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KBMashinostroeniya(KBM) hasdeveloped a newIgla-Sextended-rangeversion of theIgla (SA-18'Grouse')shoulder-firedsurface-to-airmissile (SAM),writes DougRichardson. KBMsays the newvariant is "highly-effective againstsmall-sizedtargets like cruisemissiles andUAVs[unmanned aerialvehicles]", andoffers the"effectiveness oftwo missiles in asingle round".

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Eurofighter scores its first AMRAAM 'kill'Eurofighter has carried out its first fully-guided firing of aRaytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air

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Missile (AMRAAM) on 9 April. The firing was...May 21, 2002IRIS-T firing trials gather speedDuring the joint government/industry trials at the Salto diQuirra Test Range in Sardinia, the BodenseewerkGerätetechnik (BGT) IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missilehas...May 21, 2002Raytheon breeds a better AMRAAMThe next AIM-120C-5 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-AirMissile (AMRAAM) upgrade to be fielded will be a highoff-boresight (HOBS) capability, writes Doug Richardson.This is a software development and requires no changesto the missile. It was a jointly-funded development, withRaytheon paying for the software changes and the USDepartment of Defense paying for the flight- testprogramme.April 23, 2002

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BRIEFS - South Korea orders continuous-waveilluminatorsMay 21, 2002BRIEFS - Follow-on Rolling Airframe Missile dealsRaytheon is being awarded a US$35.79 million contractfor the production of 90 Launching Canisters; 60 Block 1Mk 44 Mod 2 Rolling...May 21, 2002Raytheon delivers first DPELS launcherDenmark has taken delivery of the first of 10 Dual-PackEvolved SeaSparrow Missile Launching Systems(DPELS). It will be installed on the first...May 21, 2002

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Agent-Defeat ACTD to develop warheadsAs part of the Agent-Defeat advanced concept technologydemonstration (ACTD) programme, the US Naval SurfaceWarfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head, Maryland, andLockheed...May 21, 2002BRIEFS - Fuze extenders orderedMay 21, 2002BRIEFS - SAT to develop supersonic missilepowerplantMay 21, 2002

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ATK to develop guided 105mm anti-tank roundInitial development of the US Army's new precision-guided105mm Mid-Range Munition (MRM) is to begin under aUS$5 million contract awarded to ATK...

May 21, 2002China unveils improved Red Arrow systemsNORINCO (China North Industries Corporation) hasrevealed additional versions of its well-established RedArrow 8 and 9 anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) systems,writes Christopher F Foss. These new developments arethe Red Arrow 8F missile and Red Arrow 8L lightweightlauncher, and the Red Arrow 9 in a new vehicle-basedapplication called the Red Arrow 9A. These provideenhanced capabilities, and could appeal to a wider rangeof export customers than current variants.May 21, 2002Thermobaric warhead for Hellfire successfully testedThe thermobaric warhead being developed by the USNaval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, Maryland, forthe Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank guided...May 21, 2002

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BRIEFS - Trident II technology-sustainmentcontract signedUnder a US$9 million contract from the USNavy's Strategic Systems Programs, LockheedMartin Space Systems is to provide researchand development (R&D)...May 21, 2002Last Titan arrives at Cape CanaveralThe first and second stages of the last TitanIV-B to be launched from Cape Canaveral havebeen delivered to the site by...May 21, 2002Trident II makes 95th successful flightThe US Navy (USN) has carried out the 95thconsecutive successful launch of a LockheedMartin Trident II (D5) fleet ballistic missile.Launched...April 23, 2002USAF deploys first modernised MinutemanmissilesThe US Air Force (USAF) has revealed that thefirst 10 Minuteman III missiles equipped withremanufactured solid-propellant rocket motorswere placed on...April 23, 2002Agni II enters productionIndia's 2,000km-range Agni II ballistic missile"has entered the production phase" and is"under induction" into service, writes David CIsby. The news...April 23, 2002BRIEFS - Trident support contractsThe US Navy's (USN's) Strategic SystemsPrograms has awarded Northrop GrummanMarine Systems a US$52,48 millionmodification to existing contractN00030-01-C-0013 to exercise...April 23, 2002BRIEFS - Integrated circuits for Minuteman


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guidanceApril 23, 2002Pakistan ready to test Shaheen IIReports in the Pakistani press say that thenation is ready to test its Shaheen II two-stage,extended-range ballistic missile, writes DavidC...March 22, 2002Minuteman III to get Peacekeeper RVsThe Lockheed Martin Mk21 re-entry vehicle(RV) with the W87 nuclear warhead, used bythe MX MGM-118 Peacekeeper intercontinentalballistic missile (ICBM), will...March 22, 2002BRIEFS - TRW wins ICBM support contractsTRW Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)Systems is being awarded a contractmodification worth an estimated US$169.7million to provide for ICBM safety enhanced...March 22, 2002CIA sees weaknesses in Russian nuclearsecurityAn unauthorised launch or accidental use of aRussian nuclear weapon is "highly unlikely" aslong as current safeguards remain in place,says a report by the US Director of CentralIntelligence (DCI). However, any breakdown ofcentral political authority "would raise ourconcerns about possible circumvention of thesystem".March 22, 2002Russia to build six Topol-M ICBMs in 2002Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)production for 2002 is planned at six RT-2PM2Topol-M (SS-27) missiles, writes David C Isby.This rate of...March 22, 2002India tests a reduced-range AgniIndia has successfully tested a shorter-rangevariant of its nuclear-capable Agni (Fire)intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM),writes Rahul Bedi. Launched from theChandipur test range on 25 January, the missilereached a range of 700km.February 21, 2002CIA sees no slowdown in ballistic-missileproliferationRussia, China and North Korea are the mostsignificant suppliers of missile technology tonations attempting to develop ballistic missiles,says the latest in a series of bi-annual reportsby the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).The document covers activities during the firsthalf of 2001.February 21, 2002BRIEFS - Trident FY02 contracts awardedLockheed Martin Space Systems (LMSS) isbeing awarded a US$12.41 million modificationto previously awarded contract

N00030-01-C-0100 to exercise an option forthe...February 21, 2002USN submarine fires four Trident missilesFour Lockheed Martin Trident I C-4submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs)were ripple-fired on 9 December from the USNavy ballistic missile submarine Ohio,...January 31, 2002US reviews its nuclear forcesThe US has completed its second NuclearPosture Review, an exercise which forms partof the effort to transform its military forces tomeet the security challenges of the early 21stcentury, and which recognises the newrelationship with Russia. (An earlier review wasconducted in 1994.)January 31, 2002Russia plans cut-back in ICBM strengthThe Russian Strategic Missile Troops (RVSN)still suffer from the limited resources that affectall of Russia's armed forces, but its highpriority...January 31, 2002North Korea develops Taepo Dong 2guidance softwareAlthough North Korea has agreed to suspendflight tests of its Taepo Dong 2 long-rangeballistic missile, it is continuing to develop the...January 31, 2002US could face North Korean and IranianICBM threats by 2015Most US Intelligence Community (IC) agenciesbelieve the US could face intercontinentalballistic missile (ICBM) threats from NorthKorea and Iran, and possibly from Iraq, before2015.January 31, 2002BRIEFS - Trident SLBM funded for FY02December 13, 2001BRIEFS - Trident guidance repairs fundedDecember 13, 2001BRIEFS - TRW wins extensions toMinuteman contractsDecember 13, 2001BRIEFS - Trident options exercisedDecember 13, 2001Russian ICBM tests are trackedRussia has carried out several traininglaunches of intercontinental ballistic missiles(ICBMs) writes David C Isby. An RS-18 (SS-19'Stiletto') ICBM was silo-launched...December 13, 2001Ukraine destroys last SS-24 siloThe Ukraine has destroyed its last silo for theRS-22 (SS-24 'Scalpel') intercontinental ballisticmissile (ICBM). Located at Pervomaysk,

approximately 400km...November 26, 2001Shahab-3 enters productionAccording to unconfirmed reports, Iran hasstarted serial production of the 1,300km-rangeShahab-3 theatre ballistic missile (TBM), writesDavid C Isby....November 26, 2001Minuteman motors enter full-rate productionTRW is to begin full-rate production of newrocket motors for the Minuteman IIIintercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Thecontract is...November 26, 2001US and UK Trident support fundedBAE Systems Applied Technologies is toprovide Fiscal Year 2002 (FY02) fleet ballisticmissile (FBM) system integration and logisticssupport for...November 26, 2001Trident goes COTSThe US Department of Defense's DefenseAcquisition Executive (DAE) has presented theFleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Trident OpenSystem Architecture Team...October 24, 2001Indian Army will operate Agni IIThe Indian defence ministry has announcedthat the 2,500km-range Agni IIintermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) willbe operated by the Indian...September 19, 2001German hardware may have helped launchAgni IIA recent criminal investigation has focused onthe transfer of German technology to India'sballistic missile programme, writes David CIsby....September 19, 2001ICBM threat is growing, warns CIAMost nations currently attempting to developlong-range ballistic missiles or evenintercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) aredependant on foreign assistance, says USDeputy Director of Central Intelligence, John EMcLaughlin. Some states have already decidedto go beyond medium-range weapons anddevelop ICBMs and others may decide to followthem, he told the 4th Annual Space and MissileDefense Conference at Huntsville, Alabama.September 19, 2001Minuteman cutbacks completedThe US has completed the conversion of 150Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles(ICBMs) to a single-warhead configuration, andthe destruction...September 19, 2001'Rogue state' has fired shipboard ballisticmissile

