Ordnance News & Articles

UK to Equip F-35 Combat Aircraft with SPEAR Mini-Cruise Missile System

MBDA’s SPEAR missile system will be the main medium-to-long-range strike weapon, enabling the combat aircraft to defeat challenging targets in all weathers and hostile environments

Jan 20, 2021
Lockheed Martin to Deploy HELIOS Laser Weapon System onto an Arleigh Burke Destroyer

This follows a recent demonstration of how to deliver an operationally effective laser weapon system, which spectrally combines multiple kilowatt fiber lasers to attain high beam quality at various power levels

Jan 20, 2021
Rafael Awarded Contract to Supply Advanced Missile and Communication Systems

The contract will see the provision of SPICE air-to-surface systems and Spike anti-tank-guided-missiles, alongside Bnet communication systems to support the modern digital battlefield

Jan 16, 2021
Future USS Daniel Inouye Successfully Completes Sea Trials

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer completed a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations allowing BIW and the Navy to assess the ship's systems and its readiness for delivery

Jan 14, 2021
USS Chafee Conducts First Operational Flight Test of Block V Tomahawk Missile

Block V missiles feature a NAV/COMMs upgrade that enhances navigation performance and provides robust and reliable communications for the U.S. Navy

Jan 12, 2021
U.S. Army to be Armed with Modern Configuration of Abrams Main Battle Tanks

General Dynamics Land System will supply state-of-the-art M1A2 SEPv3 configuration tanks, featuring technological advancements in communications, fire control and lethality, plus upgraded armor

Jan 11, 2021
U.S. Navy Order 19 Coyote Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target Vehicles

The Coyote SSST’s design integrates a solid-fuel, air-breathing ducted rocket propulsion system with high performance avionics, used to test naval ship defences against incoming threats

Jan 11, 2021
India Conducts Successful Maiden Launch of Army Version MRSAM Weapon System

The Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) has been developed jointly by DRDO, India and IAI, comprising of Command post, Multi-Function Radar and Mobile Launcher system

Jan 10, 2021
Kongsberg to Supply British Army with Protector RS4 Remote Weapon Stations

The contract awarded by Thales UK, involves the delivery of Protector RWS for the British Army’s new fleet of Boxer 8x8 vehicles

Jan 08, 2021
U.S. Army Stryker Crews to Receive Advanced XM813 Bushmaster Chain Guns

Northrop Grumman will supply the 30x173mm caliber cannon, derivative of the company’s Mk44 Bushmaster Chain Gun, with increased capability and greater standoff range

Jan 07, 2021
EXPAL Demonstrates its New Dual-EIMOS On-board Mortar System to the Spanish Ministry of Defense

The versatile Dual-EIMOS is a vehicle-mounted 81mm mortar, on-board a highly mobile 4x4 light tactical vehicle with deep fording capability and automatic fire control

Dec 23, 2020
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