus company offers SAM guidance upgrades
First production Evolved SeaSparrow delivered to USN
Shahab Thaqeb - Iran's international SAM
US Army to choose booster for anti-cruise-missile SAM
BRIEFS - Standard SAM motors ordered
Israel moves Patriot systems to the Negev
New management for Almaz-Antei consortium
Slovak Air Force SAM units fire during Polish exercise
Polish depot upgrades Hungarian SA-6 radars
Switzerland markets its simulated SAM
Standard missiles ordered for US and foreign navies
Bosnian shoulder-fired SAMs stolen
Improved fuze tested on Patriot
Lithuania buys Raytheon Stingers
Iraqi air-defence communications targeted by US and UK aircraft
Igla-S range boosted by improved guidance
Decoy vehicle can mimic S-300V launcher
BRIEFS - Turkey to order Stinger launchers
BRIEFS - USAF orders pre-production
BRIEFS - VLS launchers for six more ships
Upgraded RAMs down BQM-34 drone
Russia and Ukraine discuss SAM co-operation
Belarus offers cut-price Tunguska overhauls
Upgraded Tunguska-M1 finishes tests
Iraq deploys mobile S-125 launcher system
SM-2 to arm Taiwanese destroyers
BRIEFS - FY02 Patriot engineering services
US Army may end Stinger procurement
Second successful SAAM/IT qualification firing
Umkhonto completes its first full-system test
Australia to re-arm six frigates with SM-2
Igla-S can engage cruise missiles and UAVs
Antelope SAM enters full-rate production
Russia approves Almaz-Antei merger
Palestinians may have used man-portable SAMs
Iraq redeploys SAM systems in 'no-fly' zones
Taiwan salvo-fires Tien Kung II and Improved HAWK
Raytheon delivers first DPELS launcher
BRIEFS - Follow-on Rolling Airframe Missile deals
BRIEFS - South Korea orders continuous-wave illuminators
BRIEFS - RAM modification kits ordered
BRIEFS - Raytheon to support CEC programme
Raytheon offers to support Standard SM-1s
South Korea close to signing SAM-X deal
BRIEFS - First Aegis Baseline 7.1 delivered
BRIEFS - Upgrade will improve Patriot radars
BRIEFS - Mk 41 launcher support contract awarded
USMC wants new Stinger night sight
Malaysia orders all-weather Jernas
ESSM hits simulated anti-ship missiles
BRIEFS - Raytheon to support export Patriots
BRIEFS - Aegis network support contract
BRIEFS - Raytheon to supply Aegis hardware
BRIEFS - Cruiser-conversion contract expanded
Italy begins first SAAM/IT qualification firings
Netfires to support US Army Future Combat System
Three-round Patriot test scores only a single hit
New command vehicle for Smerch MLRS units
BRIEFS - SA-18 SAM range increased to 6km
BRIEFS - US Navy needs CEC communications hardware
BRIEFS - Raytheon to support export Patriots
BRIEFS - Aegis power supplies ordered
Naval Trishul tested on low-flying targets
Stinger buy-back in Afghanistan
Russia to adopt improved Pantzir SAM
South Korean Nike-Hercules problems help revive SAM-X
South Korea tests indigenous MANPADS
BRIEFS - Fire-control systems ordered for three destroyers
BRIEFS - Patriot gets remote-launch upgrade
BRIEFS - Raytheon wins Standard Missile 3 contract
BRIEFS - Lockheed Martin to support Mk 41 launcher
BRIEFS - Antenna hardware for Patriot
Evolved SeaSparrow tested with live warhead
China supplies SAMs to Pakistan
Raytheon and Thales team on ESSM radar
BRIEFS - Raytheon to repair Patriot parts
BRIEFS - Sparrow motors ordered
BRIEFS - Lockheed Martin receives more Aegis money
Aster Naval ready for Italian qualification tests
Almaz develops phased-array radar antenna
Airliner was downed by a SAM, say investigators
Russia modernises missile-battery command post
Switzerland will build Rapier Mk 2
HUMRAAM launcher tested under 'worst-case' conditions