A nation identified only as a 'rogue state' hassuccessfully demonstrated the shipboardlaunch of a ballistic missile, US DefenseSecretary...September 19, 2001

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BAT submunitions deployed from ATACMSDuring a test carried out at the White SandsMissile Range, New Mexico, by the US ArmyAviation and Missile Command and Northrop...May 21, 2002Missiles and PGMs could provide future USArmy fire-supportIn the wake of the decision by the USDepartment of Defense to cancel the 155mmCrusader self-propelled gun programme, theUS Army...May 21, 2002Product-improved SMArt round passes firsttestGIWS (Gesellschaft für IntelligenteWirksysteme) has successfully completed thefirst lot-acceptance test of its ProductImprovement (PI) SMArt 155 gun-launchedmunition. This new...May 21, 2002Netherlands considers Tomahawk purchaseThe Netherlands is considering the possibleprocurement of US Raytheon Tomahawk LandAttack Missiles (TLAMs), writes David C Isby. Afeasibility study of...May 21, 2002KBM inspects Yemen's TochkasRussia's Kolomna Machine Building DesignBureau (KBM) has carried out an inspection of80 Tochka (SS-21 'Scarab') short-range ballisticmissiles in service with...April 23, 2002Excalibur may become US-SwedishprogrammeThe US Army's Raytheon XM982 Excalibur155mm GPS/INS guided artillery round, whichsuccessfully completed its initial testing in 2001,may incorporate technology developed...April 23, 2002



BRIEFS - More funding for earth-penetratingmissileApril 23, 2002BRIEFS - Team ERGM wins Vanguard AwardThe US Navy/Raytheon Company Team ERGMhas received the Vanguard Award from theNavy's Program Executive Office for SurfaceStrike for the successful...April 23, 2002BRIEFS - MLRS for EgyptDecember 13, 2001BRIEFS - South Korea orders ATACMSBlock 1December 13, 2001GMLRS rocket makes successful flight testThe US Army and Lockheed Martin Missilesand Fire Control have successfully conductedthe first engineering development flight test(EDT) of the Guided...December 13, 2001Lockheed Martin conducts second NetfirestestLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control hasconducted a successful Boost Test Vehicle(BTV-1) flight-test demonstration of technologyrelated to the company's NetFires...December 13, 2001Taiwan pushing ahead with SRBMsThe Republic of China (ROC/Taiwan) isprogressing with the development of ashort-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile(SRBM) capability with a 300km range, writesWendell Minnick. According to a report in theTaipei Times, the missile - tentatively plannedto be based on Penghu Island in 2007 - willallow for limited strikes inside Fujian provinceon the Chinese mainland.December 13, 2001TLAM may be fired from a modified SLBMtubeThe US Navy (USN) may conduct anunderwater launch of a Tomahawk Land AttackCruise Missile (TLAM) from a modified Tridentsubmarine-launched ballistic...December 13, 2001Russia to replace Tochka with IskanderThe Russian Army will replace its 9K79 Tochka(SS-21 'Scarab') tactical ballistic missiles(TBMs) with the KB Mashinostroyenie Iskander(SS-X-26 'Stone'), writes David...December 13, 2001Royal Navy orders 48 TLAM Block IIICmissilesThe UK has told the US government that itwants to procure a further 48 RaytheonTomahawk TLAM Block IIIC missiles,...November 26, 2001

HIMARS fires MLRS and ATACMS roundsTwo Technical Demonstration (TD) test firingshave demonstrated the ability of LockheedMartin Missile and Fire Control's High MobilityArtillery Rocket...November 26, 2001Hard-target ATACMS to begin developmentDavid C IsbyA hard and deeply-buried targetdefeat (HDBTD)...November 26, 2001Excalibur unguided test firings aresuccessfulDavid C IsbyThe Raytheon Missile SystemsXM892 Excalibur guided...November 26, 2001Bulgaria to scrap its 'Spiders'David C IsbyBulgaria has finally decided toscrap its...November 26, 2001MBDA to join guided-MLRS consortiumMBDA will join Euro Rocket System, the jointventure set up by Lockheed Martin and Diehl tohandle the international Guided...October 24, 2001Smart round guides, but fails to use rocketboostATK Tactical Systems has conducted twogun-launched tests of the Autonomous NavalSupport Round (ANSR), a low-cost,precision-guided projectile for ship-to-shore...October 24, 2001BRIEFS - MLRS support contract awardedOctober 24, 2001BRIEFS - LRIP ATACM contractOctober 24, 2001Egypt to buy ER-MLRSThe US Defense Security and Co-operationAgency has notified the US Congress of apossible Foreign Military Sale ofExtended-Range Multiple...October 24, 2001Smerch MLRS offered on lengthened TatrachassisOne surprise at the MAKS 2001 defenceexhibition was the appearance of the 12-round300mm-calibre Smerch multiple launch rocketsystem (MLRS)...September 19, 2001BRIEFS - Tomahawk launch system to bemodified for Astute-classThe United States Navy Tactical TomahawkWeapons Control System is to be adapted foruse on the United Kingdom Astute-classsubmarines...September 19, 2001ATACMS Block II funding trimmed due totesting problems

The US Army's Lockheed Martin ATACMS(Army Tactical Ballistic Missile System) Block II,intended to deliver the Northrop Grumman BAT(Brilliant Anti Tank) guided submunition, hassuffered from funding cutbacks after itencountered problems in a test firing, writesDavid C Isby. However, both the Army andindustry remain convinced that the problemsare solvable and do not require major changesto the programme.August 30, 2001Royal Navy fires its fourth TomahawkTomahawk will achieve Fleet WeaponAcceptance with the UK Royal Navy (RN) at theend of this year, the date originally...August 30, 2001Syrian Scud carried a simulated chemicalwarheadIsraeli sources report that the R-17E ('Scud-B')theatre ballistic missile (TBM) that Syriatest-launched on 1 July carried a simulatedchemical...August 30, 2001BRIEFS - Second Guided MLRS testsuccessfulThe US Army and Lockheed Martin Missilesand Fire Control have conducted the secondsuccessful ballistic flight test of the Guided...August 30, 2001PLA develops low-cost training for TBMunitsThe increasing importance of theatre ballisticmissile (TBM) units to the People's LiberationArmy - largely as a result of the...August 30, 2001Taiwan denies developing tactical ballisticand cruise missilesThe Taiwanese military has categoricallydenied it is developing long-range land attackcruise missiles (LACMs) and theatre ballisticmissiles (TBMs), writes...August 30, 2001Boeing Harpoon Block II attacks land targetThe US Navy (USN) has successfully tested theBoeing Harpoon Block II missile against a landtarget on San Nicolas Island...August 30, 2001France plans ship and sub-launched ScalpFrance has an emerging requirement for a newversion of the Storm Shadow/Scalp EG.Suitable for use from next-generation frigatesand...July 18, 2001

