DefenceTalkFrance’s announcement on Tuesday that it would send SCALP long-range missiles to Ukraine comes months after Britain began delivering its identical Storm Shadow. Developed jointly by the two NATO allies, Storm Shadow/SCALP is a 1,300-kilogramme (2,870 pounds) missile armed with conventional explosives, usually launched from aircraft such as the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon or […]https://www.defencetalk.com/frances-scalp-missiles-long-range-weapon-for-ukraines-armory-80036/

DefenceTalkJapan is considering the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability to counter growing regional threats from China, local newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday. The country plans to upgrade its existing surface-to-ship missiles to extend their range from 100 kilometers (62 miles) to about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), which […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-mulls-long-range-missile-upgrades-due-to-china-threat-report-79232/

DefenceTalkBritain said Monday it will mirror the United States and send long-range missile systems to Ukraine, defying warnings from Russian President Vladimir Putin against supplying Kyiv with the advanced weapons. The UK Ministry of Defence said London had coordinated closely with Washington over its gift of the multiple-launch rocket systems, known as MLRS, to help […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-to-give-ukraine-long-range-missile-systems-78892/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea faked a “successful” launch of its most powerful long-range missile to shore up domestic support for Kim Jong Un’s regime after the real test ended in failure, analysts say. State media trumpeted the “miraculous” launch of what it claimed was a new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile on March 24, publishing dramatic photos and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/why-did-north-korea-fake-a-monster-missile-test-78550/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Aerospace Forces (Russian acronym: VKS, Vozdushno-Kosmicheskie Sily) will receive a long-range interceptor missile being developed by the indigenous defense industry, according to the service`s Deputy Commander, the Head of the Air Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Viktor Gumenny. “The new long-range interceptor missile is being intensively developed [by the Russian defense industry]. It will allow […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-develops-long-range-interceptor-missile-68028/

DefenceTalkIran launched a new long-range missile late last month, a general announced on Monday, trumpeting the accuracy of the latest such weapon to be test-fired in defiance of the West. “A missile with a 2,000-kilometre range was tested two weeks ago,” said General Ali Abdolahi, adding that it has a negligible margin of error of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-touts-newly-tested-long-range-missile-67422/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company will offer a new missile design to meet the U.S. Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires (LRPF) requirement to replace current army tactical missile system weapons. “Our LRPF design will provide the U.S. Army with double the combat power of its ground launchers by utilizing a new design that fits two missiles in a single […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-to-offer-new-long-range-missile-for-us-army-fires-requirement-67094/

DefenceTalkChina has acknowledged the existence of a new intercontinental ballistic missile said to be capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads as far as the United States, state-run media reported Friday. A government environmental monitoring center in Shaanxi said on its website that a military facility in the province was developing Dongfeng-41 (DF-41) missiles, the Global […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-confirms-new-generation-long-range-missiles-report-60322/