BRIEFS - Japan buys Mk 41 VL canisters
BRIEFS - Raytheon to support export Hawks
Astra-PVO will control gun and missile systems
Vertical-launch MICA compatible with five types of radar
US loses another UAV over Iraq
BRIEFS - X-COM to supply components for Aegis
BRIEFS - Evolved Sea Sparrow ordered
S-200 seen as possible cause of air crash
Polyana-D4M1 automates control of air defences
US Army considers surface-to-surface Patriot
Feniks IR search/track sensor offered on mobile air-defence system
Upgraded Strela-10M vehicle has day/night capability
S-400 surveillance radar will track stealth targets
BRIEFS - JSOW programme to be restructured
BRIEFS - Simulation to aid air-defence study
Slovenia buys ex-German Roland II battery
Third-generation night sight for Russian MANPADS
Russia offers NATO-standard IFF interrogators
BRIEFS - Emulation to support Aegis project
ESSM kills drones, but fails a drop test
Trishul to be redesigned for vertical launch
Aster 15 downs a sea-skimming target
Improved Iraqi defences fire on US surveillance aircraft
BRIEFS - Communications support for missile ships
BRIEFS - Raytheon to supply CEC systems
BRIEFS - LaBarge wins follow-on Mk 200 contract
BRIEFS - MEADS risk-reduction contract awarded
BRIEFS - Standard Block IIIB rounds and upgrades
BRIEFS - LaBarge to supply RAM cables
Syria hopes to buy Russian missiles
Aster 30 defeats C22 target drones
S-400 to enter service in 2002
German Bundeswehr gets new airportable mobile SAM system
LFK NG LeFlaSys redesigned with two-stage motor
Tien Chien II to arm Taiwan frigates
CSIST offers Antelope air-defence system for export
BRIEFS - Patriot radar modifications funded
Hungary receives final batch of Mistral
New command vehicle upgrades Slovak SA-6 units
Pechora-2 to begin firing trials
Standard SM-5 still seen as over-land defence against cruise missiles
BRIEFS - AEGIS radar support contract
BRIEFS - US company will build Crotale launch containers
Aegis cruisers to fire Enhanced Sea Sparrow
US Army SHORAD systems used in anti-cruise-missile exercise
Radamec joins LKF's short-range SAM programme
BRIEFS - Multi-national ESSM manufacture
Slovakia offers upgraded SAM simulator
Stinger performs Beyond Visual Range engagement
US Army reveals Stinger replacement plans
New round of Trishul SAM tests scheduled
Briefs - Modification kits will update RAM systems
Briefs - USN orders AEGIS weapons
Greece conducts successful Tor-M1 firing trials
Thales Air Defence to manufacture VT1
Russia sells Igla to North Korea and India
Almaz/Antei merger could help the S-400 programme
Clean-burning rocket motor will simulate a smoke-trailing missile
Briefs - New batch of AEGIS hardware
Briefs - More man hours for AEGIS
Briefs - Raytheon CEC contracts extended
Briefs - Multiyear deal for PAC-3 firing system
Briefs - Destroyer Cole comes home
BRIEFS - New batch of AEGIS hardware
BRIEFS - Proximity fuze to be developed for SM-2 missile
BRIEFS - Raytheon to build 1,007 more Stingers
BRIEFS - ESSM canisters for five nations
CAE to provide Starstreak training systems
Bolide SAM will enter production next year
Enhanced Roland makes its first stealthy firing
ESSM will be fielded in four versions
SEA RAM fitted to Royal Navy destroyer
Taiwan deploys missiles to Kinmen and Matsu
BRIEFS - Standard Block IV enters LRIP
BAE Systems awarded prime contract for Type 45 destroyer
BRIEFS - Raytheon to support Egyptian Hawk systems
S-200 SAM remains in Russian service
Pechora-2 begins firing trials
China fields new Type 95 SP air-defence system
BRIEFS - Low-rate Patriot PAC production funded
Upgraded Tor SAM delivered to Russian Army