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Moscow ABM upgrade to be completed thisautumnRussian press reports say an upgrade of theMoscow anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system willbe completed by the autumn of 2002, writesDavid...May 21, 2002No replacement for Navy Area DefenseATBM programmeFollowing a study conducted by the US MissileDefense Agency (MDA), the US Department ofDefense (DoD) has decided not to start a...May 21, 2002Northrop Grumman to lead a combinedSBIRS Low teamTRW is to become prime contractor of acombined team tasked with developing the USDepartment of Defense's (DoD's) Space-BasedInfrared System Low...May 21, 2002TRW to develop liquid-propellant boosterTRW has been selected by the US MissileDefense Agency to design a newliquid-propellant booster target under a US$29million, five-year development...May 21, 2002US demonstrates another ICBM 'kill'The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) hassuccessfully completed another intercept of anintercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) targetover the central Pacific Ocean. Conducted on15 March 2002, Integrated Flight Test 8 (IFT-8)of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense(GMD) segment - formerly known as theNational Missile Defense system - was thefourth successful intercept in six attemptscarried out since 1999.April 23, 2002Lockheed Martin to study target vehicle forABM trials



Lockheed Martin Space Systems is to study thedevelopment of a next-generation target systemfor future ballistic missile defence testing.Funded by a...April 23, 2002UK ABM study favours 'hit-to-kill' systemsThe Technology Readiness and RiskAssessment Programme (TRRAP) ordered bythe UK government in 1998 has concluded thatsurface-based interceptors, employing'hit-to-kill', are a feasible counter to the tacticalballistic missile (TBM) systems and payloadsexpected to be in service up to 2015.April 23, 2002BRIEFS - Missile Defense Agency buildingto be modernisedApril 23, 2002BRIEFS - Naval ABM radar developmentcontractMarch 22, 2002BRIEFS - Two companies to supportmissile-defence effortsMarch 22, 2002Orbital to develop ABM boosterOrbital Sciences has been selected by Boeingto develop, test and produce a second patternof ground-based boost vehicle for the USGround-based...March 22, 2002Russia plans Moscow ABM upgradeRussia is planning to upgrade the Moscowanti-ballistic missile (ABM) system in the nextthree to four years, writes David C Isby. The...March 22, 2002BMD test hardware could provideemergency capabilityTest hardware developed by the US missiledefence programme could be used to providethe United States with a limited degree ofanti-ballistic missile (ABM) defence capabilityprior to the deployment of an operation system,Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director GenRonald T Kadish, US Air Force, toldcongressional procurement, and research anddevelopment subcommittees during apresentation on the MDA's Fiscal Year 2003(FY03) budget.March 22, 2002BRIEFS - ABL risk-reduction contractBoeing Defense and Space Group is beingawarded a US$65.89 million contractmodification to provide for action that definitisesthe effort to procure...March 22, 2002Standard SM-3 intercepts ballistic-missiletargetA Raytheon Company Standard Missile-3(SM-3) intercepted a ballistic-missile target in

space during a test of the US Navy's (USN's)Sea-based Missile Defense...February 21, 2002Raytheon to develop LADAR sensorUnder the US Army's Advanced DiscriminatingLADAR Technology (ADLT) programme,Raytheon is developing a range-resolved,Doppler-imaging laser radar (LADAR) sensorintended to provide...February 21, 2002US blocks Arrow sale to IndiaAccording to unconfirmed reports, the US hasheld up Israeli exports of the IAI-Boeing Arrowanti-tactical ballistic missile (ATBM) system toIndia, writes...February 21, 2002BRIEFS - BMDO orders technical supportFebruary 21, 2002BRIEFS - Supercomputer centremaintenance contractFebruary 21, 2002US pulls out of ABM treatyOn 13 December 2001, the US governmentgave formal notice to Russia that the US iswithdrawing from the 1972 ABM (anti-ballisticmissile) Treaty. Announcing the decision, USPresident George Bush said, "I have concludedthe ABM treaty hinders our government's abilityto develop ways to protect our people fromfuture terrorist or rogue state missile attacks.January 31, 2002Rising costs kill USN Area Missile DefenseprogrammeThe US Undersecretary of Defense forAcquisition, Technology and Logistics, EdwardC 'Pete' Aldridge, has cancelled the Navy AreaMissile Defense programme. The decision wastaken due to poor performance and projectedfuture costs and schedules. Most of theproblems had been with the Raytheon StandardBlock IVB missile. "There were some interfaceproblems," said Aldridge, "but mostly with themissile."January 31, 2002India could procure Arrow ATBMIndia hopes to be able to order the Israeli Arrowanti-theatre ballistic missile (ATBM) system,reports in the Israeli press suggest. In 2001,...January 31, 2002BMDO becomes the Missile Defense AgencyThe US Ballistic Missile Defense Organization(BMDO) has been redesignated as the MissileDefense Agency. The current director ofBMDO, Air Force Lt...January 31, 2002BRIEFS - Vanguard Research to supportBMD research effortsUnder a modification to contractFA2524-95-D-0001, Vanguard Research will

provide advisory and assistance services,including support of research and developmentfor ballistic-missile defence;...December 13, 2001BRIEFS - SBL gets stage 3 fundingTeam Space Base Laser (SBL) IntegratedFlight Experiment (IFX) Joint Venture, ElSegundo, California, is being awarded aUS$49.98 million contract modification to...December 13, 2001Missile interceptor scores third ICBM killIntegrated Flight Test (IFT) 7 of the USGround-based Midcourse Defense (GMD)Segment, formerly known as the NationalMissile Defense system, resulted in thesuccessful interception of a re-entry vehicletarget over the Pacific Ocean on 3 December2001. This was the third successful trial of thesystem.December 13, 2001Orbital to develop air-launched TBM targetOrbital Sciences Corporation is to develop andlaunch four Short Range Air Launch Targets forthe US Navy Area Wide theatre ballisticmissile...December 13, 2001US Army selects target booster teamsTRW and Orbital Sciences have been selectedby the US Army Space & Missile DefenseCommand to develop a liquid-propellantrocket...November 26, 2001Patriot PAC-3 intercepts cruise missiletargetIn the final Developmental Test firing, theLockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability-3(PAC-3) missile successfully engaged aBQM-74 target drone flying...November 26, 2001France may test Aster against aballistic-missile targetAerospatiale Matra Missiles is studying apossible anti-tactical ballistic missile (ATBM)trial which would use a derivative of the Aster30 to engage a ballistic-missile target over amissile range in France, writes DougRichardson. According to Claude Tribout,senior manager of the company's air-defenceprogramme directorate, the trial would beconducted as part of current studies on afollow-on Aster Block 2 missile (see Jane'sMissiles & Rockets August 1999, p1).November 26, 2001US Army selects target booster teamsTRW and Orbital Sciences have been selectedby the US Army Space & Missile DefenseCommand to develop a liquid-propellantrocket...November 26, 2001

Patriot PAC-3 intercepts cruise missiletargetIn the final Developmental Test firing, theLockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability-3(PAC-3) missile successfully engaged aBQM-74 target drone flying...November 26, 2001France may test Aster against aballistic-missile targetAerospatiale Matra Missiles is studying apossible anti-tactical ballistic missile (ATBM)trial which would use a derivative of the Aster30 to engage a ballistic-missile target over amissile range in France, writes DougRichardson. According to Claude Tribout,senior manager of the company's air-defenceprogramme directorate, the trial would beconducted as part of current studies on afollow-on Aster Block 2 missile (see Jane'sMissiles & Rockets August 1999, p1).November 26, 2001BRIEFS - Surveillance aircraft operationfundedOctober 24, 2001MBDA studies next-generation air defencesMBDA foresees a change in surface-to-airmissile (SAM) philosophy starting around 2005.Currently, SAM systems are divided into fourperformance classes:October 24, 2001

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BRIEFS - South Korea orderscontinuous-wave illuminatorsMay 21, 2002BRIEFS - Follow-on Rolling Airframe MissiledealsRaytheon is being awarded a US$35.79 millioncontract for the production of 90 LaunchingCanisters; 60 Block 1 Mk 44 Mod 2 Rolling...May 21, 2002Raytheon delivers first DPELS launcherDenmark has taken delivery of the first of 10Dual-Pack Evolved SeaSparrow MissileLaunching Systems (DPELS). It will be installedon the first...May 21, 2002Taiwan salvo-fires Tien Kung II andImproved HAWKThe Republic of China (Taiwan) successfullylaunched its locally-developed Tien Kung II(Sky Bow II) surface-to-air missile (SAM) duringa live-fire exercise on 10 May 2002, writesWendell Minnick. The 43rd 'God's Arrow' lexercise, the operation was designed to verifythe engagement capability of the Tien Kung IIand the country's Raytheon Improved HAWKsystems.May 21, 2002Iraq redeploys SAM systems in 'no-fly'zonesIraqi movements of surface-to-air missile (SAM)systems onto the northern and southern 'no-fly'zones in mid-April were at a greater level thanhas...May 21, 2002Palestinians may have used man-portableSAMsAccording to unconfirmed reports, Palestinianforces used man-portable surface-to-air missile(SAM) systems for the first time on 5 April, firingtwo missiles against...



