The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) conducted a test launch of the S-520-RD1 sounding rocket on 24 July from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. According to JAXA, the… Continue reading "Japan Conducts first Successful Scramjet Engine Test"
On Thursday, 21 July, the US State Department announced that it has approved the possible sale of a large package of weaponry for Kuwait’s Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. According to a… Continue reading "Kuwait To Purchase Bombs & Missiles for its Eurofighter Typoons from United States"
The Gökdoğan beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE as a part of the GÖKTUĞ Project, has successfully completed another test-fire. Turkish Defense Industry President İsmail Demir posted footage of… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile Gökdoğan Successfully Test-Fired"
The United States Air Force revealed on July 7, that the Air National Guard had conducted a test launch of an AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) from a “pre-block”… Continue reading "Air National Guard Performs First JASSM Test Launch From “Pre-Block” F-16"
For the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow, the Israeli defense technology company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveiled a new 5th Generation, long-range, autonomous, precision-guided missile system. The “Ice Breaker” missile, according… Continue reading "Rafael To Showcase The New 5th Generation ‘Ice Breaker’ Missile At the Farnborough International Airshow"
The United States Air Force announced on Wednesday that it had conducted a second successful booster flight test of its hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). During the July… Continue reading "US Air Force Conducts Second Successful Hypersonic ARRW Booster Test"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including General Dynamics winning US… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 July)"
Turkish missile manufacturer ROKETSAN has advanced its work on various versions of the ATMACA missile. With testing of the latest, a coastal defense variant, taking place on 2 July. The… Continue reading "Turkey Tests Coastal Defense Version of ATMACA Anti-Ship Missile For The First Time"
At 11:01 PDT (06:01 UTC), Space Launch Delta 30 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California launched a Minotaur II+ missile from Test Pad 01, which then exploded 11 seconds later.… Continue reading "US Missile Launch Test Ends in Explosion"
Rheinmetall has released footage of a live-fire test of a Spike anti-tank guided missile from the turret of its Lynx infantry fighting vehicle. In the footage uploaded to YouTube, a… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Demonstrates Spike Missile Integration On Lynx IFV"