Erdogan: Turkey to Jointly Produce S-500 With Russia
On May 18, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey will work with Russia to produce the S-500 air and missile defense system. Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 system has…
Author: Daniella Candurra
US State Department Approves SM-2 Sale to South Korea, AMRAAM to Japan
On May 17, the U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of 94 SM-2 Block IIIB interceptors to South Korea. The deal, which also includes associated systems and technical assistance,…
Russia Begins Serial Production of APR-3M Missile
On May 13, Russian state media reported the country has completed trials and begun serial production of its new APR-3M air-launched anti-submarine missile. The APR-3M was developed by the Research…
Pentagon Shifts Funds from ICBMs to Border Wall
On May 12, The Washington Post reported that it had obtained a Defense Department document outlining the Pentagon’s plan to shift $1.5 billion originally designed for military projects such as…
UN Panel Finds Chinese Missiles, UAVs in Libya
UN experts are currently investigating the use of Chinese-made missiles and drones after they identified a Chinese-made Blue Arrow air-to-surface missile and the probable use of a Wing Loong unmanned…
US Air Force Successfully Tests High Energy Laser
On April 23, the U.S. Air force successfully tested the Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD), a laser weapons system designed to shoot down incoming surface-to-air or air-to-air launched missiles….
US Deploys Carrier Strike Group As Iran Moves SRBMs
The United States deployed the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group and B-52 bombers into the Persian Gulf after intelligence reports showed Iran moving short-range ballistic missiles by boats into the…