May 21, 2002Russia approves Almaz-Antei mergerA presidential decree, signed by Vladimir Putinon 24 May, approved the formation of a newintegrated air-defence company that effectivelycombines much...May 21, 2002Antelope SAM enters full-rate productionTaiwan's Chung Shan Institute of Science andTechnology (CSIST) has announced that itsself-propelled Antelope surface-to-air missile(SAM) system entered full-scale production in...May 21, 2002ESSM hits simulated anti-ship missilesThe Raytheon Evolved SeaSparrow Missile(ESSM) successfully shot down a low- altitudesupersonic target simulating an anti-ship cruisemissile (ASCM), writes David C...April 23, 2002Malaysia orders all-weather JernasThe Malaysian government has become thefirst customer for the MBDA Jernas (YoungFalcon) short-range air defence (SHORAD)system, the export version of the Rapier FieldStandard C (FSC) system used by the UKservices. At the recent Defence Services Asia2002 exhibition, the Malaysian Ministry ofDefence confirmed that Jernas will equip a newair-defence regiment of the Royal MalaysianArmy.April 23, 2002USMC wants new Stinger night sightThe US Marine Corps (USMC) has issued aRequest for Information (RFI) for 475 nightsights for the Raytheon FIM-92 Stingerman-portable surface-to-air...April 23, 2002BRIEFS - Mk 41 launcher support contractawardedApril 23, 2002BRIEFS - Upgrade will improve PatriotradarsApril 23, 2002BRIEFS - First Aegis Baseline 7.1 deliveredLockheed Martin has completed equipmenttesting of the seventh generation of its AegisWeapon System. The Baseline 7.1 systemupgrade includes a new...April 23, 2002South Korea close to signing SAM-X dealThe Republic of Korea Air Force may decide onthe future of its long-standing SAM-Xlong-range surface-to-air missile (SAM)requirement in April 2002,...April 23, 2002Patriot PAC-3 downs targetsThe Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the USArmy have conducted the second of four

operational flight tests planned during the initialoperational test and evaluation (IOT&E) for thePatriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) system.Although all test objectives were not met,preliminary data showed that the missiles hittheir targets.April 23, 2002SEARAM launches first roundsFour blast test vehicles (BTVs) have beenlaunched from the Raytheon SEARAM WeaponSystem in a test designed to verify the system'sstructural...April 23, 2002Raytheon offers to support Standard SM-1sRaytheon has set up an industrial team tohandle future support of the Standard Missile 1(SM-1), writes Ted Hooton. This move is...April 23, 2002BRIEFS - Raytheon to support CECprogrammeApril 23, 2002BRIEFS - RAM modification kits orderedApril 23, 2002India to test Danush naval TBMIndia is to resume testing of the Danush ('bow')naval tactical ballistic missile (TBM) in the nearfuture, writes David C Isby. According...March 22, 2002North Korea continues to test engines andexport missilesDespite the well-publicised moratorium on flighttests of the potentially intercontinental-rangeTaepo Dong-2 missile by North Korea, pressreports from the Republic of...March 22, 2002BRIEFS - UK orders Tomahawk roundsMarch 22, 2002BRIEFS - MLRS vehicle support packagesawardedMarch 22, 2002French Navy launches Naval StormShadow/Scalp programmeMBDA has been awarded a contract from theFrench Ministry of Defence (MoD) to begin theproject-definition phase of the Naval StormShadow/Scalp...March 22, 2002New command vehicle for Smerch MLRSunitsRussian Federal State Unitary EnterpriseRadiozavod in co-operation with Federal StateUnitary Enterprise Rosoboronoexport is offeringthe 9S729M1 Slepok-1 system for thecommand...March 22, 2002Three-round Patriot test scores only a singlehit

During a trial conducted by the US MissileDefense Agency and the US Army at the WhiteSands Missile Range, New Mexico, a...March 22, 2002Netfires to support US Army Future CombatSystemAccording to US Army 'Objective Force'defence planners, tactical missiles will provide akey component of the emerging'system-of-systems' structure that willcomprise...March 22, 2002Italy begins first SAAM/IT qualificationfiringsMBDA has successfully completed the firstqualification firing of its Aster 15 Naval missilefrom an Italian ship fitted with the SAAM/ITnaval-defence...March 22, 2002BRIEFS - Cruiser-conversion contractexpandedLockheed Martin Naval Electronics andSurveillance Systems is being awarded aUS$15.91 million modification to existingcontract N00024-98-C-5197 to exercise optionsto provide...March 22, 2002BRIEFS - Raytheon to supply AegishardwareMarch 22, 2002BRIEFS - Aegis network support contractMarch 22, 2002BRIEFS - Raytheon to support exportPatriotsMarch 22, 2002IDF hunts Qassam-II rocket workshopsDuring a series of raids mounted againstPalestinian targets, following the use ofQassam unguided rockets against Israelitargets, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) havelocated several of the workshops where theselocally-developed missiles are beingmanufactured, writes Doug Richardson.March 22, 2002SMArt 155 munition repeats 100% reliabilityin testsGIWS (Gesellschaft für IntelligenteWirksysteme) achieved 100% reliability in aseries of gun-fired tests of the SMArt 155sensor-fuzed munition system conducted in...February 21, 2002

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Eurofighter scores its first AMRAAM 'kill'Eurofighter has carried out its first fully-guidedfiring of a Raytheon AIM-120 AdvancedMedium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) on9 April. The firing was...May 21, 2002IRIS-T firing trials gather speedDuring the joint government/industry trials at theSalto di Quirra Test Range in Sardinia, theBodenseewerk Gerätetechnik (BGT) IRIS-Tshort-range air-to-air missile has...May 21, 2002Raytheon breeds a better AMRAAMThe next AIM-120C-5 AdvancedMedium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)upgrade to be fielded will be a highoff-boresight (HOBS) capability, writes DougRichardson. This is a software developmentand requires no changes to the missile. It was ajointly-funded development, with Raytheonpaying for the software changes and the USDepartment of Defense paying for the flight-test programme.April 23, 2002First seeker-guided IRIS-T firing downstarget droneThe first seeker-guided firing trial of a BGTIRIS-T air-to-air missile resulted in a direct hiton the target drone. Carried out at...April 23, 2002Switzerland narrows its choice of dogfightmissileSwitzerland has narrowed its choice of anext-generation air-to-air missile (AAM) to theRaytheon AIM-9X and BodenseewerkGeratetechnik IRIS-T, writes DougRichardson.Intended for...March 22, 2002IRIS-T to begin seeker-guided firingsThe first seeker-guided test firing of the



Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik IRIS-Tshort-range air-to-air missile (AAM) wasexpected to take place in mid- March,Gerhard...March 22, 2002France to buy self-defence missile forMirage 2000France plans to equip its Mirage 2000D fleetwith a new short-range air-to-air missile (AAM),writes Doug Richardson. It will replace theMBDA...March 22, 2002Follow-on AIM-9X orderMarch 22, 2002China shows its newest air-to-air missilesThe Beijing-based China National AeroTechnology Import & Export Corporation(CATIC) is working on a next-generationdogfight missile, writes Robert Hewson. ACATIC engineer attending this year's AsianAerospace exhibition, held in Singapore duringFebruary, described the new missile as being"very different to the PL-9", but "still a few yearsaway from service yet".March 22, 2002IRIS-T aircraft-integration contracts signedThe German parliamentary budget committeehas approved a Ministry of Defence requestthat it release DM120 million (US$53.4m) forthe integration of the...February 21, 2002AIM-9X multinational buy is underconsiderationPotential customers of the Raytheon AIM-9Xinfrared air-to-air missile (AAM) are consideringplacing a joint multinational buy, writes David CIsby. This approach...February 21, 2002BRIEFS - Meteor awaits German go-aheadFebruary 21, 2002BRIEFS - Greece orders AMRAAMFebruary 21, 2002ASRAAM enters service with the Royal AirForceMBDA has delivered a first production batch ofthe Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile(ASRAAM) to the Royal Air Force (RAF), writesDoug Richardson. The initial batch of rounds isa mix of operational and training missiles.February 21, 2002BRIEFS - Raytheon to deliver spare partsJanuary 31, 2002BRIEFS - Tactical telemetry units forAMRAAMJanuary 31, 2002BRIEFS - Six nations order rocket motorhardware

