India Test Fires Brahmos Missile
On June 4, India’s Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) successfully tested an antiship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The launch took place on a test range off the…
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Russia Flight Tests New Missile Defense Interceptor
On June 3, Russia fired a new interceptor missile at the Sary-Shagan test range as part of a series of trials, the last of which occurred in December 2018. In…
Belarus Shows Prototype 9M318 Surface-to-Air Missile
Between May 15-18, a prototype 9M318 surface-to-air missile (SAM) was unveiled by the Belarusian company OKB TSP Scientific Production at the MILEX 2019 defense exhibition. According to a company spokesperson,…
Turkey Fires Bora Ballistic Missile on PKK in Iraq
On May 29, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) reportedly fired a Bora-1 missile towards a Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) target in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. According to Turkish news outlet Yeni…
China Test Fires JL-3 SLBM
On June 2, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) test fired the JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in Bohai Bay. The June launch is the second known test of the…
Japan, Russia Disagree on Aegis Ashore in Island Dispute
In their fourth “two-plus-two” dialogue, Japanese and Russian foreign and defense ministers failed to reach consensus over disputed island territories north of Japan. Both countries highlighted missile activity as a…
US May Suspend F-35 Training of Turkish Pilots Over S-400 Deal
On May 28, Reuters reported that U.S. officials are considering suspending F-35 training for Turkish pilots as Turkey continues to move forward with its plans to purchase Russia’s S-400 and…
US Begins Construction on Columbia-class Submarine
On May 23, Huntington Ingalls Industries began construction on the first Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) in a steel-cutting ceremony at its Newport News shipyard in Virginia. The Columbia-class,…
India Test Fires Akash Surface-to-Air Missile
On May 27, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test fired an updated version of its Akash surface-to-air missile. The missile, which entered service in 2015, has a…
MDA To Suspend Redesigned Kill Vehicle Development: Report
On May 24, Inside Defense reported that the U.S. Defense Department is preparing a stop-work order on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System’s Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV). The report comes after…