air-to-air missiles

Sep- 2023 -

7 September

War

An F-16 fires an AIM-120D-3 in the final required flight test for the missile variant, developed under the Form, Fit, Function Refresh, known as F3R. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John McRell)

Raytheon to Deliver Over 100 AMRAAM Missiles to Ukraine

Raytheon will provide over a hundred Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles to Ukraine as part of a US Department of Defense contract.

4 September

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan Plans Indigenous Air-to-Air Missile for Sixth-Gen Fighter

Japan plans to develop an indigenous air-to-air missile to arm the next-generation fighter jet it has been developing with the UK and Italy.

Aug- 2023 -

24 August

Air

Joe Saballa

Indian Tejas Fighter Jet Fires ASTRA Beyond-Visual-Range Missile for First Time

The Indian defense ministry has announced the first-ever test-firing of its ASTRA beyond-visual-range missile from the Tejas combat aircraft.

14 August

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Taiwan to Build Own Version of US AMRAAM Missile

Taiwan will develop a new combat aircraft missile as powerful as the US-made AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile.

Jul- 2023 -

21 July

Americas

Joe Saballa

US OKs $2.9B AMRAAM Missile Sale to Germany

The US State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles to Germany.

11 July

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force, Raytheon Conclude Final Test of Latest AMRAAM Missile

The US Air Force and Raytheon have completed the operational tests of the latest Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile in Florida.

Jun- 2023 -

26 June

Arms

Zeus 1 solid rocket motor under static live-fire test

Rojoef Manuel

Kratos’ Zeus 1 Solid Rocket Motor Completes First Live-Fire Test

Kratos has completed the first live-fire test of the Zeus 1 solid rocket motor at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s facility in Camden, Arkansas.

22 June

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Rafael Unveils ‘Sixth-Generation’ Air-to-Air Missile

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems recently unveiled its Sky Spear ‘sixth-generation' air-to-air missile at the Paris Air Show 2023.

6 June

Americas

Joe Saballa

Raytheon to Supply Over 500 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles to US, Allies

Raytheon Missiles & Defense has received a $264-million contract to produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder tactical missiles for the US and international allies.

May- 2023 -

22 May

Arms

Within the context of a European cooperation program, the new IRIS-T (InfraRed Imaging System – Tail/Thrust Vector Controlled) air-to-air guided missile is being manufactured under the industrial leadership of Diehl Defence. The missile designed to engage air targets has been selected as standard weapon for the fighter aircraft Eurofigher, F-16, EF-18, Tornado and Saab Gripen.

Rojoef Manuel

Estonia, Latvia Eye German Iris-T Missile for Joint Air Defense System

Estonia and Latvia have started negotiations to jointly procure the Iris-T surface-launched missile.

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