Alliant Techsystems Allegany BallisticsLaboratory has been awarded an US$8.57million modification to existing contractN00019-97-C-0156 to exercise an option for theprocurement...January 31, 2002US Congress insists on Starstreak testsThe US Congress does not intend to let the USArmy evade a congressionally-imposedrequirement - dating from 1998 - to conductcomparative...January 31, 2002Taiwan's two F-16 wings operationalTaiwan's first F-16 wing was declaredoperational on 20 December, and is equippedwith the Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-airand Boeing AGM-84 Harpoon...January 31, 2002ATK to develop propulsion for SpikeATK (Alliant Techsystems) has been awarded aUS$4 million contract from the US Naval AirSystems Command, China Lake, California, todevelop the...January 31, 2002BRIEFS - AIM-9X LRIP fundedDecember 13, 2001US Army shelves air-to-air Starstreak testThe US Army and the US Congress have takentime away from the war on terrorism to engagein their long-running dispute over...December 13, 2001Slim-line pylon boosts Swiss F/A-18performanceSwitzerland has been able to increase theair-combat performance of its F/A-18 fleet bydeveloping its own low-drag launcher for theRaytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium RangeAir-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), writes DougRichardson. Developed by RUAG, the newSUU-84A launcher carries a single AMRAAM orAIM-9 missile.November 26, 2001Rafael Derby datalink: a correctionStatements made by Rafael earlier this year,that its new Derby beyond-visual-rangeair-to-air missile (BVRAAM) does notincorporate a datalink for...November 26, 2001Canada pulls out of IRIS-T projectA few days before the October meeting of theIRIS-T Steering Committee in Athens, and anassociated meeting of the top managementboard of all IRIS-T companies, the CanadianDepartment of National Defence informed theIRIS-T programme management office that theyhad decided to withdraw from the programme.November 26, 2001F-22 Raptor fires a guided AMRAAMOn 21 September, the US Air Force (USAF)

conducted the first firing of a fully-guidedAIM-120C advanced medium-range air-to-airmissile (AMRAAM)...October 24, 2001MiG-31s intercept anti-ship missilesTwo Russian MiG-31 'Foxhound' interceptorsare reported to have successfully engagedair-launched anti-ship missile targets duringRussian Pacific Fleet exercises held...October 24, 2001BRIEFS - Three nations order AMRAAMhardwareSeptember 19, 2001Improved Archer enters productionSeptember 19, 2001Denel sees a future for A-DarterDenel hopes that the future of its A-Dartershort-range air-to-air missile can be resolved bythe end of this year. The...August 30, 2001Tien Chien II offers an AMRAAM-classperformanceMaking its first appearance at a European airshow, Taiwan's Chung Shan Institute ofScience & Technology (CSIST) exhibited itsTien Chien I and Tien Chien II air-to-airmissiles. These are guided by passive infraredand semi-active radar seekers respectively.While Tien Chien I is an infrared-guidedSidewinder look-alike, the larger and heavierTien Chien II is a beyond-visual-range (BVR)weapon whose visual resemblance of the USAIM-7 Sparrow conceals a performance similarto that of the Raytheon AdvancedMedium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).July 18, 2001Denel shows definitive R-DarterModels of the Denel R-Darter/V-4 radar-guidedair-to-air missile displayed at the recent Parisair show carried the twin roll-control surfacesfound on Rafael's Derby missile, writes DougRichardson. The absence of these smallmoving surfaces on the first officially-releasedphotograph of the South African missile wasdue to the fact that the image showed an earlycaptive-carry round. Since the purpose of thisvariant was to measure the aerodynamic effectof missile carriage, the twin surfaces wereomitted since they would have a negligibleeffect, says Denel.July 18, 2001Brazil may have ordered Derby for AH-64July 18, 2001Starstreak undergoes static testingThe long-delayed live-fire evaluation of theThales (formerly Shorts) Starstreak missile asan air-to-air weapon for the US Army's BoeingAH-64...July 18, 2001

IRIS-T completes fourth series of firing trialsThe international Infra-Red ImprovedSidewinder-TVC (IRIS-T) short-range air-to-airmissile being developed by Canada, Germany,Greece, Italy, Norway and Sweden hascompleted...July 18, 2001Three nations sign Meteor go-aheadIn a ceremony held at the Paris air show,defence ministers from France, Sweden andthe UK signed a Memorandum of...July 18, 2001

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Denmark gets first Harpoon II missilesThe Danish Naval Materiel Command hastaken delivery of the first Boeing Harpoon BlockII missiles following installation of upgrade kitswhich convert...May 21, 2002BrahMos tests to resume this summerIndia is to resume flight tests of the PJ-10BrahMos (Brahmaputra-Moskva) supersonicanti-ship missile, writes David C Isby. The firstflight test was...March 22, 2002ARC completes ramjet engine testsAtlantic Research Corporation (ARC) hascompleted development testing of theMARC-R-282 ramjet engine for the US Navy'sGQM-163A Supersonic Sea Skimming Target(SSST)....March 22, 2002Egypt's Harpoon 2 missiles will have noland-attack capabilityThe Bush administration, criticised by Israel andits supporters in Congress for plans to sellsatellite-guided RGM-84L-4 Harpoon II missilesto the Egyptian...March 22, 2002Israel worried by Harpoon II sale to EgyptIsrael is opposing the US proposal to sellBoeing Harpoon II missiles to Egypt, writes EdBlanche. Part of a planned US$400 million...February 21, 2002Ramjet missile may have an anti-ship roleA series of photographs taken by Jane'sMissiles & Rockets correspondent, MiroslavGyürösi, shows new details of a Chinesesupersonic air-launched missile. Reported...January 31, 2002Russia forms anti-ship missile consortiumA consortium of seven design bureaus andmanufacturers associated with anti-ship cruise



missiles (ASCM) was formed in Russia in lateDecember, writes David...January 31, 2002Argentine Sea King launches ExocetThe Argentine Navy has fired an air-launchedAerospatiale Matra Missiles AM.39 Exocetanti-ship missile from one of its Agusta ASF-3HSea King helicopters...December 13, 2001BRIEFS - Harpoon order for eight nationsDecember 13, 2001New anti-ship missile plan for MH-60A new anti-ship missile will arm the US Navy's(USN's) new Sikorsky MH-60R/S multirolehelicopters that will replace the current SikorskySH-60 and...December 13, 2001Harpoon Block II ends developmentaltestingThe US Navy has completed developmentaltesting of the Boeing Harpoon Block II missile atthe Naval Air Warfare Center-WeaponsDivision...November 26, 2001'Granit' missiles recovered from KurskIn a dry dock at Roslyakovo near the RussianArctic port of Murmansk, Russian missilespecialists have successfully removed 16P-700...November 26, 2001BRIEFS - FLH to supply RBS15 Mk3 canardactuatorsFHL, a division of the HamiltonSundstrand-owned Claverham Group, has beenselected by Saab Bofors Dynamics AB toproduce the fin-actuation...October 24, 2001BRIEFS - Software ordered for HarpoontrainingOctober 24, 2001NT-D goes to seaRafael has developed and tested a new navalmounting which combines a 30mm cannon withtwo of the company's NT-D anti-tank...October 24, 2001Indian/Russian PJ-10 missile to be verticallylaunchedTechnical details of the PJ-10 supersonicanti-ship cruise missile being jointly developedby India and Russia were released for the firsttime at the MAKS 2001 defence exhibition atZhukovskiy near Moscow, writes MiroslavGyürösi. The weapon is ramjet-powered andexploits the experience gained by earlierRussian anti-ship missiles in the sameperformance class (see ''Shipwreck' surfacesafter 20 years' on page 2 of this issue).September 19, 2001