USAF C-17 released anti-missile flares during Middle East visit
SA-13 tests support possible upgrades
MANPADS proliferation threatens helicopter operations
EADS-LFK gives more details of Triton sub-launched missile
US Army expected to join the CLAWS programme
Canada orders ESSM for Halifax-class frigates
Briefs - Aegis software to be modified for Norwegian use
US-RoK bilateral agreement opens way for SSM & SLV development
South Korea's SAM-X programme may be ready to begin
Reconfigured Patriot unveiled at US Army show
Eighth consecutive success for Patriot PAC-3
Oman selects vehicle-mounted Mistral 2
Indian Army overhauls Soviet-designed SAMs
France and Taiwan may negotiate SAMs for La Fayette-class
Chu-SAM ready for live firings this year
Briefs - Raytheon to develop VLS launcher modification
Briefs - Cole will be repaired by Ingalls Shipbuilding
US 'Slew-to-Cue' Avenger upgrade proven in warfighting experiment
RD-75 ranging radar in Russian service
Co-operative engagement demonstrated at sea
Bulgaria to keep ex-Soviet SAMs in service until 2008
US airport used for Co-operative Engagement Capability trials
3D radar could improve SAM effectiveness
Second flight test for SM-2 Block IVA missile
Sea RAM test for UK Type 42 destroyer
RAM ordered for new Greek fast attack craft
MEADS International signs US$10 million extension contract
Danish Enhanced Hawk completes trials
Briefs - Rocket motors for Standard
Patriot PAC-3 downs simulated cruise missiles
Fire-and-forget seeker offered for SA-6 and SA-11
Dual-band radar improves SA-2 anti-jam performance
Briefs - Raytheon to build two more CEC antennas
Briefs - More Stingers ordered
Briefs - Increased man-hours for AEGIS
Briefs - Kongsberg orders hardware for Spanish AMRAAM SAMs
Swedish Defence Material orders RBS 23 BAMSE
US Navy tests first Standard SM-2 Block IVA
Croatia retires its S-300 SAM system
VL Mica offered in mobile and static forms
Mistral 2 offers longer range and better manoeuvrability
BGT reveals light SAM with secondary surface-to-surface role
Briefs - Amphibious ships to get self-defence systems
Briefs - PAC-3 LRIP contract awarded
Briefs - Support contract for Standard SM-3
BRIEFS - Signal Technology funded for PAC-3 contract
SM2 dome-cooling system ready for production
Aegis upgrade ready for operational tests
United Arab Emirates orders Pantzir-S1
Turkey completes development of Atilgan and Zipkin SAM systems
BRIEFS - Japan doubles destroyer's firepower
BRIEFS - SAM contracts for Raytheon
Improved Rolling Airframe Missile cleared for production
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers demonstrate upgraded Aegis
US Army replaces 'hot-status' Patriot missiles
Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) annual report to the US Congress
New surface-launched AMRAAM for Egypt
BRIEFS - Lockheed to support Aegis
US Army will test Starsteak and Stinger
Evolved SeaSparrow scores tactical kill
USMC ready to launch CLAWS SAM programme
Norway selects Bazan and Lockheed Martin to provide new frigates
BRIEF - US Department of Defense offers Hawk SAMs to Taiwan
BRIEF - Follow-on order for RAM Block 1
BRIEF - Self-defence systems for amphibious ships
South Korea selects RAM to arm KDX-II
US evaluates China-Taiwan military balance
MBD reveals Vertical Launch MICA
Raytheon wins Patriot contracts
General Dynamics to supply guided missile directors
Raytheon wins Seasparrow contracts
Polarised RF signals could guide 'smart' rounds
Stinger Block II faces cancellation
APAR radar begins operational tests
RAM Block I to enter full rate production
US Navy buys Russian missiles - as targets!
