On June 24, the U.S. State Department approved the sale of up to 12 AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II antiship missiles and 24 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II air-to-air missiles to the Philippines. The total cost of the Harpoon and Sidewinder missile sales are estimated to be $120 million and $42.4 million, respectively. Related Links: The Philippines...
On September 3, the U.S. Air Force demonstrated its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), a protocol for managing information flow between the services’ sensors and weapons. In the test conducted at White Sands Missile Range, Army and Navy artillery successfully downed a cruise missile target with a guided hypervelocity projectile, a first for the services....
On June 19, Raytheon announced the first flight test of the AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missile launched from the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) conducted in May. Tested in Andoya, Norway, the missile successfully intercepted and destroyed its target. NASAMS, a surface to air missile system using air-to-air missiles, was co-developed by the United...