Kh-59MK intended for all-weather attacksThe FGUP GMKB Raduga design bureau fromDubna displayed a new variant of itsKh-59/-59M (AS-13 'Kingbolt'/AS-18 'Kazoo')series of air-to-surface...September 19, 2001PLA exercises use missiles in anti-carrierroleThe Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)has recently used ballistic and cruise missiles insupport of amphibious operations and againstsimulated carrier task forces, writes David CIsby. Part of a continued series of 'missilediplomacy' exercises, the firings wereapparently intended as a message aimed atboth Taiwan and the US. China has explicitlypresented recent exercises as a counter towhat it claimed was a US one-day exerciseinvolving two carrier battle groups held in theSouth China Sea on 17 August.September 19, 2001'Shipwreck' surfaces after 20 yearsNewly released information on the RussianNavy's P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 'Shipwreck')anti-ship missile suggests that the weapon'sperformance and technology may have beenunderestimated by Western navies, writes DougRichardson. The weapon was designed in thelate 1970s and entered service in the early1980s, but for almost two decades itsconfiguration remained classified.September 19, 2001Taiwan tests supersonic anti-ship missileThe first full live-fire testing of the Chung ShanInstitute of Science and Technology's HsiungFeng III (Brave Wind III) supersonic...August 30, 2001Improved Uran-E ASM enters serialproductionThe Zvezda-Strela 3M24 Uran-E (SS-N-25'Switchblade') anti-ship missile has enteredserial production, writes David C Isby. This isthe latest version...August 30, 2001BRIEFS - Nine nations order HarpoonhardwareMcDonnell Douglas is being awarded aUS$27.06 million contract for the procurementof eight Harpoon Shipboard Command andLaunch Control Systems...August 30, 2001China deploys HY-2 anti-ship missiles toParacel islandsChina recently deployed HY-2 'Seersucker'anti-ship missiles to its main base on WoodyIsland in the disputed Paracel islands, writesDavid...July 18, 2001China deploys HY-2 anti-ship missiles toParacel islands

China recently deployed HY-2 'Seersucker'anti-ship missiles to its main base on WoodyIsland in the disputed Paracel islands, writesDavid C Isby. Citing intelligence sources, USpress reports say that the missiles weredetected following amphibious exercises onWoody Island in early June.July 18, 2001

US Navy tests Harpoon Block IIThe US Navy (USN) has conducted the firstflight test of the Boeing Harpoon Block IIanti-ship missile at the Naval Air WarfareCenter-Weapons Division sea range off PointMugu, California. After launch from the ArleighBurke-class guided missile destroyer Decatur(DDG 73), the missile flew towards two targets,the navy's Mobile Sea Target and anothertarget ship, the MK-35 SEPTAR. The trial wasintended to demonstrate the missile's ability toselect the proper target when used inopen-ocean conditions. Harpoon II tracked andacquired the target exactly as planned, saysBoeing. Flight tests later this summer willdemonstrate the missile's other capabilities.June 15, 2001

Iran may have ordered Yakhont missilesAccording to unconfirmed reports, recentRussian/Iranian talks on arms transfersincluded an agreement for the sale of theChelomey Design Bureau's 3K55 Yakhont(SS-N-26) supersonic surface-skimminganti-ship missiles to Iran, writes David C Isby.The sale is one of several - with a total valueetimated at up to US$7 billion - that are likely tofollow now Russian President Vladimir Putinhas said that he will no longer follow a 1995understanding with the US to ban new armssales to Iran.June 15, 2001

RPK-8 rocket-propelled ASW round forRBU-6000 enters productionThe RPK-8 Zapad, an improvedrocket-powered guided anti-submarine warfare(ASW) round for the standard Soviet-eraRBU-6000 ahead-firing weapons system,entered production for the Russian Navy inApril, writes David C Isby.May 29, 2001

New payloads for Vertically LaunchedASROCEnhancements to Lockheed Martin'sRUM-139A Vertically Launched ASROC (VLA)anti-submarine weapon system, including aproposal for a land-attack version, wereannounced at this year's US Navy League'sSea-Air-Space Exposition, held in Washington,writes E R Hooton.May 29, 2001

AMS to upgrade Egyptian Navy OTOMATsAlenia Marconi Systems (AMS) has beenawarded a contract by the Armament Authorityof Egypt for the upgrade of the Egyptian Navy'sOTOMAT missiles. Originally supplied in theearly 1980s by what were then Matra and OTOMelara, the missiles were used to arm Egypt'sOctober and Ramadan-class fast-attack craft(FAC), plus three coast-defence batteries.April 24, 2001

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ATK to develop guided 105mm anti-tankroundInitial development of the US Army's newprecision-guided 105mm Mid-Range Munition(MRM) is to begin under a US$5 millioncontract awarded to ATK...May 21, 2002China unveils improved Red Arrow systemsNORINCO (China North Industries Corporation)has revealed additional versions of itswell-established Red Arrow 8 and 9 anti-tankguided missile (ATGM) systems, writesChristopher F Foss. These new developmentsare the Red Arrow 8F missile and Red Arrow 8Llightweight launcher, and the Red Arrow 9 in anew vehicle-based application called the RedArrow 9A. These provide enhanced capabilities,and could appeal to a wider range of exportcustomers than current variants.May 21, 2002Thermobaric warhead for Hellfiresuccessfully testedThe thermobaric warhead being developed bythe US Naval Surface Warfare Center, IndianHead, Maryland, for the Lockheed MartinAGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank guided...May 21, 2002Upgrade planned for TOW night sightDRS Technologies is to design prototypeupgrade kits for the night-vision targeting sighton the Raytheon BGM-71 TOW(Tube-launched, Optically-tracked,Wire-guided) anti-tank missile...April 23, 2002Iran tests indigenous TOW in air-launchedformIran has tested a locally produced version of theUS TOW wire-guided, anti-tank-guided missile(ATGM) from a helicopter, writes David C Isby.According...March 22, 2002



BRIEFS - Javelin support contract awardedMarch 22, 2002BRIEFS - Five-year TOW system contract forRaytheonMarch 22, 2002BRIEFS - UK orders Hellfire/LongbowsupportMarch 22, 2002BRIEFS - BAE Systems to build tacticaltrainersMarch 22, 2002MBDA details its Kestrel bidMBDA has released further details of theKestrel fire-and-forget anti-tank guided weapon(ATGW) writes Christopher F Foss. Kestrel isthe company's entry in the British Armycompetition for a New Light Anti-tank Weapon(NLAW) to meet Staff Requirement (Land)7098. Also competing for this contract, which isworth at least £250 million (US$357m), is SaabBofors Dynamics of Sweden with theMBT-LAW.February 21, 2002Range boost for Spike and TOWRafael's Spike fibre-optic guided anti-tankmissile has now been cleared for use at rangesof up to 6km, writes Doug Richardson. Upuntil...February 21, 2002Israeli CH-53s armed with Nimrod ATGMsIsrael is arming its US-built Sikorsky CH-53DSea Stallion helicopters with Israeli-built IsraelAircraft Industries Nimrod laser-guided anti-tankmissiles, writes David C Isby....January 31, 2002Common Missile System agreement ratifiedThe US-UK Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) setting out the terms of internationalco-operation to develop the Common MissileSystem (CMS) was ratified on...January 31, 2002Jordan, Lithuania to buy Javelin anti-tankmissilesLithuania and Jordan have become the firstEuropean and Middle Eastern customers for theJavelin anti-tank missile, says theRaytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin joint...January 31, 2002LR TRIGAT finishes helicopter-qualificationfiringsThe MBDA LR-TRIGAT 'fire-and-forget'anti-tank missile system for the EurocopterTiger attack helicopter has completed the 10guided firings in increasingly difficult scenariosrequired for its helicopter qualification trials.Nine of the 10 firings were successful.January 31, 2002

ATK tests LOSAT rocket motorATK Tactical Systems has successfullycompleted two static firing tests of adevelopmental solid-propellant rocket motor forthe US Army's Line-of-Sight Anti-tank(LOSAT)...December 13, 2001US Army proposes to end TERM anti-armourroundThe US Army is proposing to terminate theTERM (tank extended-range munition) guided120mm tank-round programme, writes David CIsby. Intended to produce...December 13, 2001US Army may kill TOW F&FThe US Army is proposing to terminate theRaytheon TOW F&F (Fire-and-Forget) anti-tankguided-missile (ATGM) upgrade programme,writes David C Isby. However, this...December 13, 2001IDF Hellfires wreak havoc in aerialambushesEd BlancheNovember 26, 2001BRIEFS - More Hellfires orderedNovember 26, 2001SMArt 155 passes lot-acceptance testsGIWS (Gesellschaft für IntelligenteWirksysteme) has conducted a successfulseries of gun-fired lot-acceptance tests of itsSMArt 155 sensor-fuzed munition system....October 24, 2001Denel shows advanced warheadsAt the recent Defence Systems & EquipmentExhibition (DSEI) in London, the Somchemdivision of Denel displayed several warheaddevelopments in...October 24, 2001Khrizantema-S to finish state trials by 2002The Kolomna Engineering Design Bureau hasannounced that its 9M123 Khrizantema-S(Chrysanthemum) anti-tank guided missile iscurrently undergoing state certification tests,...October 24, 2001Nag ATGM makes successful test flightIndia's Nag (Cobra) anti-tank guided missile(ATGM) has completed a successful controland guidance flight test at the interim testrange...October 24, 2001UK asks for Javelin and Spike bidsInvitations to tender (ITTs) have been issued bythe UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) toLockheed-Martin, Raytheon and Matra BAeDynamics for an off-the-shelf medium-rangeanti-tank missile system. The US companiesare offering the Javelin missile currently inservice with the US forces, while Matra BAehas teamed with Rafael to offer the Spike family