MOWGLI-2 allows night operation of IR-guided SAMs
RAF fields improved Rapier planning aid
Briefs - Generic telemetry set for Seawolf
UK MoD orders more Rapier missiles
Swedish defence authorities place order for BAMSE
Iraq fields extended-range SA-2
BRIEFS - Vertical launch upgrade for Australian frigates
Stinger Block II getting ready for EMD
Pechora-2 offers improved anti-stealth capability
Trinational contract launches PAAMS development and production
BRIEFS - AEGIS SUPPORT CONTRACTS ANNOUNCED
SA-6 UPGRADE PACKAGE DEVELOPED IN POLAND
US MARINES WANT CLAWS FOR AIR DEFENSE
SINGAPORE FIRES ITS FIRST RAPIER MK II MISSILE
ITALIAN AIR FORCE MAY UPGRADE SPADA
BRIEFS - RAYTHEON WINS NAVAL SAM CONTRACTS
BRIEFS - BAE TO TACKLE STANDARD 2 MISSILE INTEGRATION FOR KDX-CLASS
BRIEFS - AEGIS SUPPORT CONTRACTS AWARDED
AUSTRALIA ORDERS MORE PENGUINS
BRIEFS - RAYTHEON TO SUPPLY MK 48 VERTICAL LAUNCHERS
JAPAN TO BUILD MK 41 VERTICAL LAUNCHER
BRIEFS - SAM CONTRACTS EXTENDED
HORIZON FRIGATE GIVES WAY TO NATIONAL DESIGNS
RUSSIA TO UPGRADE EGYPTIAN S-125 SAM SYSTEMS
LOCAL RANGE SHARPENS ROMANIAN MISSILE SKILLS
BRIEFS - BOEING TO BUILD MORE AVENGERS
BRIEFS - HAWK MOTOR CONTRACT UPGRADED
BRIEFS - LRIP ROLLING AIRFRAME MISSILES ORDERED
BRIEFS - AEGIS DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT AND PRODUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED
BRIEFS - SWITZERLAND TO UPGRADE RAPIER
MATRA BAE DYNAMICS TESTS SOFT VERTICAL LAUNCH TECHNOLOGY
BRIEFS - RAYTHEON WINS SAM CONTRACTS
BAE TO DEVELOP COMBAT-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR BATCH 2 KDX DESTROYERS
RAYTHEON WINS TWO CO-OPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY CONTRACTS
ASRAAM GETS A BOOST FOR THE NAVAL ROLE
COMPANY FORMED TO BUILD PAC-3 IN EUROPE
AVENGER SLEW-TO-CUE BEGINS OPERATIONAL TESTING
PATRIOT MISSILE BATTERY SENT TO TURKEY
MISSILE HARDWARE ORDERED FOR ARLEIGH BURKE-CLASS DESTROYERS
ADVANCED CONCEPT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION WILL LINK AEGIS AND PATRIOT
ATLAS AND BOFORS DEMONSTRATE ASRAD-R
APAR RADAR ORDERED BY NETHERLANDS
SEAWOLF TO BE ASSEMBLED AT A ROYAL NAVY DEPOT
BRIEFS -PATRIOT TESTED AS AN-22 CARGO LOAD
BRIEFS -MORE SHIP SELF-DEFENCE SYSTEMS ORDERED
MIRACH-100/5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
NAMFI RANGE OFFERS MULTI-TARGET SCENARIOS
BRIEFS - RAYTHEON TO REPAIR PATRIOT HARDWARE
BRIEFS - AEGIS DESTROYER NAMED AFTER VIETNAM WAR HERO
COLD LAUNCH CROTALE LAUNCHER DISPLAYED
RAM OFFERED AS GUN-SUBSTITUTE FOR PHALANX