of anti-tank missiles used by the Israel DefenceForces.October 24, 2001Hellfire motor modification needs testingand fundingThe US Army has developed a fix to faultyrocket motors used on late-productionLockheed Martin AGM-114K/L Hellfire anti-tankguided missiles...September 19, 2001Brimstone completes ground trialsOn 27 June 2001, a ground-launched AleniaMarconi Systems Brimstone missile scored a hiton a tank target at the Yuma...August 30, 2001Second phase of Hellfire firings from UAVssuccessfulThe second phase of weapons testing by theUS Air Force's General Atomics RQ-1APredator unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) atNellis...August 30, 2001Iran test-fires Lightning anti-tank missileIran has successfully test-fired a new pattern ofanti-tank missile. According to the Iraniandefence ministry, the Saeqeh-1 (Lightning-1)"can destroy...August 30, 2001BRIEFS - Netherlands selects GillAugust 30, 2001Brimstone development near endBrimstone will be available for service with theRoyal Air Force in October of this year, saysAlenia Marconi. Although the...July 18, 2001TOW to be modified for bunker busting roleThe US Army's Aviation and Missile CommandResearch and Development Center is to modifythe Raytheon TOW 2A anti-tank guidedmissile...July 18, 2001UK will participate in Common MissileprogrammeThe UK Ministry of Defence has signed astatement of intent to participate in the USCommon Missile programme, writes David...July 18, 2001BRIEFS - More TOW warheads orderedJuly 18, 2001Brimstone development near endBrimstone will be available for service with theRoyal Air Force in October of this year, saysAlenia Marconi. Although the weapon will beuseable as a war store, it will not have its fulloperating capability on the Tornado GR4 untilthe associated aircraft software is ready.July 18, 2001

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Agent-Defeat ACTD to develop warheadsAs part of the Agent-Defeat advanced concepttechnology demonstration (ACTD) programme,the US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC),Indian Head, Maryland, and Lockheed...May 21, 2002BRIEFS - Fuze extenders orderedMay 21, 2002BRIEFS - SAT to develop supersonic missilepowerplantMay 21, 2002BRIEFS - Popeye support for AustraliaMay 21, 2002EDO to develop weapon carriage system forSDBEDO Corporation has been awarded a contractby Lockheed Martin to develop a weaponcarriage system for the Component AdvanceDevelopment phase of...May 21, 2002USAF tests Mk 82 JDAMThe US Air Force (USAF) has successfullyflight-tested the Boeing Mk 82 500 lb JointDirect Attack Munition (JDAM) at Eglin AirForce...May 21, 2002LOCAAS flight tests will end with a live-firetrialA series of flight tests of the Lockheed MartinLOCAAS (low-cost autonomous attack system),due to be completed over the next 18 months,...May 21, 2002MBDA would build JDAM in the UKMBDA plans to establish its own Joint DirectAttack Munition (JDAM) production line in theUK if the Mk 82 (500 lb) version of the weaponis selected to meet the UK Precision GuidedBomb (PGB) requirement, writes DougRichardson. Lostock, Lancashire, is being



considered as a location for the facility, whichwould deliver weapons to meet the UKrequirement, as well as delivering to someexport customers.May 21, 2002Oman orders JDAM and Paveway IIOman is expected to become the second exportcustomer for the Boeing JDAM (Joint DirectAttack Munition) GPS/INS (inertial navigationsystem) guided bomb...May 21, 2002PGB teams choose TME's hard target fuzeThales Missile Electronics (TME) has revealedall three contractors competing for the contractto supply the Precision Guided Bomb (PGB) tothe UK...May 21, 2002USAF demonstrates multitarget strikes fromsingle-pass attacksOn 2 May, a US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancercrew successfully targeted three differentweapon types against three separate targets ina...May 21, 2002Small Diameter Bomb becomes a USAF'Pathfinder programme'The US Air Force (USAF) has chosen its SmallDiameter Bomb (SDB) GPS/INS (inertialnavigation system)-guided 250 lb bomb as oneof 10...May 21, 2002USAF will develop extended-range WCMDThe US Air Force (USAF) Air Armament Centerat Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is to developan extended-range version of the Lockheed...May 21, 2002Extra funding may not tackle US PGMshortageEven with the supplemental appropriationsintended to pay for the munitions expended inrecent military operation against terrorist forcesin Afghanistan, the US services still are facing apotential shortage of some munitions andmissiles, writes David C Isby. Admiral DennisBlair, commander-in-chief of US PacificCommand (CINCPAC), testified in Congress inMarch that "Operation 'Enduring Freedom' hassignificantly reduced the already limitedworldwide stocks of precision munitions acrossall services".April 23, 2002JASSM-ER may become USAF's ExtendedRange Cruise MissileThe extended-range version of the LockheedMartin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile(JASSM-ER) is emerging as the front-runner forthe US Air Force's (USAF's)...April 23, 2002US ALCM could retain a nuclear role

The recently-completed US Nuclear PostureReview (NPR) has recommended that theBoeing AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile(ALCM) and the Raytheon AGM-129 advancedcruise...April 23, 2002US thermobaric bomb uses a single-stageexplosive chargeUS Department of Defense (DoD) officials haveprovided more details of the new BLU-118/Bthermobaric bomb. Some US press reportshave suggested the weapon, which was usedfor the first time on 5 March against Al-Qaedafighters in a cave near Gardez in Afghanistan,is designed to detonate in two stages, soshould be considered a weapon of massdestruction.April 23, 2002JDAM seen as a war-winner in AfghanistanMajor General Daniel P Leaf, director ofoperational requirements for air and spaceoperations at the US Department of Defensecredits the Boeing...April 23, 2002JSOW-B tests will show design fixesA flight-test programme due to begin later in2002 is to validate design fixes made to allowintegration of the Raytheon AGM-154 JSOW...April 23, 2002USAF looks at new missiles for PredatorFollowing the success of armed versions of theGeneral Atomics RQ-1A Predator unmanned airvehicles (UAV) in Afghanistan, the US Air Force(USAF)...March 22, 2002USAF delays ERCM programmeThe US Air Force (USAF) has decided to delayits programme to develop and procure severalhundred stealthy extended-range cruisemissiles (ERCMs), writes David C Isby. Noresearch and development funding for theprogramme was included in the Fiscal Year2003 (FY03) budget request, and the USAF hasre-programmed US$83 million in previous-yearfunds appropriated for the programme to"higher priorities".March 22, 2002Dual launch ends JSOW integration tests onB-52Raytheon's AGM-158A Joint Standoff Weapon(JSOW) has successfully completed aircraftintegration tests with the US Air Force's B-52Stratofortress bomber. During a trial...March 22, 2002BRIEFS - Proximity fuzes orderedMarch 22, 2002BRIEFS - Export orders for MaverickMarch 22, 2002Unitary-warhead JSOW makes second flight

The US Navy (USN) and Raytheon Companyhave successfully completed the secondfree-flight demonstration of the AGM-154Cunitary-warhead version of the Joint Standoff...February 21, 2002UAV targets laser-guided bomb attacks inExtendor trialsThe UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Extendoroperational concept demonstrator programmehas used data from a General Atomics Predatorunmanned air vehicle (UAV)...February 21, 2002JDAM production rate could be speededThe US Department of Defense is consideringincreasing the production rate of the BoeingJDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) GPS/INSguided bomb kit...February 21, 2002AARGM makes a second guided flightThe US Navy (USN) has successfullycompleted the second guided flight test (andfourth launch) of its Science and Appliedtechnology (SAT) AARGM...February 21, 200230,000 lb 'Big BLU' proposed fordeep-buried targetsA 30,000 lb guided hard and deeply buriedtarget defeat (HDBTD) bomb, designated 'BigBLU', has been proposed by an industry teamof...February 21, 2002Lancer MWS punches above its weightSEI (UK) has carried out a dynamic firing trial ofits Lancer multiwarhead system (MWS) at theQinetiQ Pendine range in the UK,...January 31, 2002US deploys BLU-118B thermobaric bombsThe US Department of Defense hasaccelerated its hardened target defeat (HTD)advanced concept technology demonstration(ACTD) programme with the objective ofproducing...January 31, 2002Boeing tests small smart bombsLate last year, the US Air Force (USAF)Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate andBoeing successfully flight-tested two SmallSmart Bomb Range Extension (SSBREX)...January 31, 2002JASSM to enter low-rate productionUS Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition,Technology and Logistics Edward C 'Pete'Aldridge has given the go-ahead for low-rateinitial production (LRIP) of...January 31, 2002JASSM flies simulated combat missionIn December 2001, a Lockheed MartinAGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile(JASSM) destroyed a hardened bunker target

at the Western Test Range in...January 31, 2002WCMD used for first time in AfghanistanThe Lockheed Martin (Orlando) Wind CorrectedMunitions Dispenser (WCMD) was used incombat for the first time in Afghanistan, writesDavid C Isby....January 31, 2002

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Missile destroyer Cole rejoins the fleetFollowing a 14-month programme of repair andmodernisation, the Aegis guided missiledestroyer Cole (DDG 67) has returned toservice. Thousands of Northrop...May 21, 2002DD(X) destroyer will have side-mountedvertical missile launchersVertical-launch systems installed along thesides of the US Navy's (USN's) planned DD(X)multimission destroyer, rather than in a centrallocation, were one...May 21, 2002'Smart' scanning proposed for laserbeam-riding missilesAerospatiale Matra Missiles (now part ofMBDA) has developed a new form oflaser-based missile guidance which significantlyreduces the chance that a...May 21, 2002USAF proposes liquid/solid mix for rocketpropellantsIn its search for a rocket propulsion system thatovercomes the disadvantages of conventionalsolid-propellant and liquid-propellant systems,the US Air Force (USAF) has devised a schemein which the propellant takes the form of a liquidoxidiser mixed with pellets of cross-linkedhydrogel polymer. Stored in a single tank, thiscould be expelled by a pressurisation systemand fed into a separate combustion chamber.May 21, 2002ARC demonstrates improved propulsiontechnologiesAtlantic Research Corporation (ARC) hassuccessfully conducted a ground test of anadvanced high-energy variable-flow ductedrocket (VFDR). Taking place at thecompany's...April 23, 2002



New tower to improve weapon-seekertestingThe US Air Force's 46th Test Wing at Eglin AirForce Base, Florida, is commissioning a new91.4m test tower to be used...April 23, 2002Hypersonic missile reaches Mach 6+ inlow-level flightDuring a flight test at a German test site, anEADS/LFK experimental missile designatedHoch-Geschwindigkeits Flugkorper (HFK) EO2reached a speed of over...March 22, 2002Altair offers antenna for missile applicationsA new family of modular phase-array antennas,which could be used for missile-guidanceapplications, is being offered by Russia's Altairdesign bureau, writes...March 22, 2002INMIZE becomes Spain's missile companyIn a move which forms part of the currentconsolidation of the European defence industry,Spain has set up INMIZE, a new company...February 21, 2002Luke AFB updates its training rangesThe mountainous desert terrain of the Barry MGoldwater Range at Luke Air Force Base(AFB), Arizona base was being used tosimulate...February 21, 2002MBDA completes tri-national mergerOn 18 December 2001, Fabrice Brégier, chiefexecutive officer of MBDA, signed thedocuments formally establishing theinternational missile company as a legal...January 31, 2002US Army to study remotely-operated turretsUS Army planners are investigating thepossibility of upgrading selected light combatvehicles with a remotely-operated missile turretsubsystem, writes Scott R Gourley....January 31, 2002Jane's conference reviews ballistic missileproliferationThe future ballistic missile threat could be froman area extending from Casablanca to theStraits of Taiwan, Alexander Pikayev, scholar inresidence at the Carnegie Moscow Centre, toldthe Jane's conference on Missile Proliferationheld in Edinburgh, Scotland, late last year. Inhis view, Russian President Vladimir Putin isready to make major concessions to the US onAnti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) systems but will belooking for benefits for Russia in return.December 13, 2001US low-cost guidance ready for initial testThe General Dynamics Low Cost CourseCorrection (LCCC) programme (not to beconfused with a similar British project that uses

the same acronym)...December 13, 2001US PGMs target Afghan caves and bunkersThe US has used a number of hard and deeplyburied target defeat (HDBTD) munitions in theair offensive against the Taliban-controlledparts of Afghanistan, writes David C Isby.These have included GBU-28 5,000 lblaser-guided bombs and 5,000 lb NorthropGrumman GBU-37s, a shorter GPS/INS-guidedvariant sized to fit the Northrop B-2's bomb bay.November 26, 2001Cruise missiles and 'smart' bombs used inAfghanistanApproximately 50 Tomahawk missiles launchedfrom platforms including US Navy surface shipsand the UK Royal Navy (RN) submarines wereused in the first phase of attacks againstTaliban and Al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan on7 October. Aircraft participating in these initialattacks included about 15 land-based bombersand around 25 carrier-based strike aircraft.October 24, 2001Predators launch Hellfire ATGMs overAfghanistanLockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tankguided missiles (ATGMs) are being fired fromGeneral Atomics RQ-1A Predator unmanned airvehicles (UAVs) during...November 26, 2001BRIEFS - Simulations and support fundedComputer Sciences Corporation has beenawarded a task order from the US ArmyAviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) tosupport simulation...November 26, 2001BRIEFS - Space and Missile Systems Centerjoins AFSPCNovember 26, 2001BRIEFS - Tyndall drone operations fundedNovember 26, 2001Anti-Taliban air offensive dominated bymissiles and PGMsThe allied air offensive against theTaliban-occupied areas of Afghanistan, startingon 8 October 2001, has featured a moreintensive use of guided weapons than even the1999 operations against the former Yugoslavia,writes David C Isby. While fewer than 2,000munitions were delivered in the first five days ofthe campaign - much less than either the 1991offensive against Iraq or in 1999 - since thenthere has been a steady use of precisionguided munitions (PGMs) and missiles. Around8,000 munitions were delivered in the firstmonth of the air campaign.November 26, 2001US speeds up weapon development,production and conversion programmes

The US Air Force (USAF) may accelerate itscurrent procurement plans for the BoeingCALCM (conventional air-launched cruisemissile) and Lockheed Martin JASSMs (jointair-surface standoff missile) to meet urgentoperational requirements, writes David C Isby.With more funding now available as a result ofthe 11 September attacks on the USA, theUSAF is also re-thinking its policy on the ERCM(extended-range cruise missile) programme,which it had wanted to end (see Jane's Missiles& Rockets, October 2001, p13).October 24, 2001Cruise missiles and 'smart' bombs used inAfghanistanApproximately 50 Tomahawk missiles launchedfrom platforms including US Navy surface shipsand the UK Royal Navy (RN) submarines wereused in the first phase of attacks againstTaliban and Al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan on7 October. Aircraft participating in these initialattacks included about 15 land-based bombersand around 25 carrier-based strike aircraft.October 24, 2001DARPA tests a Mach 7 scramjetThe US Defense Advanced Research ProjectsAgency (DARPA) has carried out the firstsuccessful free flights of a hypersonic projectilepowered...September 19, 2001Rafael moves into profitRafael has completed around 10 years ofpainful downsizing, says the organisation'spresident Giora Shalgi. In the late 1980s,Rafael had around 7,600 employees but onlyhalf of today's sales. Today it is almost half thatsize, with around 4,500 employees.June 15, 2001

US Marines unlikely to have been exposedto chemical agents, says DoDThe US Department of Defense (DoD) hasconcluded that none of the 17 possiblechemical warfare incidents involving the 11thMarines Artillery Regiment during the Gulf Warcan be verified. In 13 incidents, there wassubstantial information that allowedinvestigators to determine the presence ofchemical warfare agent (CWA) as "unlikely",while two incidents were assessed as "definitelynot" involving the presence of chemical warfareagent. Since very little detail was availableabout the remaining two incidents, investigatorsassessed the possibility of chemical warfareagent presence as "indeterminate".June 15, 2001

BRIEFS - New management system forsecond Lockheed Martin siteTASC is to provide Product Life-CycleManagement (PLM) to Lockheed MartinMissiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida

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